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Shenandoah Valley Livestock

Name: Shenandoah Valley Livestock livestock auction prices — 2026-10-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-24

Feeder Cattle · Harrisonburg, Virginia · Sat, Oct 24

● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2169

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Receipts

423 head

▼ 113 vs last sale 536▼ 172 vs year ago 595 · −28.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 109, Heifers 183, Bulls 131)

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 $329.87/cwt on 42 head, up $2.67 from the prior sale. That ranks 4 of 18 comparable sales and sits −37.78 against this barn's trailing median of $367.65.

Average price

$329.87

▲ 2.67 vs prior sale

42 head · 565 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,864

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$309

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$37.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.56

vs VA average

−47.15 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	563	335.07	1,886	32
Medium and Large 2	591	320.00	1,891	7thin
Medium and Large 3	530	297.50	1,577	3thin

One grade step is worth $37.57/cwt here — about $309 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale42 hd

329.87

—

VA average10 barns · 624 hd

339.44

−9.56

National average186 barns · 22,034 hd

377.02

−47.15

This barn, trailing median18 sales

367.65

−37.78

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

58 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	305	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,540	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	361	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,516	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	376	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,504	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	391.57/cwt	370.00–415.00	1,656	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	431	425.40/cwt	350.00–445.00	1,833	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,860	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	402.85/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,926	10
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	510	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,913	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,175	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	587	365.13/cwt	340.00–366.00	2,143	29
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	602	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,227	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	610	388.00/cwt	388.00–388.00	2,367	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,358	9
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	660	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,145	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	678	358.27/cwt	355.00–365.00	2,429	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	770	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,041	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Value Added	776	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	2,475	13
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	818	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	2,609	11
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1Value Added	938	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	2,795	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	415.31/cwt	370.00–420.00	1,350	11
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	328	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,246	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	378	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,465	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	392	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,529	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	427	374.05/cwt	337.50–377.50	1,597	11
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	440	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,474	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	441	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,147	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	495	354.33/cwt	321.00–356.00	1,754	41
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	499	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,684	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,785	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	530	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,577	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	564	334.91/cwt	310.00–337.00	1,889	31
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	591	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,891	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2Value Added	600	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,920	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,761	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	652	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,963	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	665	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,028	10
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	667	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	2,014	21
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	727	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	2,021	5
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Value Added	766	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	2,061	7
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	825	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,063	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	290	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,334	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	321	463.26/cwt	440.00–465.00	1,487	15
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	417.30/cwt	410.00–425.00	1,544	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	415.91/cwt	385.00–420.00	1,560	9
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	483.29/cwt	405.00–515.00	2,006	14
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	422	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,836	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	446	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,539	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	486	408.61/cwt	400.00–409.00	1,986	23
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	490	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,764	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,854	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	555	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,679	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	560	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,932	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	588	349.37/cwt	322.50–356.00	2,054	20
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	333.84/cwt	317.50–351.00	2,053	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	637	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	1,936	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	658	326.83/cwt	315.00–328.00	2,151	11
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	740	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	2,005	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	756	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	2,124	8

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 24, 2026

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

Receipts 423Last week 536Year ago 595

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 109, Heifers 183, Bulls 131)

Value Added Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	441	260.00	260.00
3	500–550	530	297.50	297.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	328	380.00	380.00
2	350–400	392	390.00	390.00
1	400–450	440	335.00	335.00
7	450–500	499	337.50	337.50
7	550–600	591	320.00	320.00
10	650–700	665	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	600	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	650–700	652	301.00	301.00
7	750–800	766	269.00	269.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	325	370.00–420.00	415.31
4	350–400	378	387.50	387.50
11	400–450	427	337.50–377.50	374.05
41	450–500	495	321.00–356.00	354.33
1	500–550	525	340.00	340.00
31	550–600	564	310.00–337.00	334.91
1	600–650	620	284.00	284.00
21	650–700	667	302.00	302.00
5	700–750	727	278.00	278.00
6	800–850	825	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	376	400.00	400.00
2	400–450	423	370.00–415.00	391.57
1	450–500	465	400.00	400.00
4	550–600	580	375.00	375.00
2	650–700	660	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	505.00	505.00
3	350–400	361	420.00	420.00
5	400–450	431	350.00–445.00	425.40
10	450–500	478	400.00–430.00	402.85
2	500–550	510	375.00	375.00
29	550–600	587	340.00–366.00	365.13
2	600–650	602	370.00	370.00
9	650–700	655	360.00	360.00
1	750–800	770	265.00	265.00
11	800–850	818	319.00	319.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	600–650	610	388.00	388.00
3	650–700	678	355.00–365.00	358.27
13	750–800	776	319.00	319.00
3	900–950	938	298.00	298.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	446	345.00	345.00
3	550–600	555	302.50	302.50
5	600–650	637	304.00	304.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	370	410.00–425.00	417.30
4	400–450	422	435.00	435.00
1	450–500	490	360.00	360.00
2	550–600	560	345.00	345.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	460.00	460.00
15	300–350	321	440.00–465.00	463.26
9	350–400	375	385.00–420.00	415.91
14	400–450	415	405.00–515.00	483.29
23	450–500	486	400.00–409.00	408.61
1	500–550	515	360.00	360.00
20	550–600	588	322.50–356.00	349.37
2	600–650	615	317.50–351.00	333.84
11	650–700	658	315.00–328.00	326.83
2	700–750	740	271.00	271.00
8	750–800	756	281.00	281.00

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.