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Shenandoah Valley Livestock

Name: Shenandoah Valley Livestock livestock auction prices — 2023-06-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-06-17

Feeder Cattle · Harrisonburg, Virginia · Sat, Jun 17

● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2169

← Jun 3Jun 17Jul 8 →

Receipts

682 head

▲ 226 vs last sale 456▲ 337 vs year ago 345 · +97.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 314, Heifers 269, Bulls 99)

Value Added Cattle 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 $231.19/cwt on 314 head.

Average price

$231.19

314 head · 623 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,440

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$114

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

$34.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.73

vs VA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	624	235.93	1,473	197
Medium and Large 1-2	663	228.93	1,518	64
Medium and Large 2	548	219.41	1,202	44
Medium and Large 3	676	201.00	1,359	9thin

One grade step is worth $34.93/cwt here — about $114 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 sale314 hd

231.19

—

VA average8 barns · 2,328 hd

236.91

−5.73

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

Every lot

59 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	357	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	839	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	425	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,050	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	440	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,052	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	475	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,152	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	485	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,164	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	495	238.72/cwt	230.00–249.00	1,182	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	513	249.09/cwt	242.00–263.00	1,278	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	545	254.88/cwt	230.00–256.00	1,389	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	576	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,279	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	581	234.99/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,365	40
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	596	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,395	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	617	247.09/cwt	235.00–249.00	1,525	44
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	620	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,221	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	636	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,577	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	675	226.75/cwt	219.00–238.00	1,531	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	676	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,359	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	676	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,291	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	706	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,603	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	715	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,494	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	722	218.87/cwt	178.00–229.00	1,580	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	765	213.26/cwt	209.00–223.00	1,631	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	780	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,607	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	808	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,729	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	846	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,802	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	979	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,576	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	988	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,936	13
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	314	243.24/cwt	239.00–245.00	764	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	378	235.34/cwt	232.00–239.00	890	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	380	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	893	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	429	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	970	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	433	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	983	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3Value Added	466	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,109	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	467	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,051	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	485	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,096	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	488	222.47/cwt	218.00–229.00	1,086	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	519	229.97/cwt	207.00–232.00	1,194	37
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	563	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,272	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	569	240.50/cwt	240.50–240.50	1,368	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	584	229.51/cwt	220.00–239.00	1,340	57
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	635	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,340	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	663	205.06/cwt	198.00–208.00	1,360	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	664	198.90/cwt	196.00–200.00	1,321	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	735	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,250	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	760	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,406	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	778	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,502	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	836	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,555	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	376	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	869	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	377	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	886	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	434	240.19/cwt	236.00–241.00	1,042	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	479	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,106	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	485	233.54/cwt	233.00–235.00	1,133	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	498	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,001	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	565	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,266	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	580	194.61/cwt	184.00–200.00	1,129	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	607	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,147	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	629	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,233	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	652	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,317	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	672	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,243	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	747	177.21/cwt	170.00–179.00	1,324	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 Jun 17, 2023

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

Receipts 682Last week 456Year ago 345

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 314, Heifers 269, Bulls 99)

Value Added Cattle 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
44	—	617	235.00–249.00	247.09
40	—	581	230.00–240.00	234.99
1	—	780	206.00	206.00
22	—	545	230.00–256.00	254.88
26	—	495	230.00–249.00	238.72
4	—	425	247.00	247.00
20	—	675	219.00–238.00	226.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	676	201.00	201.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	357	235.00	235.00
8	—	485	240.00	240.00
5	—	440	239.00	239.00
3	—	676	191.00	191.00
1	—	715	209.00	209.00
8	—	576	222.00	222.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	765	209.00–223.00	213.26
5	—	475	242.50	242.50
12	—	846	213.00	213.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	620	197.00	197.00
5	—	979	161.00	161.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	706	227.00	227.00
5	—	636	248.00	248.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	988	196.00	196.00
4	—	596	234.00	234.00
10	—	722	178.00–229.00	218.87
5	—	808	214.00	214.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	513	242.00–263.00	249.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
57	—	584	220.00–239.00	229.51
5	—	836	186.00	186.00
34	—	488	218.00–229.00	222.47
4	—	433	227.00	227.00
11	—	664	196.00–200.00	198.90
2	—	378	232.00–239.00	235.34
37	—	519	207.00–232.00	229.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	760	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	563	226.00	226.00
7	—	663	198.00–208.00	205.06
18	—	467	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	778	193.00	193.00
1	—	735	170.00	170.00
5	—	635	211.00	211.00
7	—	380	235.00	235.00
13	—	485	226.00	226.00
11	—	314	239.00–245.00	243.24
7	—	429	226.00	226.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	569	240.50	240.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	466	238.00	238.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	607	189.00	189.00
4	—	498	201.00	201.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	747	170.00–179.00	177.21
8	—	479	231.00	231.00
4	—	672	185.00	185.00
6	—	580	184.00–200.00	194.61
8	—	376	231.00	231.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	629	196.00	196.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	652	202.00	202.00
13	—	565	224.00	224.00
11	—	485	233.00–235.00	233.54
7	—	377	235.00	235.00
6	—	434	236.00–241.00	240.19

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.