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Shenandoah Valley Livestock

Name: Shenandoah Valley Livestock livestock auction prices — 2023-02-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-04

Feeder Cattle · Harrisonburg, Virginia · Sat, Feb 4

● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2169

← Jan 21Feb 4Feb 18 →

Receipts

399 head

▲ 28 vs last sale 371▼ 74 vs year ago 473 · −15.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 212, Heifers 108, Bulls 79)

Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $186.44/cwt on 212 head.

Average price

$186.44

212 head · 692 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,290

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$256

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$15.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.31

vs VA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	637	195.65	1,246	40
Medium and Large 2	568	186.88	1,061	25
Medium and Large 1	737	184.05	1,356	140
Medium and Large 3	550	180.00	990	7thin

One grade step is worth $15.65/cwt here — about $256 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 sale212 hd

186.44

—

VA average9 barns · 970 hd

180.13

+6.31

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot

63 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	345	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	687	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	380	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	751	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	385	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	683	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	441	203.23/cwt	195.00–206.00	896	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	445	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	903	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	471	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,001	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	485	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	946	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	510	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,020	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	524	215.21/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,128	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	528	192.39/cwt	190.00–197.50	1,016	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	550	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	990	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	555	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,121	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	563	208.38/cwt	204.00–212.00	1,173	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	574	204.42/cwt	204.00–205.00	1,173	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	575	181.72/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,045	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	620	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,116	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	633	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,241	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	644	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,240	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,248	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	675	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,195	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	693	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,275	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	705	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,146	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	713	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,269	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,298	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	782	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,353	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	831	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,438	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	880	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,408	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	910	169.50/cwt	169.50–169.50	1,542	56
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	331	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	579	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	351	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	576	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	358	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	609	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	372	165.60/cwt	153.00–170.00	616	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	425	167.95/cwt	160.00–170.00	714	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	425	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	689	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	465	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	739	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	493	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	813	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	507	165.44/cwt	164.50–167.00	839	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	548	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	899	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	586	152.93/cwt	145.00–155.50	896	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	592	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	882	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	620	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	856	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	622	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	970	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	630	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	914	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	662	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	927	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	740	142.88/cwt	140.00–144.00	1,057	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	770	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,147	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	809	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	1,201	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	345	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	742	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	371	198.62/cwt	185.00–200.00	737	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	378	197.87/cwt	185.00–200.00	748	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	430	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	813	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	440	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	792	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	474	171.59/cwt	170.00–172.50	813	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	494	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	845	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	508	171.04/cwt	164.00–172.50	869	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	510	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	816	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	525	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	851	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	555	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	927	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	562	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	910	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	578	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,046	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	625	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,016	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	665	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	971	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	808	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,099	4

This sale against other markets

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.

Virginia feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Shenandoah Valley Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale - Harrisonburg, VA

Sat Feb 4, 2023

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Richmond, VA (LS-RH)

Receipts 399Last week 371Year ago 473

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 212, Heifers 108, Bulls 79)

Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	705	162.50	162.50
2	—	510	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	831	173.00	173.00
12	—	650	192.00	192.00
6	—	555	202.00	202.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	441	195.00–206.00	203.23
5	—	485	195.00	195.00
1	—	385	177.50	177.50
1	—	345	199.00	199.00
4	—	782	173.00	173.00
4	—	675	177.00	177.00
3	—	575	180.00–185.00	181.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	550	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	750	173.00	173.00
56	—	910	169.50	169.50
14	—	574	204.00–205.00	204.42
12	—	524	210.00–220.00	215.21
21	—	644	192.50	192.50
5	—	693	184.00	184.00
2	—	880	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	528	190.00–197.50	192.39
2	—	380	197.50	197.50
1	—	620	180.00	180.00
3	—	471	212.50	212.50
1	—	445	203.00	203.00
19	—	713	178.00	178.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	633	196.00	196.00
11	—	563	204.00–212.00	208.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	425	162.00	162.00
2	—	662	140.00	140.00
7	—	740	140.00–144.00	142.88
7	—	493	165.00	165.00
5	—	351	164.00	164.00
12	—	586	145.00–155.50	152.93
5	—	809	148.50	148.50
1	—	620	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	507	164.50–167.00	165.44
3	—	630	145.00	145.00
5	—	425	160.00–170.00	167.95
6	—	592	149.00	149.00
5	—	331	175.00	175.00
4	—	372	153.00–170.00	165.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	622	156.00	156.00
4	—	770	149.00	149.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	465	159.00	159.00
4	—	548	164.00	164.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	358	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	378	185.00–200.00	197.87
1	—	510	160.00	160.00
1	—	345	215.00	215.00
10	—	562	162.00	162.00
5	—	494	171.00	171.00
5	—	430	189.00	189.00
4	—	808	136.00	136.00
1	—	625	162.50	162.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	578	181.00	181.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	508	164.00–172.50	171.04
4	—	440	180.00	180.00
11	—	371	185.00–200.00	198.62
3	—	555	167.00	167.00
1	—	665	146.00	146.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	474	170.00–172.50	171.59
2	—	525	162.00	162.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.