Name: Shenandoah Valley Livestock livestock auction prices — 2023-10-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 316, Heifers 332, Bulls 144)

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 $221.93/cwt on 332 head.

Average price

$221.93

332 head · 501 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,112

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$121

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

$33.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.10

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2-3	417	234.00	976	6thin
Medium and Large 2	460	224.88	1,034	114
Medium and Large 1	525	220.96	1,160	202
Medium and Large 3	547	200.50	1,097	10thin

One grade step is worth $33.50/cwt here — about −$121 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 sale332 hd

221.93

—

VA average10 barns · 2,214 hd

215.82

+6.10

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

61 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	654	219.64/cwt	187.50–222.00	1,436	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	221.94/cwt	162.50–231.00	957	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	305	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	686	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	756	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,550	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	220.98/cwt	175.00–225.00	813	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	488	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,196	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	656	213.11/cwt	207.50–214.00	1,398	27
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	366	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	979	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	468	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,182	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,034	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	254.49/cwt	252.50–259.00	1,234	30
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	438	221.29/cwt	210.00–232.50	969	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	506	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,265	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	744	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	582	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,339	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	249.27/cwt	225.00–252.50	1,418	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	791	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,653	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	695	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,557	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	257.45/cwt	200.00–262.50	1,102	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	950	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,090	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	702	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,495	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	853	226.50/cwt	226.50–226.50	1,932	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	918	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	604	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,383	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	571	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,256	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	664	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,335	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	360	264.86/cwt	235.00–270.00	953	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	335	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	905	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	251.65/cwt	235.00–255.00	1,064	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	535	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,086	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	374	238.65/cwt	175.00–247.50	893	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	780	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,248	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,027	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	535	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	869	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	920	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	457	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	594	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,244	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,932	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	494	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,136	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	580	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,148	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	640	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,312	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,063	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	545	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,145	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	891	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,492	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	417	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	976	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	656	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,240	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	230.79/cwt	187.50–233.00	990	42
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	344	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	929	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	331	211.27/cwt	150.00–232.00	699	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	440	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	913	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	508	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	978	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	498	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,135	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	504	192.00/cwt	160.00–205.00	968	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	667	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,367	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	729	192.04/cwt	177.50–195.00	1,400	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	223.19/cwt	170.00–230.00	844	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	858	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,622	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	224.50/cwt	224.50–224.50	1,298	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	506	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,341	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	219.10/cwt	175.00–220.00	1,229	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	492	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,132	80

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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