Name: Shenandoah Valley Livestock livestock auction prices — 2023-06-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-06-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 314, Heifers 269, Bulls 99)

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 $231.19/cwt on 314 head.

Average price

$231.19

314 head · 623 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,440

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$114

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

$34.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.73

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	624	235.93	1,473	197
Medium and Large 1-2	663	228.93	1,518	64
Medium and Large 2	548	219.41	1,202	44
Medium and Large 3	676	201.00	1,359	9thin

One grade step is worth $34.93/cwt here — about $114 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 sale314 hd

231.19

—

VA average8 barns · 2,328 hd

236.91

−5.73

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

59 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	—	617	247.09/cwt	235.00–249.00	1,525	44
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	676	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,359	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	357	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	839	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,164	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	234.99/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,365	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	584	229.51/cwt	220.00–239.00	1,340	57
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,052	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	760	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,406	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,607	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	765	213.26/cwt	209.00–223.00	1,631	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	620	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,221	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	563	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,272	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	706	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,603	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	836	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,555	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	488	222.47/cwt	218.00–229.00	1,086	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	983	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	664	198.90/cwt	196.00–200.00	1,321	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	663	205.06/cwt	198.00–208.00	1,360	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	235.34/cwt	232.00–239.00	890	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	778	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,502	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	240.50/cwt	240.50–240.50	1,368	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	735	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,250	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,340	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	607	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,147	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	229.97/cwt	207.00–232.00	1,194	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	893	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,096	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	314	243.24/cwt	239.00–245.00	764	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	970	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	747	177.21/cwt	170.00–179.00	1,324	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	467	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,051	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	479	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,106	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	672	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,243	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	580	194.61/cwt	184.00–200.00	1,129	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	376	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	869	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	498	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,001	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Value Added	—	466	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,109	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	636	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,577	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	545	254.88/cwt	230.00–256.00	1,389	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	676	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,291	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,494	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	576	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,279	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	988	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,936	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	249.09/cwt	242.00–263.00	1,278	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	596	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,395	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	722	218.87/cwt	178.00–229.00	1,580	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	495	238.72/cwt	230.00–249.00	1,182	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,050	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	226.75/cwt	219.00–238.00	1,531	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	808	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,729	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	979	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,576	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	475	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,152	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	846	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,802	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,233	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	652	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,317	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,266	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	485	233.54/cwt	233.00–235.00	1,133	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	377	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	886	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	434	240.19/cwt	236.00–241.00	1,042	6

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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