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Shenandoah Valley Livestock

Name: Shenandoah Valley Livestock livestock auction prices — 2023-05-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-06

Feeder Cattle · Harrisonburg, Virginia · Sat, May 6

● Final62 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2169

← Apr 29May 6May 20 →

Receipts

750 head

▲ 518 vs last sale 232▲ 482 vs year ago 268 · +179.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Grader Feeder Cattle (Steers 199, Heifers 402, Bulls 149)

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 $198.43/cwt on 402 head.

Average price

$198.43

402 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,072

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$199

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

$11.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.95

vs VA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	451	206.65	932	72
Medium and Large 2-3	461	203.00	936	6thin
Medium and Large 1-2	502	201.09	1,010	23
Medium and Large 2	538	198.33	1,067	98
Medium and Large 1	580	195.14	1,131	203

One grade step is worth $11.51/cwt here — about −$199 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 sale402 hd

198.43

—

VA average10 barns · 1,630 hd

196.48

+1.95

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

Every lot

62 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	322	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	773	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	385	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	955	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	389	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	957	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	418	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,032	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	433	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,078	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	484	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,162	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	489	238.78/cwt	234.00–250.00	1,168	46
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	490	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,201	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	538	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,216	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	568	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,295	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	577	225.63/cwt	224.00–228.00	1,302	50
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	603	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,164	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	611	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,369	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	661	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,401	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	665	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,244	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	697	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,429	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	820	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,476	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	951	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,607	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	326	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	676	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	327	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	719	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	335	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	750	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	376	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	823	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	381	223.02/cwt	209.00–225.00	850	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	389	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	832	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3Value Added	401	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	830	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	417	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	892	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	430	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	899	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	435	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	831	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	443	204.25/cwt	196.00–205.00	905	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	461	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	936	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	485	201.45/cwt	198.00–209.00	977	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	488	208.26/cwt	175.00–212.00	1,016	42
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	492	202.43/cwt	175.00–204.00	996	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	557	200.43/cwt	161.00–203.00	1,116	46
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	564	196.53/cwt	193.00–203.00	1,108	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	588	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,152	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	591	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,117	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	623	187.03/cwt	182.00–194.00	1,165	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	642	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,111	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	657	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,242	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	668	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,249	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	668	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,222	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	745	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,244	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	755	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,321	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	760	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,208	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	807	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,315	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	850	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,437	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	905	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,475	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	346	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	820	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	383	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	833	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	396	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	927	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	431	232.03/cwt	230.00–233.00	1,000	18
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	442	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	995	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	476	215.47/cwt	213.00–219.00	1,026	25
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	488	225.84/cwt	223.00–226.00	1,102	19
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	492	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	984	16
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	559	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,230	20
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	567	176.98/cwt	165.00–180.00	1,003	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	615	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,015	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	662	188.42/cwt	166.00–194.00	1,247	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	677	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,178	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	730	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,146	1

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 May 6, 2023

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

Receipts 750Last week 232Year ago 268

State Grader Feeder Cattle (Steers 199, Heifers 402, Bulls 149)

Value Added Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	165.00	165.00
1	—	730	157.00	157.00
5	—	567	165.00–180.00	176.98
10	—	346	237.00	237.00
5	—	383	217.50	217.50
18	—	431	230.00–233.00	232.03
25	—	476	213.00–219.00	215.47
2	—	677	174.00	174.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	559	220.00	220.00
19	—	488	223.00–226.00	225.84
15	—	662	166.00–194.00	188.42
9	—	442	225.00	225.00
3	—	396	234.00	234.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	492	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	905	163.00	163.00
30	—	755	175.00	175.00
20	—	657	189.00	189.00
13	—	591	189.00	189.00
5	—	807	163.00	163.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	430	209.00	209.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	381	209.00–225.00	223.02
6	—	745	167.00	167.00
3	—	326	207.50	207.50
7	—	642	173.00	173.00
42	—	488	175.00–212.00	208.26
12	—	443	196.00–205.00	204.25
46	—	557	161.00–203.00	200.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	623	182.00–194.00	187.03
2	—	327	220.00	220.00
6	—	668	187.00	187.00
18	—	492	175.00–204.00	202.43
17	—	376	219.00	219.00
34	—	564	193.00–203.00	196.53
3	—	850	169.00	169.00
2	—	760	159.00	159.00
2	—	435	191.00	191.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	461	203.00	203.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	389	214.00	214.00
24	—	485	198.00–209.00	201.45
10	—	588	196.00	196.00
10	—	417	214.00	214.00
5	—	335	224.00	224.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	401	207.00	207.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	668	183.00	183.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	418	247.00	247.00
8	—	568	228.00	228.00
7	—	389	246.00	246.00
7	—	484	240.00	240.00
2	—	697	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	490	245.00	245.00
6	—	538	226.00	226.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	385	248.00	248.00
8	—	661	212.00	212.00
2	—	322	240.00	240.00
50	—	577	224.00–228.00	225.63
12	—	433	249.00	249.00
46	—	489	234.00–250.00	238.78
4	—	603	193.00	193.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	665	187.00	187.00
3	—	951	169.00	169.00
9	—	611	224.00	224.00
6	—	820	180.00	180.00

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.