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Shenandoah Valley Livestock

Name: Shenandoah Valley Livestock livestock auction prices — 2023-05-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-20

Feeder Cattle · Harrisonburg, Virginia · Sat, May 20

● Final62 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2169

← May 6May 20Jun 3 →

Receipts

505 head

▼ 245 vs last sale 750▲ 183 vs year ago 322 · +56.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 147, Heifers 217, Bulls 141)

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 $210.44/cwt on 217 head.

Average price

$210.44

217 head · 529 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,112

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$215

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

$14.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.17

vs VA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	456	217.25	991	43
Medium and Large 3	511	212.10	1,085	29
Medium and Large 1	531	211.11	1,121	94
Medium and Large 1-2	595	202.51	1,205	51

One grade step is worth $14.74/cwt here — about −$215 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 sale217 hd

210.44

—

VA average10 barns · 1,440 hd

199.26

+11.17

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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	395	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,019	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	420	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,021	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	425	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,054	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	462	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,150	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	466	241.10/cwt	231.00–245.00	1,124	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	488	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,205	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	554	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,330	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	557	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,253	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	562	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	944	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	590	214.52/cwt	160.00–233.00	1,266	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	615	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,365	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	625	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,350	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	646	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,214	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	648	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,322	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	652	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,428	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	678	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,417	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	735	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,213	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	739	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,345	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	765	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,476	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	853	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,561	13
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	331	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	758	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	340	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	745	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	376	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	854	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	376	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	808	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	423	218.42/cwt	206.00–223.00	924	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	428	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	954	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	465	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,000	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	485	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,033	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	488	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,074	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	523	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	868	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	532	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,144	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	547	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,198	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	561	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,172	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	561	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,139	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	565	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,254	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	572	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,264	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	627	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,129	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	629	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,107	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	637	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,268	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	653	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,319	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	718	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,292	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	720	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,231	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	810	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,199	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	323	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	785	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	328	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	817	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	374	241.80/cwt	208.00–250.00	904	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	379	250.01/cwt	222.00–253.00	948	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	430	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,071	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	430	243.07/cwt	231.00–245.00	1,045	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	469	227.03/cwt	223.00–230.00	1,065	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	480	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,138	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	483	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,145	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	493	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,144	16
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	520	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,087	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	545	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,090	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	551	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,163	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	588	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,070	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	590	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,003	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	617	207.78/cwt	206.00–209.00	1,282	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	675	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,127	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	688	170.14/cwt	167.00–171.00	1,171	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	762	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,189	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 May 20, 2023

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

Receipts 505Last week 750Year ago 322

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 147, Heifers 217, Bulls 141)

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
12	—	532	215.00	215.00
1	—	720	171.00	171.00
5	—	629	176.00	176.00
29	—	488	220.00	220.00
20	—	561	203.00	203.00
3	—	376	215.00	215.00
1	—	340	219.00	219.00
8	—	428	223.00	223.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	485	213.00	213.00
7	—	423	206.00–223.00	218.42
6	—	331	229.00	229.00
9	—	376	227.00	227.00
2	—	627	180.00	180.00
6	—	565	222.00	222.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	547	219.00	219.00
4	—	718	180.00	180.00
21	—	637	199.00	199.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	465	215.00	215.00
14	—	561	209.00	209.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	653	202.00	202.00
5	—	572	221.00	221.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	523	166.00	166.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	810	148.00	148.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	557	225.00	225.00
2	—	425	248.00	248.00
1	—	735	165.00	165.00
7	—	678	209.00	209.00
7	—	466	231.00–245.00	241.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	739	182.00	182.00
4	—	462	249.00	249.00
14	—	615	222.00	222.00
10	—	652	219.00	219.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	765	193.00	193.00
1	—	420	243.00	243.00
16	—	590	160.00–233.00	214.52
5	—	625	216.00	216.00
2	—	395	258.00	258.00
8	—	488	247.00	247.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	648	204.00	204.00
9	—	562	168.00	168.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	646	188.00	188.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	853	183.00	183.00
28	—	554	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	551	211.00	211.00
6	—	323	243.00	243.00
5	—	374	208.00–250.00	241.80
2	—	762	156.00	156.00
16	—	493	232.00	232.00
1	—	520	209.00	209.00
14	—	430	249.00	249.00
1	—	675	167.00	167.00
15	—	617	206.00–209.00	207.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	483	237.00	237.00
7	—	430	231.00–245.00	243.07
10	—	379	222.00–253.00	250.01
9	—	688	167.00–171.00	170.14
6	—	588	182.00	182.00
5	—	545	200.00	200.00
5	—	328	249.00	249.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	590	170.00	170.00
10	—	469	223.00–230.00	227.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	480	237.00	237.00

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.