Name: Shenandoah Valley Livestock livestock auction prices — 2023-05-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Grader Feeder Cattle (Steers 199, Heifers 402, Bulls 149)

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 $198.43/cwt on 402 head.

Average price

$198.43

402 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,072

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$199

per head · Medium and Large 3 over Medium and Large 1

$11.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.95

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	451	206.65	932	72
Medium and Large 2-3	461	203.00	936	6thin
Medium and Large 1-2	502	201.09	1,010	23
Medium and Large 2	538	198.33	1,067	98
Medium and Large 1	580	195.14	1,131	203

One grade step is worth $11.51/cwt here — about −$199 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 sale402 hd

198.43

—

VA average10 barns · 1,630 hd

196.48

+1.95

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

62 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	615	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,015	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	559	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,230	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	488	225.84/cwt	223.00–226.00	1,102	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	662	188.42/cwt	166.00–194.00	1,247	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	442	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	995	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	396	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	927	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	730	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,146	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	567	176.98/cwt	165.00–180.00	1,003	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	905	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,475	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	755	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,321	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	346	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	820	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	899	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,032	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,295	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	223.02/cwt	209.00–225.00	850	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	187.03/cwt	182.00–194.00	1,165	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	745	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,244	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	676	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,201	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	955	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	657	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,242	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	591	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,117	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	661	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,401	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	389	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	957	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	665	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,244	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	773	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	951	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,607	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	225.63/cwt	224.00–228.00	1,302	50
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	484	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,162	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	538	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,216	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	611	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,369	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	820	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,476	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	697	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,429	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,078	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	489	238.78/cwt	234.00–250.00	1,168	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	603	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,164	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	383	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	833	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	492	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	984	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	431	232.03/cwt	230.00–233.00	1,000	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	461	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	936	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	327	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	719	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	476	215.47/cwt	213.00–219.00	1,026	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	677	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,178	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	389	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	832	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	201.45/cwt	198.00–209.00	977	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	668	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,249	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	588	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,152	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Value Added	—	401	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	830	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	668	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,222	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	492	202.43/cwt	175.00–204.00	996	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	823	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	642	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,111	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	488	208.26/cwt	175.00–212.00	1,016	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	564	196.53/cwt	193.00–203.00	1,108	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	417	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	892	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	850	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,437	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	760	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,208	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	443	204.25/cwt	196.00–205.00	905	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	557	200.43/cwt	161.00–203.00	1,116	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	335	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	750	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	831	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	807	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,315	5

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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