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Shenandoah Valley Livestock

Name: Shenandoah Valley Livestock livestock auction prices — 2023-03-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-04

Feeder Cattle · Harrisonburg, Virginia · Sat, Mar 4

● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2169

← Feb 18Mar 4Mar 18 →

Receipts

614 head

▲ 334 vs last sale 280▼ 528 vs year ago 1,142 · −46.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattles (Steers 268, Heifers 262, Bulls 84)

Value Added and Natural 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 $201.73/cwt on 268 head.

Average price

$201.73

268 head · 617 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,245

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$334

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

$42.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.31

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	578	215.07	1,243	117
Medium and Large 2	591	198.59	1,174	64
Medium and Large 1	699	186.92	1,306	82
Small 1	527	172.50	909	5thin

One grade step is worth $42.57/cwt here — about $334 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 sale268 hd

201.73

—

VA average9 barns · 1,169 hd

204.03

−2.31

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

Every lot

74 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 · Steers33 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	367	206.25/cwt	195.00–217.50	757	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	373	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	854	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	940	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	420	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	974	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	420	220.98/cwt	210.00–232.50	928	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	421	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	989	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	460	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,012	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	482	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,085	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	490	230.32/cwt	228.00–235.00	1,129	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	497	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,093	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	500	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	850	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	515	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	979	1
Steers	—	Small 1Value Added	527	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	909	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	550	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,089	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	580	216.38/cwt	209.00–229.00	1,255	61
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	580	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,160	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	595	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,196	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	595	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,178	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	613	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,257	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	625	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,031	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	658	199.50/cwt	199.50–199.50	1,313	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	671	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,349	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	680	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,326	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	688	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,170	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	700	186.50/cwt	186.50–186.50	1,306	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	710	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,257	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	737	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,341	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	740	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,214	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	750	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,283	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	798	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,365	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	825	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,403	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	833	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,416	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	920	154.20/cwt	144.00–163.00	1,419	11
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	323	169.04/cwt	157.50–173.00	546	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	327	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	556	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	370	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	662	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	393	179.39/cwt	162.00–182.00	705	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	424	183.64/cwt	170.00–185.50	779	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	427	183.64/cwt	165.00–185.50	784	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	458	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	751	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	470	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	776	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	480	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	955	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	492	168.85/cwt	166.00–169.00	831	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	506	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	886	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	516	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	841	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	547	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	886	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	558	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,032	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	564	192.23/cwt	190.00–199.00	1,084	42
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	578	176.50/cwt	176.50–176.50	1,020	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	640	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	960	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	655	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,041	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	675	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,080	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	678	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,132	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	678	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,125	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	716	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,110	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	822	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,217	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	834	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	1,205	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	960	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,286	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	316	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	695	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	345	204.89/cwt	202.50–217.50	707	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	371	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	842	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	397	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	901	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	420	229.50/cwt	229.50–229.50	964	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	430	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	976	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	431	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	987	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	478	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,028	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	484	210.38/cwt	185.00–212.50	1,018	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	500	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	800	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	566	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,002	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	576	194.23/cwt	179.00–199.00	1,119	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	641	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,109	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	650	172.40/cwt	158.00–176.00	1,121	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	670	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,166	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	749	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,213	5

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 Mar 4, 2023

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

Receipts 614Last week 280Year ago 1,142

State Graded Feeder Cattles (Steers 268, Heifers 262, Bulls 84)

Value Added and Natural are Weaned and Vaccinated.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	373	229.00	229.00
1	—	460	220.00	220.00
6	—	671	201.00	201.00
1	—	710	177.00	177.00
1	—	580	200.00	200.00
1	—	515	190.00	190.00
1	—	750	171.00	171.00
4	—	421	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	595	201.00	201.00
1	—	740	164.00	164.00
2	—	420	210.00–232.50	220.98
1	—	625	165.00	165.00
12	—	482	225.00	225.00
3	—	367	195.00–217.50	206.25
2	—	680	195.00	195.00
1	—	500	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	833	170.00	170.00
11	—	920	144.00–163.00	154.20
11	—	595	198.00	198.00
27	—	737	182.00	182.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
61	—	580	209.00–229.00	216.38
21	—	490	228.00–235.00	230.32
3	—	400	235.00	235.00
25	—	658	199.50	199.50
7	—	613	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	497	220.00	220.00
4	—	420	232.00	232.00
6	—	688	170.00	170.00
8	—	550	198.00	198.00
5	—	798	171.00	171.00
9	—	825	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	527	172.50	172.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	700	186.50	186.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	480	199.00	199.00
42	—	564	190.00–199.00	192.23
28	—	678	167.00	167.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	150.00	150.00
12	—	458	164.00	164.00
11	—	547	162.00	162.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	323	157.50–173.00	169.04
5	—	655	159.00	159.00
18	—	578	176.50	176.50
17	—	424	170.00–185.50	183.64
7	—	393	162.00–182.00	179.39
18	—	492	166.00–169.00	168.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	506	175.00	175.00
2	—	470	165.00	165.00
5	—	558	185.00	185.00
1	—	675	160.00	160.00
11	—	427	165.00–185.50	183.64
12	—	370	179.00	179.00
7	—	716	155.00	155.00
4	—	327	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	678	166.00	166.00
5	—	516	163.00	163.00
5	—	822	148.00	148.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	834	144.50	144.50
1	—	960	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	650	158.00–176.00	172.40
5	—	749	162.00	162.00
8	—	576	179.00–199.00	194.23
6	—	371	227.00	227.00
6	—	316	220.00	220.00
2	—	430	227.00	227.00
13	—	484	185.00–212.50	210.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	641	173.00	173.00
2	—	397	227.00	227.00
3	—	431	229.00	229.00
6	—	345	202.50–217.50	204.89
4	—	566	177.00	177.00
1	—	500	160.00	160.00
8	—	478	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	670	174.00	174.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	420	229.50	229.50

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.