Name: Shenandoah Valley Livestock livestock auction prices — 2023-12-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 250, Heifers 291, Bulls 112)

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 $177.37/cwt on 291 head.

Average price

$177.37

291 head · 521 lb average

Value per head Derived

$925

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$142

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

$21.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.09

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	525	185.35	973	166
Medium and Large 1-2	547	181.10	990	21
Medium and Large 2-3	562	169.00	950	7thin
Medium and Large 3	493	164.33	810	9thin
Medium and Large 2	508	163.42	831	88

One grade step is worth $21.93/cwt here — about $142 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 sale291 hd

177.37

—

VA average9 barns · 1,324 hd

177.46

−0.09

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

67 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	—	380	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	836	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	509	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	870	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,181	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,093	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	537	219.52/cwt	216.00–238.00	1,179	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	194.64/cwt	179.00–203.00	1,213	25
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	180.44/cwt	155.00–205.00	772	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	178.59/cwt	171.00–190.00	1,193	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	519	206.03/cwt	205.00–207.50	1,069	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	962	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	973	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	867	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,379	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	729	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,028	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	732	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	731	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,338	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	940	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,636	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	770	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,332	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,054	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	503	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,227	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	148.65/cwt	145.00–152.50	557	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	635	213.24/cwt	210.00–222.00	1,354	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	669	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,318	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	481	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,130	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	758	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,433	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	641	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,237	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	844	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,595	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	606	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	848	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	797	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	548	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	844	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	615	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	929	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	743	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	434	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	618	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	559	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	889	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	374	214.15/cwt	205.00–217.50	801	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	315	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	457	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	436	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	818	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	769	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,146	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	562	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	950	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	510	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	887	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	653	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	986	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	583	154.99/cwt	136.00–164.00	904	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	480	185.65/cwt	150.00–189.00	891	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	700	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	875	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	177.70/cwt	166.00–181.00	752	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	380	207.69/cwt	147.50–222.50	789	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	185.93/cwt	172.00–191.00	1,056	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	807	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	872	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	959	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	709	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	459	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	776	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	177.04/cwt	157.50–180.00	673	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	627	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,009	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,055	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	599	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	654	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,105	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	672	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,216	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	492	188.39/cwt	177.00–191.00	927	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	522	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	637	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	715	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	560	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	868	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	878	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	495	223.13/cwt	175.00–227.50	1,104	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	599	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	480	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	970	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	703	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	780	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	576	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,152	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	793	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,039	4

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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