Name: Shenandoah Valley Livestock livestock auction prices — 2024-07-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 200, Heifers 292, Bulls 147)

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 $241.08/cwt on 109 head. That ranks 1 of 15 comparable sales and sits −129.96 against this barn's trailing median of $371.04.

Average price

$241.08

109 head · 563 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,358

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$20

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

$5.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.80

vs VA average

−27.78 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	562	245.64	1,380	11thin
Medium and Large 3	534	245.00	1,308	10thin
Medium and Large 1	567	240.06	1,361	88

One grade step is worth $5.57/cwt here — about $20 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

15 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $440.23, low $340.28, median $371.04 across 15 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 sale109 hd

241.08

—

VA average9 barns · 694 hd

252.88

−11.80

National average164 barns · 12,328 hd

268.86

−27.78

This barn, trailing median15 sales

371.04

−129.96

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

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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	298.76/cwt	297.00–301.00	1,679	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	722	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,986	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	845	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,977	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	500–550	540	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,388	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	500–550	514	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,408	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	761	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,705	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,355	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	225.76/cwt	207.00–230.00	1,497	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	384	270.53/cwt	225.00–274.00	1,039	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	455	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,160	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	490	234.10/cwt	218.00–240.00	1,147	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,536	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	252.95/cwt	249.00–257.00	1,422	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	767	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,542	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,107	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	300.84/cwt	300.00–302.50	1,273	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	338	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	896	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	342	285.08/cwt	247.50–297.50	975	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	243.67/cwt	242.00–247.00	1,304	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	237.57/cwt	224.00–249.00	1,349	80
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	645	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,729	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	488	260.09/cwt	228.00–267.00	1,269	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	257.15/cwt	236.00–266.00	1,103	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	291.28/cwt	288.00–294.00	1,820	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	482	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,422	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	719	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,891	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	571	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	1,673	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	554	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,468	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	640	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,840	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	248.15/cwt	222.00–256.00	1,062	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,232	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	558	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,362	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	643	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,530	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,170	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	268.36/cwt	240.00–280.00	993	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	255.87/cwt	240.00–259.00	1,267	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	674	225.17/cwt	224.00–230.00	1,518	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	313	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	876	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	800–850	823	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,959	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	226.79/cwt	221.00–232.00	850	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	588	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,364	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,204	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	377	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,037	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	760	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,763	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	289.45/cwt	240.00–298.00	1,664	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	250.01/cwt	223.00–253.00	1,065	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,169	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	244.40/cwt	225.00–265.00	819	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	586	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,289	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	534	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,308	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	600–650	625	282.34/cwt	257.50–291.00	1,765	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,113	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	698	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,529	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	432	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	994	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	279.67/cwt	255.00–282.00	1,370	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	278.68/cwt	277.00–282.50	1,853	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	465	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,139	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	511	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,170	6

How this sale compares

Virginia weighted averages

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