Name: Shenandoah Valley Livestock livestock auction prices — 2024-02-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 303, Heifers 423, Bulls 164)

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 $234.31/cwt on 423 head.

Average price

$234.31

423 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,263

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$100

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

$24.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.61

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	480	247.59	1,189	126
Medium and Large 1-2	549	243.75	1,338	72
Medium and Large 3	482	231.91	1,117	22
Medium and Large 1	578	222.99	1,289	203

One grade step is worth $24.60/cwt here — about −$100 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 sale423 hd

234.31

—

VA average9 barns · 1,236 hd

225.70

+8.61

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

68 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 2	—	478	256.42/cwt	243.00–262.50	1,226	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	491	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,272	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	489	247.90/cwt	221.00–249.00	1,212	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	485	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,261	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	491	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,262	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	596	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,395	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	250.21/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,686	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,553	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	560	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,344	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	519	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,157	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	642	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,586	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,271	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,262	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,475	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	823	218.20/cwt	213.00–223.00	1,796	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	585	271.60/cwt	258.00–290.00	1,589	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,558	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,443	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	591	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,625	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	838	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,659	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,046	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	717	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,606	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	622	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,462	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,190	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	708	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,628	31
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	685	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,603	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	558	254.55/cwt	230.00–258.00	1,420	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	768	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,597	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,404	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	425	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,275	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	737	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,430	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	426	290.46/cwt	245.00–295.00	1,237	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	372	303.39/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,129	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	567	241.17/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,367	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	322	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	982	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	645	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,316	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	483	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,319	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	238.59/cwt	230.00–242.00	1,348	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	439	265.81/cwt	263.00–269.00	1,167	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	832	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,498	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	460	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,012	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	427	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,153	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	329	292.22/cwt	235.00–300.00	961	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	378	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,115	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	243.50/cwt	216.00–249.00	1,049	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	545	239.76/cwt	217.00–245.00	1,307	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	544	254.09/cwt	252.00–265.00	1,382	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	664	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,481	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	225.22/cwt	217.00–226.00	1,304	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	639	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,323	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	646	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,227	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	416	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,030	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	652	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,311	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,492	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	558	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,261	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	263.14/cwt	225.00–269.00	1,129	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	488	236.93/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,156	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	209.44/cwt	197.00–215.00	1,403	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	824	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	733	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,173	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	535	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,289	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	653	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,306	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	265.82/cwt	250.00–273.00	994	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	334	228.88/cwt	217.50–240.00	764	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	627	213.89/cwt	208.00–219.00	1,341	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	711	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,379	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	491	298.19/cwt	295.00–303.00	1,464	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	753	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,626	11

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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