Name: Shenandoah Valley Livestock livestock auction prices — 2024-10-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 203, Heifers 272, Bulls 80)

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 $219.53/cwt on 49 head. That ranks 1 of 15 comparable sales and sits −151.51 against this barn's trailing median of $371.04.

Average price

$219.53

49 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,217

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$141

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

$13.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.95

vs VA average

−33.15 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	577	229.67	1,324	12thin
Medium and Large 1	547	216.24	1,183	37

One grade step is worth $13.42/cwt here — about $141 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 sale49 hd

219.53

—

VA average10 barns · 593 hd

228.48

−8.95

National average183 barns · 16,319 hd

252.68

−33.15

This barn, trailing median15 sales

371.04

−151.51

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

55 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	580	241.46/cwt	219.00–243.00	1,400	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	236.29/cwt	217.00–249.00	1,028	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	1,228	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,518	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	262.26/cwt	233.00–272.00	1,359	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,064	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	351	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	948	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	682	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,555	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,345	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	306.29/cwt	297.50–312.50	1,130	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	603	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,387	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	493	257.52/cwt	221.00–273.00	1,270	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	528	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,420	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	366	294.89/cwt	285.00–305.00	1,079	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	945	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	600–650	611	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,466	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	400–450	430	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,032	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	815	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,638	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	350–400	368	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	810	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,440	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	407	272.05/cwt	266.00–289.00	1,107	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	441	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,274	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	361	301.35/cwt	300.00–302.00	1,088	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	386	289.18/cwt	237.00–305.00	1,116	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	557	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,231	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	337	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	1,038	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	248.49/cwt	237.00–256.00	1,302	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	652	221.64/cwt	202.00–226.00	1,445	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	577	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,379	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	292.10/cwt	245.00–296.00	1,250	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	498	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,290	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	223.84/cwt	201.00–226.00	1,276	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	243.41/cwt	201.00–260.00	910	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	494	238.93/cwt	209.00–243.00	1,180	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	550–600	575	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,374	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	350–400	390	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	829	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	850–900	860	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,901	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	245.87/cwt	201.00–249.00	942	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	343	260.05/cwt	212.00–265.00	892	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	203.76/cwt	201.00–213.00	1,039	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	726	188.72/cwt	182.00–192.00	1,370	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,407	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,427	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	450–500	483	230.75/cwt	224.00–235.00	1,115	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	240.69/cwt	209.00–248.00	1,021	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	584	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,320	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	675	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,208	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	487	245.33/cwt	223.00–247.00	1,195	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	669	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,465	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	736	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,553	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	248.27/cwt	226.00–250.00	807	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	700–750	724	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,520	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	469	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,069	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,155	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	718	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,616	7

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 →