Name: Shenandoah Valley Livestock livestock auction prices — 2023-03-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 197, Heifers 210, Bulls 104)

Value Added and Natural cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $182.43/cwt on 210 head.

Average price

$182.43

210 head · 525 lb average

Value per head Derived

$959

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$138

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

$5.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.99

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	479	185.85	889	31
Medium and Large 3	459	184.60	848	20
Medium and Large 1	535	181.90	973	124
Medium and Large 1-2	571	180.03	1,028	35

One grade step is worth $5.82/cwt here — about −$138 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 sale210 hd

182.43

—

VA average9 barns · 1,648 hd

178.44

+3.99

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

64 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 1Value Added	—	659	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,140	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	743	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,211	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	531	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,075	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	1,059	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,885	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	388	235.56/cwt	232.50–245.00	914	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	703	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,455	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Value Added	—	451	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	803	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	809	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	490	227.90/cwt	227.50–238.00	1,117	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	486	223.62/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,087	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	635	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,454	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	502	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,104	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,018	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	574	178.91/cwt	177.50–180.00	1,027	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	214.23/cwt	191.00–219.00	1,200	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	254.96/cwt	247.50–260.00	982	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	545	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,199	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	751	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,397	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	220.86/cwt	220.00–222.50	932	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	934	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	680	206.56/cwt	187.50–212.00	1,405	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	931	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,750	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	206.16/cwt	200.00–222.00	1,305	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,030	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	836	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,404	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	579	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,274	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	571	194.90/cwt	180.00–197.00	1,113	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	655	192.67/cwt	189.00–193.00	1,262	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	743	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,245	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	991	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	388	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	941	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	335	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	821	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	387	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	728	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	465	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	911	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	422	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	844	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	572	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,087	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	390	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	839	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	416	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	969	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	782	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	505	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	929	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	481	215.35/cwt	202.50–216.00	1,036	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	662	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,192	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	437	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	830	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	552	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,005	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	657	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,156	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	653	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	576	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	962	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	509	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,031	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	193.47/cwt	182.50–196.00	745	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,138	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	486	180.05/cwt	180.00–181.00	875	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	781	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	605	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	461	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	862	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,170	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,017	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	476	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,083	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	542	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,024	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	752	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,021	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	173.37/cwt	165.00–174.00	1,006	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	791	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,226	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,103	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	317	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	785	2

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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