Name: Shenandoah Valley Livestock livestock auction prices — 2026-05-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 188, Heifers 280, Bulls 192)

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 $382.12/cwt on 96 head, down $2.53 from the prior sale. That ranks 11 of 15 comparable sales and sits +11.08 against this barn's trailing median of $371.04.

Average price

$382.12

▼ 2.53 vs prior sale

96 head · 569 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,174

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$327

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

$21.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.40

vs VA average

−41.95 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	572	386.37	2,210	62
Medium and Large 2	578	379.05	2,191	17thin
Medium and Large 1-2	572	373.00	2,134	10thin
Medium and Large 3	516	365.00	1,883	7thin

One grade step is worth $21.37/cwt here — about $327 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale96 hd

382.12

—

VA average8 barns · 469 hd

395.52

−13.40

National average166 barns · 11,250 hd

424.07

−41.95

This barn, trailing median15 sales

371.04

+11.08

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

66 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 2	250–300	297	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	1,871	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	485.03/cwt	470.00–487.50	2,314	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	754	340.55/cwt	325.00–342.00	2,568	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	558	432.50/cwt	432.50–432.50	2,413	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	366.50/cwt	357.50–367.50	2,419	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	486	482.50/cwt	482.50–482.50	2,345	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	433.00/cwt	433.00–433.00	2,433	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	556.00/cwt	556.00–556.00	2,374	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Value Added	550–600	578	427.00/cwt	427.00–427.00	2,468	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,548	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	880	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,970	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	716	374.59/cwt	350.00–382.50	2,682	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	905	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	3,054	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	562.50/cwt	562.50–562.50	2,447	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	672	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,621	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	626	391.81/cwt	350.00–420.00	2,453	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	543	487.07/cwt	470.00–488.00	2,645	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	492	507.27/cwt	490.00–509.00	2,496	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	591	438.08/cwt	425.00–440.00	2,589	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	401.04/cwt	392.50–402.50	2,695	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	640	414.62/cwt	329.50–424.00	2,654	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	2,262	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	588	440.51/cwt	437.50–460.00	2,590	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	733	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	2,646	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	2,168	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,208	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	367	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	2,147	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	676	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,704	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	701	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,418	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	590	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	2,136	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	850–900	855	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	3,014	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	533	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	2,745	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	569	425.08/cwt	360.00–450.00	2,419	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	743	391.00/cwt	391.00–391.00	2,905	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	853	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	2,636	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	726	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,396	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	2,334	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	572	373.00/cwt	373.00–373.00	2,134	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	663	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	2,380	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800–850	808	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	2,674	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,310	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	635	363.00/cwt	363.00–363.00	2,305	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	536.14/cwt	515.00–538.00	2,021	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	497.00/cwt	497.00–497.00	2,102	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	450–500	490	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,230	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	397.14/cwt	350.00–400.00	2,240	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	516	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,883	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	379.05/cwt	377.00–381.00	2,191	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,109	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	531.47/cwt	505.00–535.00	2,046	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	2,303	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	487	455.47/cwt	454.00–469.00	2,218	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	547.84/cwt	547.50–550.00	2,301	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	584.93/cwt	570.00–595.00	2,153	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	334	560.40/cwt	470.00–570.00	1,872	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	454.09/cwt	440.00–455.00	2,180	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	268	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,340	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	333	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	1,915	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	376	602.50/cwt	602.50–602.50	2,265	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,938	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	2,010	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	547	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,297	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	626	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,316	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	640	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,304	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	486	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,211	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	440	502.50/cwt	502.50–502.50	2,211	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.

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