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Shenandoah Valley Livestock

Name: Shenandoah Valley Livestock livestock auction prices — 2023-08-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-05

Feeder Cattle · Harrisonburg, Virginia · Sat, Aug 5

● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2169

← Jul 8Aug 5Aug 19 →

Receipts

519 head

▲ 47 vs last sale 472▲ 16 vs year ago 503 · +3.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 201, Heifers 229, Bulls 89)

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 $208.14/cwt on 229 head.

Average price

$208.14

229 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,150

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$277

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

$8.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.06

vs VA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	563	208.84	1,176	129
Medium and Large 2	543	208.55	1,133	53
Medium and Large 1-2	578	208.42	1,205	31
Medium and Large 3	448	200.63	899	16thin

One grade step is worth $8.21/cwt here — about $277 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 sale229 hd

208.14

—

VA average10 barns · 1,268 hd

202.08

+6.06

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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	325	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	845	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	335	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	754	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	376	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	865	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	380	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	912	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	420	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	924	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	498	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,180	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	524	242.26/cwt	227.50–246.00	1,269	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	535	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,124	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	568	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,216	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,352	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	573	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,255	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	624	239.62/cwt	199.00–242.50	1,495	38
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	649	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,486	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	650	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,235	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	658	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,467	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	675	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,485	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	725	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,588	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	732	220.03/cwt	217.00–221.00	1,611	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	770	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,609	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	776	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,637	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	827	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,637	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	880	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,742	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	895	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,942	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1,053	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	2,117	13
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	315	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	599	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	371	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	705	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	382	215.59/cwt	205.00–219.00	824	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	388	216.74/cwt	208.00–218.00	841	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	432	213.18/cwt	204.00–217.00	921	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	437	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	940	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	440	209.15/cwt	200.00–210.00	920	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	463	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,009	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	488	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,010	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	494	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,023	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	512	208.40/cwt	202.00–211.00	1,067	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	543	226.83/cwt	206.00–235.00	1,232	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	544	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,224	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	577	212.12/cwt	195.00–219.00	1,224	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	595	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,208	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	646	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,240	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	648	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,264	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	676	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,413	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	690	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,456	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	708	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,409	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	753	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,431	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	819	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,515	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	880	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,452	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	320	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	733	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	395	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	849	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	395	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	830	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	425	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	939	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	426	230.64/cwt	215.00–245.00	983	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	454	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	795	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	512	223.20/cwt	205.00–241.00	1,143	25
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	564	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,275	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	568	204.24/cwt	170.00–209.00	1,160	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	635	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,346	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	656	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,122	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	735	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,352	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 Aug 5, 2023

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

Receipts 519Last week 472Year ago 503

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 201, Heifers 229, Bulls 89)

Value Added Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	498	237.00	237.00
1	—	335	225.00	225.00
5	—	573	219.00	219.00
4	—	376	230.00	230.00
1	—	420	220.00	220.00
6	—	535	210.00	210.00
3	—	675	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	827	198.00	198.00
2	—	650	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	895	217.00	217.00
13	—	1,053	201.00	201.00
8	—	649	229.00	229.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	260.00	260.00
1	—	380	240.00	240.00
11	—	573	236.00	236.00
28	—	524	227.50–246.00	242.26
7	—	725	219.00	219.00
3	—	770	209.00	209.00
7	—	658	223.00	223.00
38	—	624	199.00–242.50	239.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	568	214.00	214.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	880	198.00	198.00
20	—	732	217.00–221.00	220.03
10	—	776	211.00	211.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	753	190.00	190.00
14	—	543	206.00–235.00	226.83
8	—	646	192.00	192.00
1	—	880	165.00	165.00
8	—	382	205.00–219.00	215.59
16	—	440	200.00–210.00	209.15
26	—	577	195.00–219.00	212.12
13	—	676	209.00	209.00
25	—	488	207.00	207.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	595	203.00	203.00
13	—	512	202.00–211.00	208.40
5	—	648	195.00	195.00
1	—	315	190.00	190.00
7	—	432	204.00–217.00	213.18
8	—	388	208.00–218.00	216.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	371	190.00	190.00
10	—	494	207.00	207.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	463	218.00	218.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	819	185.00	185.00
6	—	544	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	690	211.00	211.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	708	199.00	199.00
4	—	437	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	735	184.00	184.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	512	205.00–241.00	223.20
11	—	426	215.00–245.00	230.64
5	—	635	212.00	212.00
3	—	320	229.00	229.00
15	—	564	226.00	226.00
2	—	395	215.00	215.00
7	—	656	171.00	171.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	425	221.00	221.00
8	—	568	170.00–209.00	204.24
1	—	395	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	454	175.00	175.00

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.