Name: Shenandoah Valley Livestock livestock auction prices — 2026-09-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 203, Heifers 216, Bulls 132)

Value Added Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $307.53/cwt on 67 head, down $36.23 from the prior sale. That ranks 1 of 16 comparable sales and sits −62.74 against this barn's trailing median of $370.28.

Average price

$307.53

▼ 36.23 vs prior sale

67 head · 568 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,746

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$295

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$40.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−20.08

vs VA average

−48.57 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	572	325.09	1,860	12thin
Medium and Large 1	568	305.58	1,737	50
Medium and Large 3	549	285.00	1,565	5thin

One grade step is worth $40.09/cwt here — about $295 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

16 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $440.23, low $307.53, median $370.28 across 16 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale67 hd

307.53

—

VA average7 barns · 315 hd

327.61

−20.08

National average179 barns · 11,869 hd

356.10

−48.57

This barn, trailing median16 sales

370.28

−62.74

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot, as filed

52 lots · USDA AMS · Shenandoah Valley Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale - Harrisonburg, VA

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	639	323.87/cwt	312.50–325.00	2,070	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	355.28/cwt	321.00–363.00	2,054	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	850–900	899	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,652	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	482	354.00/cwt	354.00–354.00	1,706	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	646	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	2,022	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800–850	837	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,385	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,496	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	748	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,169	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,303	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	494	340.47/cwt	332.50–341.00	1,682	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	540	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,604	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	489	389.40/cwt	360.00–400.00	1,904	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,263	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,254	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	404.05/cwt	360.00–470.00	1,523	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	837	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	2,394	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	435.99/cwt	350.00–445.00	1,840	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	305.75/cwt	303.00–306.00	1,740	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	671	314.76/cwt	265.00–318.00	2,112	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800–850	837	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	2,536	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	363.60/cwt	330.00–380.00	2,076	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	885	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,567	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	403.00/cwt	403.00–403.00	1,499	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	359.26/cwt	352.50–360.00	1,495	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	764	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	2,422	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,770	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	512	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,022	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	745	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,161	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	434	414.37/cwt	355.00–435.00	1,798	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	320.01/cwt	300.00–341.00	2,016	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	700–750	735	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,985	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	572	325.09/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,860	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	581	363.00/cwt	363.00–363.00	2,109	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	872	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,529	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	829	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	2,553	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	492	397.05/cwt	350.00–407.50	1,953	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	650–700	686	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,298	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	600–650	605	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,981	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	574	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,894	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	333	442.15/cwt	390.00–460.00	1,472	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	377	344.76/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,300	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	600–650	636	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,972	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	652	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,021	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	494	335.04/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,655	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	370.36/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,381	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	416	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	1,410	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	549	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,565	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	587	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	1,884	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	304.39/cwt	290.00–324.00	1,887	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,797	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,931	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,310	1

How this sale compares

Virginia weighted averages

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