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Shenandoah Valley Livestock

Name: Shenandoah Valley Livestock livestock auction prices — 2023-02-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-18

Feeder Cattle · Harrisonburg, Virginia · Sat, Feb 18

● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2169

← Feb 4Feb 18Mar 4 →

Receipts

280 head

▼ 119 vs last sale 399▼ 193 vs year ago 473 · −40.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 104, Heifers 132, Bulls 44)

Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $163.04/cwt on 132 head.

Average price

$163.04

132 head · 485 lb average

Value per head Derived

$791

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$126

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

$4.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.06

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	568	167.00	949	10thin
Medium and Large 2	444	163.42	726	56
Medium and Large 1	507	162.11	823	66

One grade step is worth $4.89/cwt here — about $126 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 sale132 hd

163.04

—

VA average8 barns · 731 hd

159.98

+3.06

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

Every lot

56 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	315	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	677	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	325	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	715	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	325	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	561	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	365	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	821	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	381	224.98/cwt	202.50–229.00	857	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	423	218.64/cwt	217.50–219.00	925	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	426	206.67/cwt	200.00–209.00	880	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	482	213.92/cwt	212.50–217.00	1,031	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	482	196.22/cwt	185.00–206.00	946	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	540	200.27/cwt	187.50–204.00	1,081	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	563	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,182	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	591	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,123	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	604	193.14/cwt	182.50–195.00	1,167	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	608	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,088	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	637	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,210	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	682	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,289	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	690	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,263	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	722	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,256	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	748	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,376	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	750	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,178	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	780	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,264	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	910	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,320	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	320	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	552	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	327	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	572	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	357	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	575	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	376	173.69/cwt	162.00–175.00	653	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	385	168.08/cwt	155.00–170.00	647	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	408	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	694	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	429	170.84/cwt	159.00–173.00	733	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	432	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	713	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	480	160.60/cwt	158.00–161.50	771	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	482	159.90/cwt	159.00–160.00	771	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	491	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	830	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	564	165.20/cwt	156.00–167.00	932	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	568	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	949	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	568	151.32/cwt	149.00–156.00	859	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	610	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	903	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	622	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	921	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	637	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	984	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	671	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	960	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	692	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,052	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	720	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,008	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	762	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,151	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	770	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,070	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	328	197.60/cwt	185.00–210.00	648	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	375	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	788	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	385	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	712	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	425	216.74/cwt	212.50–220.00	921	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	440	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	924	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	465	182.75/cwt	182.00–185.00	850	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	484	208.89/cwt	192.50–214.00	1,011	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	556	194.65/cwt	192.00–198.00	1,082	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	612	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,065	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	676	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,149	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	700	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,113	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	752	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,136	2

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 18, 2023

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

Receipts 280Last week 399Year ago 473

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 104, Heifers 132, Bulls 44)

Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	320	172.50	172.50
2	—	692	152.00	152.00
16	—	480	158.00–161.50	160.60
8	—	385	155.00–170.00	168.08
2	—	622	148.00	148.00
1	—	720	140.00	140.00
11	—	432	165.00	165.00
6	—	564	156.00–167.00	165.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	357	161.00	161.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	568	167.00	167.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	671	143.00	143.00
1	—	770	139.00	139.00
10	—	376	162.00–175.00	173.69
13	—	429	159.00–173.00	170.84
2	—	327	175.00	175.00
1	—	610	148.00	148.00
10	—	482	159.00–160.00	159.90
3	—	568	149.00–156.00	151.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	762	151.00	151.00
2	—	637	154.50	154.50
3	—	408	170.00	170.00
5	—	491	169.00	169.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	540	187.50–204.00	200.27
7	—	604	182.50–195.00	193.14
2	—	722	174.00	174.00
2	—	682	189.00	189.00
3	—	591	190.00	190.00
2	—	325	220.00	220.00
20	—	482	212.50–217.00	213.92
9	—	381	202.50–229.00	224.98
4	—	423	217.50–219.00	218.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	608	179.00	179.00
1	—	750	157.00	157.00
6	—	482	185.00–206.00	196.22
1	—	315	215.00	215.00
4	—	426	200.00–209.00	206.67
1	—	365	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	910	145.00	145.00
4	—	780	162.00	162.00
4	—	637	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	748	184.00	184.00
2	—	690	183.00	183.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	563	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	325	172.50	172.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	425	212.50–220.00	216.74
9	—	556	192.00–198.00	194.65
8	—	484	192.50–214.00	208.89
4	—	676	170.00	170.00
3	—	375	210.00	210.00
2	—	752	151.00	151.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	465	182.00–185.00	182.75
1	—	700	159.00	159.00
1	—	385	185.00	185.00
2	—	612	174.00	174.00
2	—	328	185.00–210.00	197.60
1	—	440	210.00	210.00

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.