Name: Shenandoah Valley Livestock livestock auction prices — 2023-03-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattles (Steers 268, Heifers 262, Bulls 84)

Value Added and Natural are Weaned and Vaccinated.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $201.73/cwt on 268 head.

Average price

$201.73

268 head · 617 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,245

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$334

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

$42.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.31

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	578	215.07	1,243	117
Medium and Large 2	591	198.59	1,174	64
Medium and Large 1	699	186.92	1,306	82
Small 1	527	172.50	909	5thin

One grade step is worth $42.57/cwt here — about $334 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 sale268 hd

201.73

—

VA average9 barns · 1,169 hd

204.03

−2.31

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

74 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	—	373	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	854	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	595	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,196	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	740	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,214	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	480	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	955	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	564	192.23/cwt	190.00–199.00	1,084	42
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	220.98/cwt	210.00–232.50	928	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,031	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	833	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,416	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,012	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	580	216.38/cwt	209.00–229.00	1,255	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,349	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,257	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	482	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,085	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	497	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,093	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	420	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	974	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	367	206.25/cwt	195.00–217.50	757	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,326	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	920	154.20/cwt	144.00–163.00	1,419	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	595	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,178	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	490	230.32/cwt	228.00–235.00	1,129	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	400	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	940	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,160	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	979	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	688	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,170	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	550	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,089	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	658	199.50/cwt	199.50–199.50	1,313	25
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	798	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,365	5
Steers	Small 1Value Added	—	527	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	909	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	737	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,341	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	613	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,257	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	825	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,403	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	650	172.40/cwt	158.00–176.00	1,121	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	749	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,213	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	576	194.23/cwt	179.00–199.00	1,119	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	371	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	842	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	316	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	695	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	430	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	976	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	641	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,109	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	397	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	901	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	640	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	960	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	169.04/cwt	157.50–173.00	546	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	484	210.38/cwt	185.00–212.50	1,018	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,166	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	431	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	987	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	345	204.89/cwt	202.50–217.50	707	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,041	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	176.50/cwt	176.50–176.50	1,020	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	229.50/cwt	229.50–229.50	964	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	566	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,002	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	458	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	751	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	547	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	886	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	506	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	886	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	776	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	500	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	478	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,028	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,032	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	183.64/cwt	170.00–185.50	779	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	678	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,125	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	516	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	841	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	393	179.39/cwt	162.00–182.00	705	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	492	168.85/cwt	166.00–169.00	831	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,080	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	183.64/cwt	165.00–185.50	784	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	750	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,283	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	678	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,132	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	662	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	716	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,110	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	834	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	1,205	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	822	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,217	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	850	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	700	186.50/cwt	186.50–186.50	1,306	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	556	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	960	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,286	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	989	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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