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Shenandoah Valley Livestock

Name: Shenandoah Valley Livestock livestock auction prices — 2026-10-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-31

Feeder Cattle · Harrisonburg, Virginia · Sat, Oct 31

● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2169

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Receipts

654 head

▲ 231 vs last sale 423▲ 51 vs year ago 603 · +8.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Stters 232, Heifers 283, Bulls 139)

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $331.59/cwt on 89 head, up $1.72 from the prior sale. That ranks 5 of 19 comparable sales and sits −34.46 against this barn's trailing median of $366.05.

Average price

$331.59

▲ 1.72 vs prior sale

89 head · 565 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,874

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$542

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

$107.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.32

vs VA average

−47.41 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	563	337.20	1,899	68
Medium and Large 2	570	317.60	1,810	20
Medium and Large 3	590	230.00	1,357	1thin

One grade step is worth $107.20/cwt here — about $542 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale89 hd

331.59

—

VA average7 barns · 444 hd

333.91

−2.32

National average189 barns · 22,668 hd

379.00

−47.41

This barn, trailing median19 sales

366.05

−34.46

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

19 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $388.79, low $307.53, median $366.05 across 19 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	315	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,386	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	315	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,370	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	391	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	1,554	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	395	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,501	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	435	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,610	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	476	367.39/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,749	15
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	493	368.77/cwt	340.00–371.00	1,818	59
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	360.43/cwt	351.00–396.00	2,065	60
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	613	336.22/cwt	330.00–342.50	2,061	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	624	348.06/cwt	345.00–350.00	2,172	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	666	345.18/cwt	337.00–348.00	2,299	28
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	683	294.09/cwt	255.00–335.00	2,009	8
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	740	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,368	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	755	323.85/cwt	309.00–326.00	2,445	8
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	805	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,294	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	832	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,163	4
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	865	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	2,431	1
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	971	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	2,806	20
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	246	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	923	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,120	14
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	331	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,159	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	371	322.14/cwt	312.50–327.50	1,195	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	376	344.19/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,294	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	385	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,348	15
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	431	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	1,418	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	433	354.73/cwt	302.50–361.00	1,536	25
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	493	357.05/cwt	356.00–360.00	1,760	42
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	494	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,606	13
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	535	354.00/cwt	354.00–354.00	1,894	13
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	333.23/cwt	305.00–336.00	1,899	55
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	317.60/cwt	310.00–318.00	1,810	20
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	590	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,357	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,612	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	640	284.09/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,818	32
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	653	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,966	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	656	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,771	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	720	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,872	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	726	252.40/cwt	240.00–265.00	1,832	4
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	751	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,065	9
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	267	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,188	5
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	331	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,274	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	331	376.87/cwt	365.00–380.00	1,247	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	382	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	1,576	8
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	387	365.34/cwt	325.00–385.00	1,414	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	438	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,577	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	440	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,683	11
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	492	366.14/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,801	27
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	511	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,405	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	564	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,861	8
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	577	331.25/cwt	310.00–336.00	1,911	33
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	627	313.32/cwt	305.00–323.00	1,965	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	662	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	2,145	10
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	682	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,896	4
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	751	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	2,223	10

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 →

Shenandoah Valley Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale - Harrisonburg, VA

Sat Oct 31, 2026

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Richmond, VA (LS-RH)

Receipts 654Last week 423Year ago 603

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Stters 232, Heifers 283, Bulls 139)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	267	445.00	445.00
5	300–350	331	365.00–380.00	376.87
8	350–400	382	412.50	412.50
11	400–450	440	382.50	382.50
27	450–500	492	350.00–370.00	366.14
33	550–600	577	310.00–336.00	331.25
4	600–650	627	305.00–323.00	313.32
10	650–700	662	324.00	324.00
10	750–800	751	296.00	296.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	331	385.00	385.00
3	350–400	387	325.00–385.00	365.34
5	400–450	438	360.00	360.00
8	550–600	564	330.00	330.00
4	650–700	682	278.00	278.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	511	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	246	375.00	375.00
14	300–350	320	350.00	350.00
15	350–400	385	350.00	350.00
25	400–450	433	302.50–361.00	354.73
42	450–500	493	356.00–360.00	357.05
13	500–550	535	354.00	354.00
55	550–600	570	305.00–336.00	333.23
32	600–650	640	270.00–285.00	284.09
4	650–700	653	301.00	301.00
1	700–750	720	260.00	260.00
9	750–800	751	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	331	350.00	350.00
4	350–400	376	325.00–350.00	344.19
10	400–450	431	329.00	329.00
13	450–500	494	325.00	325.00
20	550–600	570	310.00–318.00	317.60
1	600–650	620	260.00	260.00
4	650–700	656	270.00	270.00
4	700–750	726	240.00–265.00	252.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	371	312.50–327.50	322.14
1	550–600	590	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	435.00	435.00
5	350–400	391	397.50	397.50
4	400–450	435	370.00	370.00
59	450–500	493	340.00–371.00	368.77
60	550–600	573	351.00–396.00	360.43
5	600–650	624	345.00–350.00	348.06
28	650–700	666	337.00–348.00	345.18
1	700–750	740	320.00	320.00
8	750–800	755	309.00–326.00	323.85
4	800–850	832	260.00	260.00
20	950–1000	971	289.00	289.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	315	440.00	440.00
4	350–400	395	380.00	380.00
15	450–500	476	360.00–370.00	367.39
2	600–650	613	330.00–342.50	336.22
8	650–700	683	255.00–335.00	294.09
1	800–850	805	285.00	285.00
1	850–900	865	281.00	281.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.