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Shenandoah Valley Livestock

Name: Shenandoah Valley Livestock livestock auction prices — 2023-04-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-29

Feeder Cattle · Harrisonburg, Virginia · Sat, Apr 29

● Final53 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2169

← Apr 22Apr 29May 6 →

Receipts

232 head

▼ 401 vs last sale 633▼ 179 vs year ago 411 · −43.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 62, Heifers 104, Bulls 66)

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 $202.90/cwt on 104 head.

Average price

$202.90

104 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,091

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$275

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

$15.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+16.13

vs VA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	468	208.36	976	49
Medium and Large 2	566	202.31	1,146	29
Medium and Large 3	535	197.50	1,057	3thin
Medium and Large 1-2	649	192.70	1,250	23

One grade step is worth $15.67/cwt here — about −$275 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 sale104 hd

202.90

—

VA average9 barns · 1,685 hd

186.77

+16.13

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

Every lot

53 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	320	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	848	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	372	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	967	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	379	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,004	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	413	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,094	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	422	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,044	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	433	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,169	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	470	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,222	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,259	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	494	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,284	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	566	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,373	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	569	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,394	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	592	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,385	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	655	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,428	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	688	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,479	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	730	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,394	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	753	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,476	9
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	315	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	709	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	338	225.67/cwt	215.00–230.00	763	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	372	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	807	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	388	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	889	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	407	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	936	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	414	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	898	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	440	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	920	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	485	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	970	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	488	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,000	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	502	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,069	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	535	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,057	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	553	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,062	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	580	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,212	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	599	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,198	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	638	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,148	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	645	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,219	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	681	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,280	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	720	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,260	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	725	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,211	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	781	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,390	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	855	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,359	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	335	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	796	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	340	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	757	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	355	246.04/cwt	245.00–250.00	873	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	380	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	817	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	385	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	989	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	415	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,079	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	424	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,060	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	470	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,133	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	472	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,133	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	488	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,220	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	555	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,143	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	560	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,218	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	575	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,208	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	640	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,216	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	660	197.97/cwt	182.50–200.00	1,307	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	735	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,257	3

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 Apr 29, 2023

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

Receipts 232Last week 633Year ago 411

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 62, Heifers 104, Bulls 66)

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 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	488	205.00	205.00
5	—	407	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	414	217.00	217.00
5	—	485	200.00	200.00
11	—	553	192.00	192.00
7	—	338	215.00–230.00	225.67
3	—	388	229.00	229.00
1	—	720	175.00	175.00
3	—	638	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	781	178.00	178.00
1	—	855	159.00	159.00
1	—	440	209.00	209.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	599	200.00	200.00
14	—	681	188.00	188.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	189.00	189.00
2	—	372	217.00	217.00
1	—	725	167.00	167.00
7	—	580	209.00	209.00
4	—	315	225.00	225.00
6	—	502	213.00	213.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	535	197.50	197.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	413	265.00	265.00
5	—	569	245.00	245.00
2	—	470	260.00	260.00
1	—	320	265.00	265.00
4	—	372	260.00	260.00
1	—	730	191.00	191.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	379	265.00	265.00
6	—	475	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	494	260.00	260.00
1	—	655	218.00	218.00
2	—	422	247.50	247.50
2	—	592	234.00	234.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	753	196.00	196.00
3	—	688	215.00	215.00
5	—	566	242.50	242.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	433	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	660	182.50–200.00	197.97
4	—	472	240.00	240.00
3	—	575	210.00	210.00
3	—	385	257.00	257.00
2	—	415	260.00	260.00
1	—	335	237.50	237.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	560	217.50	217.50
3	—	735	171.00	171.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	355	245.00–250.00	246.04
4	—	555	206.00	206.00
5	—	424	250.00	250.00
1	—	640	190.00	190.00
5	—	488	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	470	241.00	241.00
3	—	340	222.50	222.50
3	—	380	215.00	215.00

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.