Sale reports / Virginia / Shenandoah Valley Livestock / 2023-04-22

Shenandoah Valley Livestock

Feeder Cattle · Harrisonburg, Virginia · Sat, Apr 22
● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2169
Receipts
633 head
▼ 260 vs last sale 893▲ 98 vs year ago 535 · +18.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 297, Heifers 229, Bulls 107)

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 $218.84/cwt on 297 head.
Average price
$218.84
297 head · 598 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,308
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$294
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$24.72/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.11
vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2573229.721,31561
Medium and Large 2448226.881,01639
Medium and Large 1640214.161,370191
Medium and Large 3498205.001,0216thin
One grade step is worth $24.72/cwt here — about $294 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 sale297 hd
218.84
—
VA average12 barns · 2,077 hd
221.95
−3.11
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

67 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
SteersMedium and Large 2—780184.00/cwt184.00–184.001,4351
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added—583151.00/cwt151.00–151.008804
SteersMedium and Large 2—569205.75/cwt205.00–206.001,1714
SteersMedium and Large 2—396240.00/cwt240.00–240.0095010
SteersMedium and Large 2—345211.25/cwt125.00–240.007294
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—609234.55/cwt182.50–242.001,42825
SteersMedium and Large 2—413229.78/cwt200.00–244.009499
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—468240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,12311
SteersMedium and Large 1—648218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,41314
SteersMedium and Large 1—722198.85/cwt186.00–203.001,4364
SteersMedium and Large 1—652218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,42112
SteersMedium and Large 1—547232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,2697
SteersMedium and Large 2Value Added—485220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,0672
SteersMedium and Large 2—486232.03/cwt207.00–235.001,1289
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—596229.00/cwt229.00–229.001,36522
SteersMedium and Large 1—383236.97/cwt207.50–243.009086
SteersMedium and Large 1—337232.50/cwt232.50–232.507842
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—466234.00/cwt234.00–234.001,0904
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—612230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,40813
SteersMedium and Large 1—498223.00/cwt223.00–223.001,1118
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—811177.00/cwt177.00–177.001,43529
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—521235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,2245
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—945177.00/cwt177.00–177.001,6733
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—770165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,2713
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—693195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,3514
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—540233.19/cwt219.00–245.001,25911
SteersMedium and Large 3Value Added—498205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,0216
BullsMedium and Large 1—484216.12/cwt189.00–224.001,0469
BullsMedium and Large 1—334230.93/cwt210.00–237.007714
BullsMedium and Large 1—500189.00/cwt189.00–189.009451
BullsMedium and Large 1—442220.00/cwt220.00–220.0097212
BullsMedium and Large 1—379242.00/cwt242.00–242.009176
BullsMedium and Large 1—745161.00/cwt161.00–161.001,1991
BullsMedium and Large 1—668200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3368
BullsMedium and Large 2—425231.00/cwt231.00–231.009824
BullsMedium and Large 2—385239.00/cwt239.00–239.0092010
BullsMedium and Large 2—322238.00/cwt238.00–238.007664
HeifersMedium and Large 2—393204.00/cwt204.00–204.008025
BullsMedium and Large 2—808160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,2939
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—637188.00/cwt188.00–188.001,1987
BullsMedium and Large 2—500215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,07510
BullsMedium and Large 2—585186.00/cwt186.00–186.001,08814
BullsMedium and Large 2—664175.31/cwt172.00–176.001,1646
HeifersMedium and Large 2—643178.00/cwt178.00–178.001,1453
BullsMedium and Large 1—569211.92/cwt203.00–213.001,2069
HeifersMedium and Large 2—479195.23/cwt195.00–197.009359
HeifersMedium and Large 2—333209.00/cwt209.00–209.006964
HeifersMedium and Large 2—572191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,0937
HeifersMedium and Large 3—484197.00/cwt197.00–197.0095328
HeifersMedium and Large 1—578186.00/cwt186.00–186.001,07513
HeifersMedium and Large 3—613171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,0489
HeifersMedium and Large 1—725160.68/cwt158.00–162.001,1653
HeifersMedium and Large 1—494190.07/cwt176.00–192.0093930
HeifersMedium and Large 1—668166.61/cwt159.00–168.001,11313
HeifersMedium and Large 2—425197.00/cwt197.00–197.0083716
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added—453199.00/cwt199.00–199.009014
HeifersMedium and Large 1—423193.10/cwt178.00–195.008179
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—870170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,47915
HeifersMedium and Large 2Value Added—790133.00/cwt133.00–133.001,0511
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—522197.45/cwt197.00–198.001,03118
HeifersMedium and Large 1—337206.00/cwt206.00–206.006945
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—720207.50/cwt207.50–207.501,49439
HeifersMedium and Large 1—363197.00/cwt197.00–197.007157
SteersMedium and Large 1—587220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,29115
SteersMedium and Large 1—425241.37/cwt232.50–242.001,02615
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added—689174.00/cwt174.00–174.001,1996
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—438199.00/cwt199.00–199.0087213

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.