Name: Shenandoah Valley Livestock livestock auction prices — 2025-01-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 148, Heifers 194, Bulls 117)

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 $237.01/cwt on 52 head. That ranks 1 of 15 comparable sales and sits −134.03 against this barn's trailing median of $371.04.

Average price

$237.01

52 head · 567 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,344

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$42

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

$2.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.82

vs VA average

−56.62 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	561	237.67	1,333	39
Medium and Large 2	585	235.05	1,375	13thin

One grade step is worth $2.62/cwt here — about −$42 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 sale52 hd

237.01

—

VA average2 barns · 93 hd

236.19

+0.82

National average41 barns · 9,437 hd

293.63

−56.62

This barn, trailing median15 sales

371.04

−134.03

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

49 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	400–450	440	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,417	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	482	309.35/cwt	301.00–310.00	1,491	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	1,337	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	677	231.57/cwt	225.00–232.00	1,568	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	246.12/cwt	241.00–248.00	1,440	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	762	208.98/cwt	197.00–211.00	1,592	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,452	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	669	267.67/cwt	267.00–268.00	1,791	27
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,570	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	885	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,982	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	531	295.73/cwt	267.50–305.00	1,570	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	686	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,852	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,769	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	544	286.03/cwt	264.00–324.00	1,556	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	582	302.82/cwt	300.00–308.00	1,762	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	591	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,708	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,495	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	502	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,667	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	387	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,355	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	850–900	852	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,585	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	737	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,887	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	569	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,440	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	764	256.08/cwt	254.00–257.00	1,956	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	850–900	872	226.06/cwt	218.00–232.00	1,971	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	641	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,744	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,231	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	490	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,397	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,355	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	270.97/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,011	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,120	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	235.05/cwt	210.00–237.00	1,375	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	312	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	730	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	412	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	1,207	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	653	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,463	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	561	235.42/cwt	210.00–239.00	1,321	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	496	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,319	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,601	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	492	288.74/cwt	282.00–291.00	1,421	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	488	265.55/cwt	230.00–270.00	1,296	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	616	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,503	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	743	211.13/cwt	205.00–212.00	1,569	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	826	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,660	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	284.09/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,236	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	701	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,528	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,060	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	309.67/cwt	290.00–316.00	1,319	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,528	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	236.71/cwt	235.00–249.00	1,385	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	384	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	1,263	5

How this sale compares

Virginia weighted averages

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