Name: Shenandoah Valley Livestock livestock auction prices — 2023-02-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 212, Heifers 108, Bulls 79)

Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $186.44/cwt on 212 head.

Average price

$186.44

212 head · 692 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,290

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$256

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$15.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.31

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	637	195.65	1,246	40
Medium and Large 2	568	186.88	1,061	25
Medium and Large 1	737	184.05	1,356	140
Medium and Large 3	550	180.00	990	7thin

One grade step is worth $15.65/cwt here — about $256 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 sale212 hd

186.44

—

VA average9 barns · 970 hd

180.13

+6.31

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

63 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 2Value Added	—	705	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,146	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	831	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,438	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	441	203.23/cwt	195.00–206.00	896	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	550	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	990	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	946	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	683	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	689	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	662	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	927	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	507	165.44/cwt	164.50–167.00	839	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	750	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,298	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	910	169.50/cwt	169.50–169.50	1,542	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	192.39/cwt	190.00–197.50	1,016	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,241	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	751	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,116	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	510	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,020	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	574	204.42/cwt	204.00–205.00	1,173	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	524	215.21/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,128	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	644	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,240	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,001	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	208.38/cwt	204.00–212.00	1,173	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	687	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	650	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,248	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	693	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,275	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	880	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,408	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	378	197.87/cwt	185.00–200.00	748	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	510	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	816	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	345	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	742	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	578	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,046	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	508	171.04/cwt	164.00–172.50	869	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	440	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	792	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	914	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	622	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	970	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	474	171.59/cwt	170.00–172.50	813	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	371	198.62/cwt	185.00–200.00	737	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	562	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	910	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	494	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	845	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	167.95/cwt	160.00–170.00	714	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	739	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	548	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	899	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	813	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	808	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,099	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,016	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	592	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	882	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	740	142.88/cwt	140.00–144.00	1,057	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	493	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	813	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	555	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	927	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	665	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	971	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	525	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	851	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	445	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	903	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	770	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,147	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	351	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	576	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	358	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	609	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	331	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	579	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	165.60/cwt	153.00–170.00	616	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	782	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,353	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,195	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	555	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,121	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	586	152.93/cwt	145.00–155.50	896	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	809	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	1,201	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	856	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	713	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,269	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	181.72/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,045	3

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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