Sale reports / Virginia / Shenandoah Valley Livestock / 2023-11-04

Shenandoah Valley Livestock

Feeder Cattle · Harrisonburg, Virginia · Sat, Nov 4
● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2169
Receipts
587 head
▲ 70 vs last sale 517▲ 149 vs year ago 438 · +34.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 175, Heifers 261, Bulls 151)

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 $204.81/cwt on 261 head.
Average price
$204.81
261 head · 522 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,069
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$252
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 1
$3.92/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+9.86
vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2643207.221,33323
Medium and Large 2518206.431,06986
Medium and Large 3398204.5081429
Medium and Large 1532203.301,081123
One grade step is worth $3.92/cwt here — about $252 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 sale261 hd
204.81
—
VA average9 barns · 1,600 hd
194.95
+9.86
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

66 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 1-2Value Added—511225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,1503
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added—598202.00/cwt202.00–202.001,2083
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added—981168.00/cwt168.00–168.001,6484
SteersMedium and Large 2—660197.50/cwt197.50–197.501,3041
SteersMedium and Large 1—431259.00/cwt259.00–259.001,11613
SteersMedium and Large 1—855195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,6672
SteersMedium and Large 1—725190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,3782
SteersMedium and Large 1—320260.00/cwt260.00–260.008321
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—783189.00/cwt189.00–189.001,48010
SteersMedium and Large 1—558251.08/cwt202.50–253.001,40128
SteersMedium and Large 2—600205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,2301
SteersMedium and Large 2—480235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,1286
SteersMedium and Large 2—583230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,3415
SteersMedium and Large 2—328259.00/cwt259.00–259.008503
SteersMedium and Large 2—423222.88/cwt207.50–240.009432
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—972190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,84712
SteersMedium and Large 1—467253.92/cwt253.00–254.001,18625
SteersMedium and Large 1—660226.63/cwt224.00–233.001,49621
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—570235.30/cwt175.00–256.001,34112
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—725219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,5884
SteersMedium and Large 1—387252.50/cwt252.50–252.509779
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—517241.00/cwt241.00–241.001,2467
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—440220.00/cwt220.00–220.009687
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—742194.00/cwt194.00–194.001,4396
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—667231.00/cwt231.00–231.001,5414
SteersMedium and Large 2Value Added—605220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,3312
SteersMedium and Large 2Value Added—430240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,0322
BullsMedium and Large 1—323237.50/cwt237.50–237.507673
BullsMedium and Large 1—395236.00/cwt236.00–236.009321
BullsMedium and Large 1—661195.63/cwt184.00–198.001,29312
BullsMedium and Large 1—425230.00/cwt230.00–230.0097810
BullsMedium and Large 1—600192.50/cwt192.50–192.501,1551
BullsMedium and Large 1—540192.50/cwt192.50–192.501,0401
BullsMedium and Large 3—327240.00/cwt240.00–240.007857
BullsMedium and Large 3—543180.00/cwt180.00–180.009775
BullsMedium and Large 2—630192.50/cwt192.50–192.501,2131
BullsMedium and Large 3—428212.50/cwt212.50–212.509104
BullsMedium and Large 2—447219.00/cwt219.00–219.009796
BullsMedium and Large 2—556220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,22313
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—517206.00/cwt206.00–206.001,0657
BullsMedium and Large 2—475192.24/cwt170.00–201.0091320
BullsMedium and Large 1—573219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,25528
BullsMedium and Large 1—492222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,09215
BullsMedium and Large 1—741182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,3494
BullsMedium and Large 2—378219.70/cwt162.50–226.0083010
HeifersMedium and Large 3—517219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,1327
HeifersMedium and Large 3—303150.00/cwt150.00–150.004555
HeifersMedium and Large 2—655190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,2457
HeifersMedium and Large 1—625180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,12512
HeifersMedium and Large 1—385213.00/cwt213.00–213.0082010
BullsMedium and Large 2—330219.00/cwt219.00–219.007233
HeifersMedium and Large 1—572201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,15032
HeifersMedium and Large 1—435207.26/cwt188.00–213.0090213
HeifersMedium and Large 2—428219.00/cwt219.00–219.0093712
HeifersMedium and Large 3—377214.56/cwt214.00–215.0080917
HeifersMedium and Large 2—483220.54/cwt204.00–222.001,06524
HeifersMedium and Large 2—324215.35/cwt198.00–217.0069811
HeifersMedium and Large 2—392223.00/cwt223.00–223.0087411
HeifersMedium and Large 1—736164.00/cwt164.00–164.001,2073
HeifersMedium and Large 1—333173.13/cwt165.00–190.005773
HeifersMedium and Large 1—488218.71/cwt215.00–219.001,06740
HeifersMedium and Large 2—563205.22/cwt181.00–208.001,15510
HeifersMedium and Large 1—546184.00/cwt184.00–184.001,0053
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—464227.50/cwt227.50–227.501,0566
HeifersMedium and Large 2Value Added—883148.00/cwt148.00–148.001,30711
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—663209.00/cwt209.00–209.001,3864

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.