Name: Shenandoah Valley Livestock livestock auction prices — 2024-09-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 161, Heifers 280, Bulls 91)

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 $226.71/cwt on 95 head. That ranks 1 of 15 comparable sales and sits −144.33 against this barn's trailing median of $371.04.

Average price

$226.71

95 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,254

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$29

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

$9.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.27

vs VA average

−10.30 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	544	235.00	1,278	7thin
Medium and Large 1	554	226.06	1,253	75
Medium and Large 2	553	226.00	1,250	13thin

One grade step is worth $9.00/cwt here — about $29 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.

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 sale95 hd

226.71

—

VA average9 barns · 538 hd

227.98

−1.27

National average181 barns · 11,482 hd

237.01

−10.30

This barn, trailing median15 sales

371.04

−144.33

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

54 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	500–550	528	248.94/cwt	248.00–250.00	1,314	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	281.56/cwt	222.50–295.00	1,208	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	654	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,445	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	530	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,171	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	674	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,530	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	493	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,294	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	686	195.00/cwt	191.00–215.00	1,338	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	436	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,232	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	277.54/cwt	275.00–280.00	888	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	504	229.79/cwt	212.00–232.00	1,158	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	252.19/cwt	234.00–259.00	933	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,359	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	629	220.68/cwt	216.00–224.00	1,388	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	853	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,578	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	731	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,520	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	266.98/cwt	266.00–272.50	1,500	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	747	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,718	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	694	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,596	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	270.96/cwt	245.00–275.00	1,382	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	387	250.66/cwt	220.00–254.00	970	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	252.92/cwt	234.00–255.00	830	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,003	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	643	236.26/cwt	231.00–244.00	1,519	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	300.83/cwt	265.00–305.00	1,282	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	851	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,753	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	746	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,611	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	388	283.37/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,099	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	302.76/cwt	280.00–305.00	1,290	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	952	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,291	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	672	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,552	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	543	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,434	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	876	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	391	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	1,169	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,326	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,273	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,018	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	737	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,526	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,334	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	519	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,085	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	931	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,121	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	640	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,363	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	490	228.61/cwt	213.00–232.00	1,120	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	582	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,280	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	553	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,250	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	488	230.46/cwt	225.00–231.00	1,125	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	544	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,278	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	847	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	225.25/cwt	224.00–228.00	1,286	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	246.74/cwt	222.00–249.00	1,046	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	431	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,043	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	411	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	945	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	473	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,135	6

How this sale compares

Virginia weighted averages

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