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Shenandoah Valley Livestock

Name: Shenandoah Valley Livestock livestock auction prices — 2026-10-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-17

Feeder Cattle · Harrisonburg, Virginia · Sat, Oct 17

● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2169

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Receipts

536 head

▲ 10 vs last sale 526▼ 131 vs year ago 667 · −19.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 209, Heifers 248, Bulls 79)

Value Added Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $327.20/cwt on 106 head, up $1.01 from the prior sale. That ranks 3 of 18 comparable sales and sits −40.45 against this barn's trailing median of $367.65.

Average price

$327.20

▲ 1.01 vs prior sale

106 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,788

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$88

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$8.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.91

vs VA average

−45.56 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	327.87	1,781	98
Medium and Large 2	586	319.00	1,869	8thin

One grade step is worth $8.87/cwt here — about −$88 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale106 hd

327.20

—

VA average7 barns · 358 hd

321.30

+5.91

National average193 barns · 18,908 hd

372.76

−45.56

This barn, trailing median18 sales

367.65

−40.45

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

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

18 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $388.79, low $307.53, median $367.65 across 18 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Every lot, as filed

63 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	300	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,185	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,544	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	367	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,285	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	379	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,857	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	501.18/cwt	485.00–510.00	2,130	11
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	447	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,012	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	460	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,380	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	488	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,172	10
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	492	413.49/cwt	400.00–415.00	2,034	39
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	514	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,030	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	542	376.46/cwt	370.00–377.50	2,040	29
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	560	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	2,086	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	569	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,248	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	579	388.64/cwt	372.50–394.00	2,250	48
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	611	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,154	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	625	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,063	6
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	672	337.26/cwt	330.00–346.00	2,266	18
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	698	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	2,321	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	2,331	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	715	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,002	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	743	305.03/cwt	300.00–306.00	2,266	6
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	750	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	2,258	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	872	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	2,389	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	305.08/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,007	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	332	367.84/cwt	300.00–385.00	1,221	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	366.23/cwt	335.00–375.00	1,355	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	386	368.67/cwt	265.00–390.00	1,423	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	405	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,326	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	436	343.13/cwt	305.00–355.00	1,496	25
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	444	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	1,314	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	479	316.95/cwt	292.00–325.00	1,518	11
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	495	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	1,599	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	502	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	1,712	36
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	526	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	1,783	10
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	572	315.81/cwt	270.00–319.00	1,806	46
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	586	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	1,869	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	599	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	1,935	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	601	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,515	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	605	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,767	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2Value Added	611	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	1,809	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	652	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	1,930	10
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	297.85/cwt	284.00–299.00	1,966	26
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2Value Added	677	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,781	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	765	229.13/cwt	222.00–231.00	1,753	5
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Value Added	785	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,853	6
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	820	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,894	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	826	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,949	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	307	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,428	4
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,440	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	378	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,871	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	381	455.87/cwt	445.00–460.00	1,737	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	469.28/cwt	420.00–510.00	1,994	9
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	357.49/cwt	315.00–380.00	1,530	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	460	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,679	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	366.76/cwt	350.00–385.00	1,742	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	512	365.07/cwt	325.00–385.00	1,869	11
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	535	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,605	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	562	332.21/cwt	300.00–337.50	1,867	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	566	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,995	17
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,705	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	650	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,031	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	671	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,013	4
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	790	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	2,196	1

How this sale compares

Virginia weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Virginia auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Virginia feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Shenandoah Valley Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale - Harrisonburg, VA

Sat Oct 17, 2026

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Richmond, VA (LS-RH)

Receipts 536Last week 526Year ago 667

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 209, Heifers 248, Bulls 79)

Value Added Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	332	300.00–385.00	367.84
6	350–400	386	265.00–390.00	368.67
3	400–450	405	327.50	327.50
11	450–500	479	292.00–325.00	316.95
8	550–600	586	319.00	319.00
2	600–650	605	292.00	292.00
10	650–700	652	296.00	296.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	500–550	526	339.00	339.00
6	550–600	599	323.00	323.00
6	750–800	785	236.00	236.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	300.00–310.00	305.08
8	350–400	370	335.00–375.00	366.23
25	400–450	436	305.00–355.00	343.13
8	450–500	495	323.00	323.00
36	500–550	502	341.00	341.00
46	550–600	572	270.00–319.00	315.81
26	650–700	660	284.00–299.00	297.85
5	750–800	765	222.00–231.00	229.13
1	800–850	820	231.00	231.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	444	296.00	296.00
5	600–650	601	252.00	252.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	611	296.00	296.00
2	650–700	677	263.00	263.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	800–850	826	236.00	236.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	450–500	488	445.00	445.00
8	550–600	569	395.00	395.00
6	600–650	625	330.00	330.00
3	650–700	698	332.50	332.50
3	700–750	700	333.00	333.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	395.00	395.00
2	350–400	367	350.00	350.00
2	400–450	447	450.00	450.00
1	450–500	460	300.00	300.00
2	550–600	560	372.50	372.50
4	600–650	611	352.50	352.50
1	700–750	715	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	475.00	475.00
5	350–400	379	490.00	490.00
11	400–450	425	485.00–510.00	501.18
39	450–500	492	400.00–415.00	413.49
29	500–550	542	370.00–377.50	376.46
48	550–600	579	372.50–394.00	388.64
18	650–700	672	330.00–346.00	337.26
6	700–750	743	300.00–306.00	305.03
1	750–800	750	301.00	301.00
2	850–900	872	274.00	274.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	514	395.00	395.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	450.00	450.00
7	350–400	381	445.00–460.00	455.87
3	400–450	428	315.00–380.00	357.49
2	450–500	475	350.00–385.00	366.76
7	550–600	562	300.00–337.50	332.21
1	600–650	620	275.00	275.00
4	650–700	671	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	535	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	307	465.00	465.00
4	350–400	378	495.00	495.00
9	400–450	425	420.00–510.00	469.28
1	450–500	460	365.00	365.00
11	500–550	512	325.00–385.00	365.07
17	550–600	566	352.50	352.50
5	650–700	650	312.50	312.50
1	750–800	790	278.00	278.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.