Sale reports / Virginia / Shenandoah Valley Livestock / 2023-10-07

Shenandoah Valley Livestock

Feeder Cattle · Harrisonburg, Virginia · Sat, Oct 7
● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2169
Receipts
659 head
▲ 40 vs last sale 619▼ 69 vs year ago 728 · −9.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 234, Heifers 322, Bulls 103)

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 $224.48/cwt on 322 head.
Average price
$224.48
322 head · 506 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,135
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$264
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$11.24/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+8.42
vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1495226.891,124181
Medium and Large 2473224.621,06275
Medium and Large 3474220.501,04528
Medium and Large 1-2644215.661,38838
One grade step is worth $11.24/cwt here — about −$264 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 sale322 hd
224.48
—
VA average11 barns · 2,626 hd
216.07
+8.42
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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
SteersMedium and Large 2—618194.43/cwt182.50–219.001,20212
HeifersMedium and Large 2—426231.03/cwt202.50–234.0098418
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added—446224.00/cwt224.00–224.009997
HeifersMedium and Large 2—379239.20/cwt222.50–245.009079
SteersMedium and Large 1—572224.42/cwt182.50–242.001,28448
SteersMedium and Large 2—550215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,1839
SteersMedium and Large 1—486241.89/cwt239.00–249.001,17620
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—734210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,54111
HeifersMedium and Large 1—433232.84/cwt210.00–235.001,00820
HeifersMedium and Large 1—655182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,1929
SteersMedium and Large 1—441254.00/cwt254.00–254.001,12012
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—535205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,0976
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—768210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,61316
SteersMedium and Large 2—382245.93/cwt227.50–247.5093912
SteersMedium and Large 2Value Added—583225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,3123
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—554239.00/cwt239.00–239.001,32415
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—810214.00/cwt214.00–214.001,7331
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—504240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,2106
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—665221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,47017
SteersMedium and Large 1—617222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,37012
SteersMedium and Large 2—415249.00/cwt249.00–249.001,0336
SteersMedium and Large 2—520180.00/cwt180.00–180.009361
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—668221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,4765
SteersMedium and Large 1—745200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,4903
SteersMedium and Large 1—363252.84/cwt227.50–259.009185
BullsMedium and Large 1—437241.00/cwt241.00–241.001,05311
BullsMedium and Large 1—381235.46/cwt200.00–241.008977
BullsMedium and Large 1—348240.00/cwt240.00–240.008354
BullsMedium and Large 1—648185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,1993
BullsMedium and Large 1—513179.94/cwt170.00–200.009233
BullsMedium and Large 1—665167.46/cwt165.00–170.001,1142
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added—865170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,4712
BullsMedium and Large 2—720166.00/cwt166.00–166.001,1952
BullsMedium and Large 2—335207.50/cwt207.50–207.506952
BullsMedium and Large 1—569210.43/cwt170.00–219.001,19712
BullsMedium and Large 2—660167.50/cwt167.50–167.501,1061
BullsMedium and Large 2—458208.30/cwt202.50–210.009549
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—475152.50/cwt152.50–152.507242
HeifersMedium and Large 2—740190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,4062
HeifersMedium and Large 2—327234.43/cwt205.00–248.007676
BullsMedium and Large 2—391235.00/cwt235.00–235.009195
BullsMedium and Large 3—495190.00/cwt190.00–190.009412
BullsMedium and Large 2—501183.94/cwt175.00–187.509227
HeifersMedium and Large 2—563225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,2679
HeifersMedium and Large 1—305240.00/cwt240.00–240.007323
HeifersMedium and Large 1—374242.14/cwt224.00–247.0090623
BullsMedium and Large 2—569167.33/cwt162.00–170.0095215
BullsMedium and Large 2—423198.56/cwt185.00–227.508403
BullsMedium and Large 1—493227.00/cwt227.00–227.001,11915
HeifersMedium and Large 1—487229.52/cwt185.00–235.001,11853
HeifersMedium and Large 1—565222.18/cwt150.00–229.501,25542
HeifersMedium and Large 2—486227.36/cwt210.00–228.001,10526
HeifersMedium and Large 2—647162.50/cwt162.50–162.501,0515
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—548228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,24910
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—664220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,46115
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—976203.00/cwt203.00–203.001,9816
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added—554225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,2478
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added—475239.00/cwt239.00–239.001,13513
HeifersMedium and Large 1—605172.50/cwt172.50–172.501,0441
HeifersMedium and Large 3—515218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,12314
HeifersMedium and Large 3—433223.00/cwt223.00–223.0096614
SteersMedium and Large 1—517226.22/cwt182.50–231.001,17010
SteersMedium and Large 1—672219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,4729

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.