Name: Shenandoah Valley Livestock livestock auction prices — 2023-01-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 295, Heifers 298, Bulls 114)

Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $151.42/cwt on 298 head.

Average price

$151.42

298 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$828

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$140

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

$10.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.29

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	576	157.62	907	121
Medium and Large 1	529	147.19	778	125
Medium and Large 2	522	147.13	767	52

One grade step is worth $10.49/cwt here — about $140 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale298 hd

151.42

—

VA average9 barns · 993 hd

145.12

+6.29

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

59 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	—	330	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	644	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	130.94/cwt	130.00–131.00	838	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	636	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,030	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	404	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	873	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	193.49/cwt	155.00–209.00	1,093	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	807	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,089	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	792	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	550	144.93/cwt	131.00–145.25	797	45
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	902	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	168.90/cwt	156.00–170.00	966	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	672	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,015	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	754	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,191	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	568	191.82/cwt	191.00–199.00	1,090	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	205.68/cwt	197.50–215.00	995	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	919	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	1,337	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	850	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,199	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	714	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,050	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	517	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	956	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	707	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	452	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	870	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	664	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,145	53
Steers	Medium and Large 3Value Added	—	417	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	865	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	686	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,115	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	392	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	647	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	745	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,043	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	553	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	564	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	869	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	500	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	750	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	639	149.28/cwt	143.00–150.00	954	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	443	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	691	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	466	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	802	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	675	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	948	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	827	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,158	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	581	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	554	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	920	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	154.41/cwt	140.00–166.00	757	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	600	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	649	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	689	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	561	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	549	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	692	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	561	143.92/cwt	143.00–144.00	807	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	735	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,029	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	491	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	756	40
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	491	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	815	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	647	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	880	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	656	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	964	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	544	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	783	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	592	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	764	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,077	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	550	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	798	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	436	141.62/cwt	133.00–153.00	617	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	362	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	662	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	465	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	818	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	522	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	799	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	610	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	903	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	429	181.14/cwt	180.00–182.50	777	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	853	11

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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