Name: Shenandoah Valley Livestock livestock auction prices — 2023-09-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 173, Heifers 323, Bulls 123)

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 $224.35/cwt on 323 head.

Average price

$224.35

323 head · 507 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,137

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$53

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$17.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.04

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	464	230.59	1,069	49
Medium and Large 2	491	225.33	1,106	94
Medium and Large 1	527	224.20	1,181	147
Medium and Large 3	527	213.00	1,122	33

One grade step is worth $17.59/cwt here — about −$53 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 sale323 hd

224.35

—

VA average12 barns · 2,355 hd

219.32

+5.04

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

63 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 1-2Value Added	—	651	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,575	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	843	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,973	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	593	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,429	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	767	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,649	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	260.27/cwt	250.00–265.00	963	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	750	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,763	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	487	252.49/cwt	240.00–258.00	1,230	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	252.30/cwt	215.00–257.00	1,431	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,128	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	640	211.83/cwt	209.00–217.50	1,356	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	434	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,137	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	236.26/cwt	220.00–238.00	903	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	234.85/cwt	217.50–236.00	892	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	576	225.47/cwt	223.00–228.00	1,299	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	936	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,273	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	331	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	836	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	540	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	824	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	668	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,496	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	494	220.51/cwt	190.00–225.00	1,089	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	921	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	2,091	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	550	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,320	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	723	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,648	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	501	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,217	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	249.18/cwt	240.00–252.00	1,062	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	660	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,287	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	562	230.92/cwt	217.50–238.00	1,298	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	970	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	315	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	788	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	732	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,482	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	522	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,253	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	527	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,228	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	436	234.06/cwt	227.50–240.00	1,021	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	482	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,070	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	826	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,425	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	557	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,267	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	400	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	980	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	557	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,075	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	443	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,028	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	391	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	915	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	872	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	338	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	727	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	547	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,149	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	213.53/cwt	212.50–214.00	1,021	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	644	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,436	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	224.96/cwt	214.00–226.00	965	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	441	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,036	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	587	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,338	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	508	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,156	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	502	223.73/cwt	223.00–227.00	1,123	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	220.57/cwt	207.00–228.00	1,244	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	440	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	999	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	800	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,696	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	600	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,392	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	550	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,238	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	628	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,495	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	332	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	767	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	548	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,217	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	314	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	738	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	681	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,451	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	450	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,004	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,618	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	237.29/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,573	15

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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