Name: Shenandoah Valley Livestock livestock auction prices — 2023-12-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 51, Heifers 185, Bulls 125)

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 $197.95/cwt on 185 head.

Average price

$197.95

185 head · 571 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,131

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$199

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

$21.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.04

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	556	199.87	1,112	84
Medium and Large 1	579	199.84	1,156	71
Medium and Large 3	504	194.53	980	18thin
Medium and Large 1-2	735	178.50	1,311	12thin

One grade step is worth $21.37/cwt here — about −$199 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 sale185 hd

197.95

—

VA average8 barns · 906 hd

191.92

+6.04

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

59 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	395	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	849	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	635	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,095	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	680	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,210	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	775	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,155	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	320	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	688	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	421	237.11/cwt	195.00–246.00	998	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	495	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,238	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	563	236.26/cwt	232.50–240.00	1,330	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	765	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,591	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	870	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	225.02/cwt	200.00–230.00	1,312	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	648	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,328	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	235.46/cwt	205.00–250.00	1,130	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,036	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	595	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,339	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	529	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,190	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,017	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	695	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,442	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,052	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	895	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,589	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,343	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	742	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,202	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	796	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	561	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	794	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	561	202.97/cwt	192.50–209.00	1,139	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	640	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,267	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,191	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	462	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	919	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	193.97/cwt	175.00–195.00	1,106	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	340	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	680	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	677	179.61/cwt	178.00–180.00	1,216	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	486	237.38/cwt	192.50–243.00	1,154	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	640	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,152	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	482	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,060	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	525	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,129	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	583	204.27/cwt	175.00–206.00	1,191	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	532	194.59/cwt	180.00–202.50	1,035	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	435	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,066	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	530	198.89/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,054	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	668	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,169	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	885	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	458	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	905	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	867	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,387	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	405	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	911	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	771	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,288	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	625	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,244	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	773	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,237	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	677	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,246	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,157	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	944	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,340	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	209.68/cwt	200.00–213.00	906	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	347	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	711	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	897	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	501	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,092	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	569	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,067	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,050	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	627	185.30/cwt	180.00–187.00	1,162	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	181.49/cwt	180.00–182.00	1,207	8

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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