Sale reports / Virginia / Shenandoah Valley Livestock / 2023-08-19

Shenandoah Valley Livestock

Feeder Cattle · Harrisonburg, Virginia · Sat, Aug 19
● Final64 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2169
Receipts
535 head
▲ 16 vs last sale 519▲ 324 vs year ago 211 · +153.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 231, Heifers 218, Bulls 86)

Value Added and Natural Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $226.90/cwt on 231 head.
Average price
$226.90
231 head · 631 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,431
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$627
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$22.68/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.66
vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1623231.681,443117
Medium and Large 2552229.291,26528
Medium and Large 1-2688220.421,51680
Medium and Large 3390209.008156thin
One grade step is worth $22.68/cwt here — about $627 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 sale231 hd
226.90
—
VA average10 barns · 1,327 hd
229.56
−2.66
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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
HeifersMedium and Large 1—429219.57/cwt205.00–222.009427
HeifersMedium and Large 1—395220.00/cwt220.00–220.008691
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—812197.00/cwt197.00–197.001,6002
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3Value Added—367217.00/cwt217.00–217.007964
SteersMedium and Large 1—649222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,44110
SteersMedium and Large 1—347247.00/cwt247.00–247.008576
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added—522236.00/cwt236.00–236.001,23214
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—738175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,29213
SteersMedium and Large 2—475210.00/cwt210.00–210.009984
SteersMedium and Large 3—390209.00/cwt209.00–209.008156
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—685223.00/cwt223.00–223.001,5287
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—1,100170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,8706
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—601220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,32233
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—547244.00/cwt244.00–244.001,3357
SteersMedium and Large 2—590210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,2391
SteersMedium and Large 1—562249.00/cwt249.00–249.001,39914
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—575227.32/cwt201.00–238.001,30718
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—638232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,48039
SteersMedium and Large 1—500241.00/cwt241.00–241.001,2053
SteersMedium and Large 2—445201.00/cwt201.00–201.008941
SteersMedium and Large 2Value Added—449243.00/cwt243.00–243.001,0916
SteersMedium and Large 1—425242.00/cwt242.00–242.001,0296
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—798206.00/cwt206.00–206.001,6445
SteersMedium and Large 2—650216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,4041
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—527249.00/cwt249.00–249.001,31212
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—969209.00/cwt209.00–209.002,02520
BullsMedium and Large 1—660187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,2349
BullsMedium and Large 1—561214.00/cwt214.00–214.001,2019
BullsMedium and Large 1—368234.59/cwt200.00–243.008635
BullsMedium and Large 1—423214.32/cwt197.50–222.509073
BullsMedium and Large 1—800161.00/cwt161.00–161.001,2881
BullsMedium and Large 1—540180.00/cwt180.00–180.009721
HeifersMedium and Large 2Value Added—802135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,0835
BullsMedium and Large 2—322200.00/cwt200.00–200.006445
BullsMedium and Large 2—498191.00/cwt191.00–191.009517
BullsMedium and Large 1—486218.47/cwt190.00–227.501,06217
BullsMedium and Large 1—773165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,2759
BullsMedium and Large 2—380209.00/cwt209.00–209.007941
HeifersMedium and Large 2—675189.00/cwt189.00–189.001,2761
HeifersMedium and Large 3—446220.00/cwt220.00–220.009817
BullsMedium and Large 2—433182.50/cwt182.50–182.507904
BullsMedium and Large 2—565171.00/cwt171.00–171.009661
HeifersMedium and Large 2—525188.00/cwt188.00–188.009871
HeifersMedium and Large 2—393223.00/cwt223.00–223.008764
HeifersMedium and Large 1—662190.01/cwt180.00–192.001,25812
HeifersMedium and Large 1—572207.00/cwt207.00–207.001,18430
BullsMedium and Large 2—635190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,2074
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—752165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,24110
HeifersMedium and Large 2—348223.00/cwt223.00–223.007766
HeifersMedium and Large 2—748184.00/cwt184.00–184.001,3764
HeifersMedium and Large 1—710135.00/cwt135.00–135.009591
HeifersMedium and Large 1—610197.00/cwt197.00–197.001,2021
HeifersMedium and Large 2—564220.19/cwt218.00–223.001,24218
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3—604197.00/cwt197.00–197.001,1909
HeifersMedium and Large 1—330200.00/cwt200.00–200.006601
HeifersMedium and Large 1—485226.00/cwt226.00–226.001,09617
HeifersMedium and Large 2Value Added—607230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,3968
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added—652219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,42812
HeifersMedium and Large 2—485218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,05710
HeifersMedium and Large 2—429224.00/cwt224.00–224.009617
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—597216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,29013
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3Value Added—492240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,18112
SteersMedium and Large 2Value Added—611233.00/cwt233.00–233.001,42415
SteersMedium and Large 1Natural—641233.00/cwt233.00–233.001,4949

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.