Sale reports / Virginia / Shenandoah Valley Livestock / 2023-04-29

Shenandoah Valley Livestock

Feeder Cattle · Harrisonburg, Virginia · Sat, Apr 29
● Final53 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2169
Receipts
232 head
▼ 401 vs last sale 633▼ 179 vs year ago 411 · −43.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 62, Heifers 104, Bulls 66)

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 $202.90/cwt on 104 head.
Average price
$202.90
104 head · 538 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,091
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$275
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$15.67/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+16.13
vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1468208.3697649
Medium and Large 2566202.311,14629
Medium and Large 3535197.501,0573thin
Medium and Large 1-2649192.701,25023
One grade step is worth $15.67/cwt here — about −$275 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 sale104 hd
202.90
—
VA average9 barns · 1,685 hd
186.77
+16.13
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

53 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
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added—488205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,0006
HeifersMedium and Large 1—414217.00/cwt217.00–217.008988
HeifersMedium and Large 1—485200.00/cwt200.00–200.009705
SteersMedium and Large 2—413265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,0944
HeifersMedium and Large 1—553192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,06211
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—379265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,0046
SteersMedium and Large 2—569245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,3945
SteersMedium and Large 2—470260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,2222
SteersMedium and Large 2—320265.00/cwt265.00–265.008481
SteersMedium and Large 1—494260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,2846
HeifersMedium and Large 1—338225.67/cwt215.00–230.007637
SteersMedium and Large 1—655218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,4281
SteersMedium and Large 2—372260.00/cwt260.00–260.009674
SteersMedium and Large 1—422247.50/cwt247.50–247.501,0442
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—475265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,2596
SteersMedium and Large 2—730191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,3941
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—753196.00/cwt196.00–196.001,4769
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—433270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,1695
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—688215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,4793
SteersMedium and Large 1—592234.00/cwt234.00–234.001,3852
BullsMedium and Large 1—660197.97/cwt182.50–200.001,3079
BullsMedium and Large 1—472240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,1334
BullsMedium and Large 1—575210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,2083
BullsMedium and Large 1—385257.00/cwt257.00–257.009893
BullsMedium and Large 1—415260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,0792
BullsMedium and Large 1—335237.50/cwt237.50–237.507961
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—560217.50/cwt217.50–217.501,2188
BullsMedium and Large 2—355246.04/cwt245.00–250.008735
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—735171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,2573
BullsMedium and Large 2—555206.00/cwt206.00–206.001,1434
BullsMedium and Large 3—470241.00/cwt241.00–241.001,1337
BullsMedium and Large 3—340222.50/cwt222.50–222.507573
HeifersMedium and Large 2Value Added—781178.00/cwt178.00–178.001,3906
BullsMedium and Large 3—380215.00/cwt215.00–215.008173
HeifersMedium and Large 2Value Added—855159.00/cwt159.00–159.001,3591
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—599200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,1989
BullsMedium and Large 2—424250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,0605
BullsMedium and Large 2—640190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,2161
HeifersMedium and Large 2—645189.00/cwt189.00–189.001,2191
BullsMedium and Large 2—488250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,2205
HeifersMedium and Large 2—372217.00/cwt217.00–217.008072
HeifersMedium and Large 2—725167.00/cwt167.00–167.001,2111
HeifersMedium and Large 2—580209.00/cwt209.00–209.001,2127
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added—407230.00/cwt230.00–230.009365
HeifersMedium and Large 1—388229.00/cwt229.00–229.008893
HeifersMedium and Large 2Value Added—440209.00/cwt209.00–209.009201
HeifersMedium and Large 1—720175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,2601
HeifersMedium and Large 1—638180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,1483
HeifersMedium and Large 2—315225.00/cwt225.00–225.007094
HeifersMedium and Large 2—502213.00/cwt213.00–213.001,0696
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—566242.50/cwt242.50–242.501,3735
HeifersMedium and Large 3—535197.50/cwt197.50–197.501,0573
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—681188.00/cwt188.00–188.001,28014

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.