Name: Shenandoah Valley Livestock livestock auction prices — 2023-09-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 346, Heifers 386, Bulls 143)

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 $225.76/cwt on 386 head.

Average price

$225.76

386 head · 526 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,187

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$296

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 1

$12.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.76

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	613	235.32	1,441	65
Medium and Large 3	454	227.93	1,036	30
Medium and Large 2	513	223.92	1,149	140
Medium and Large 1	514	222.92	1,146	151

One grade step is worth $12.40/cwt here — about $296 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 sale386 hd

225.76

—

VA average9 barns · 1,957 hd

218.00

+7.76

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

72 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 2	—	342	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	812	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	246.08/cwt	210.00–252.00	1,164	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	754	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,866	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	860	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,021	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	500	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,240	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	556	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,334	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	734	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,578	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	641	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,660	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	667	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,561	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	551	214.92/cwt	203.00–216.00	1,184	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,118	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	388	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,013	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	795	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,399	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	494	255.92/cwt	210.00–258.00	1,264	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	235.40/cwt	204.00–244.00	1,337	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	227.68/cwt	207.00–236.50	1,516	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,159	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	243.54/cwt	210.00–249.00	1,266	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	417	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,076	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	495	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,252	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	797	239.50/cwt	239.50–239.50	1,909	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,066	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,983	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	986	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	343	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	918	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	565	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,254	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	622	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,549	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	722	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,646	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	535	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,428	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	588	229.39/cwt	227.50–231.00	1,349	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	626	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,559	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	431	250.63/cwt	205.00–264.00	1,080	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	374	254.29/cwt	225.00–260.00	951	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	731	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,440	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	490	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	980	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	579	218.89/cwt	185.00–224.00	1,267	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	505	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,212	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	338	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	870	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	656	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,424	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	504	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	819	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	492	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,127	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	368	231.80/cwt	209.00–255.00	853	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	578	203.27/cwt	182.00–210.00	1,175	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	533	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,317	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	593	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,423	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	688	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,197	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	715	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,115	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,043	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	239.83/cwt	206.00–243.00	1,026	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	239.39/cwt	210.00–242.00	893	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	736	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,538	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	354	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	758	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	443	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	997	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	730	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,584	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	819	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,597	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	646	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,505	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	555	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,349	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	327	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	772	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	658	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,362	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	750	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,444	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	227.35/cwt	208.00–231.00	973	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	225.48/cwt	202.00–229.00	1,078	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	216.59/cwt	201.00–219.00	1,250	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	587	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,426	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	225.74/cwt	200.00–228.00	1,095	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	588	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,258	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,209	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	438	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,038	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	196.26/cwt	181.00–199.00	1,305	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	238.62/cwt	220.00–243.00	876	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,020	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	910	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,729	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,415	1

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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