Name: Shenandoah Valley Livestock livestock auction prices — 2023-02-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 104, Heifers 132, Bulls 44)

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 $163.04/cwt on 132 head.

Average price

$163.04

132 head · 485 lb average

Value per head Derived

$791

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$126

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

$4.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.06

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	568	167.00	949	10thin
Medium and Large 2	444	163.42	726	56
Medium and Large 1	507	162.11	823	66

One grade step is worth $4.89/cwt here — about $126 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 sale132 hd

163.04

—

VA average8 barns · 731 hd

159.98

+3.06

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

56 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	552	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	692	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,052	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	540	200.27/cwt	187.50–204.00	1,081	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	604	193.14/cwt	182.50–195.00	1,167	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,256	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	682	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,289	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	357	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	575	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	568	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	949	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	608	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,088	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	750	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,178	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	910	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,320	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	748	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,376	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	482	196.22/cwt	185.00–206.00	946	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	780	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,264	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	677	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	591	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,123	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	563	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,182	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	325	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	561	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	715	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	206.67/cwt	200.00–209.00	880	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	690	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,263	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	637	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,210	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	216.74/cwt	212.50–220.00	921	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	556	194.65/cwt	192.00–198.00	1,082	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	484	208.89/cwt	192.50–214.00	1,011	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	676	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,149	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	788	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	752	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,136	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	465	182.75/cwt	182.00–185.00	850	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	700	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,113	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	671	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	960	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	770	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,070	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	385	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	712	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	612	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,065	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	173.69/cwt	162.00–175.00	653	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	160.60/cwt	158.00–161.50	771	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	762	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,151	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	168.08/cwt	155.00–170.00	647	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	328	197.60/cwt	185.00–210.00	648	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	440	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	924	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	170.84/cwt	159.00–173.00	733	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	327	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	572	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	637	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	984	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	921	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	903	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	482	159.90/cwt	159.00–160.00	771	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,008	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	713	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	213.92/cwt	212.50–217.00	1,031	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	224.98/cwt	202.50–229.00	857	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	165.20/cwt	156.00–167.00	932	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	151.32/cwt	149.00–156.00	859	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	408	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	694	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	491	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	830	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	821	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	218.64/cwt	217.50–219.00	925	4

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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