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Shenandoah Valley Livestock

Name: Shenandoah Valley Livestock livestock auction prices — 2023-08-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-19

Feeder Cattle · Harrisonburg, Virginia · Sat, Aug 19

● Final64 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2169

← Aug 5Aug 19Sep 9 →

Receipts

535 head

▲ 16 vs last sale 519▲ 324 vs year ago 211 · +153.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 231, Heifers 218, Bulls 86)

Value Added and Natural 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 $226.90/cwt on 231 head.

Average price

$226.90

231 head · 631 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,431

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$627

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

$22.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.66

vs VA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	623	231.68	1,443	117
Medium and Large 2	552	229.29	1,265	28
Medium and Large 1-2	688	220.42	1,516	80
Medium and Large 3	390	209.00	815	6thin

One grade step is worth $22.68/cwt here — about $627 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 sale231 hd

226.90

—

VA average10 barns · 1,327 hd

229.56

−2.66

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

Every lot

64 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	347	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	857	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	390	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	815	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	425	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,029	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	445	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	894	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	449	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,091	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	475	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	998	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	500	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,205	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	527	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,312	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	547	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,335	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	562	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,399	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	575	227.32/cwt	201.00–238.00	1,307	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	590	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,239	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	601	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,322	33
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	611	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,424	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	638	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,480	39
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	641	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,494	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	649	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,441	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	650	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,404	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	685	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,528	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	798	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,644	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	812	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,600	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	969	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	2,025	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	1,100	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,870	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	330	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	660	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	348	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	776	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	367	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	796	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	393	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	876	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	395	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	869	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	429	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	961	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	429	219.57/cwt	205.00–222.00	942	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	446	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	981	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	485	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,096	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	485	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,057	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	492	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,181	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	522	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,232	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	525	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	987	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	564	220.19/cwt	218.00–223.00	1,242	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	572	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,184	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	597	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,290	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	604	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,190	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	607	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,396	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	610	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,202	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	652	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,428	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	662	190.01/cwt	180.00–192.00	1,258	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	675	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,276	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	710	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	959	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	738	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,292	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	748	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,376	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	802	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,083	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	322	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	644	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	368	234.59/cwt	200.00–243.00	863	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	380	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	794	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	423	214.32/cwt	197.50–222.50	907	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	433	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	790	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	486	218.47/cwt	190.00–227.50	1,062	17
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	498	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	951	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	540	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	972	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	561	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,201	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	565	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	966	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	635	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,207	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	660	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,234	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	752	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,241	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	773	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,275	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	800	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,288	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 Aug 19, 2023

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

Receipts 535Last week 519Year ago 211

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 231, Heifers 218, Bulls 86)

Value Added and Natural 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
7	—	429	205.00–222.00	219.57
1	—	395	220.00	220.00
12	—	662	180.00–192.00	190.01
30	—	572	207.00	207.00
1	—	710	135.00	135.00
1	—	610	197.00	197.00
1	—	330	200.00	200.00
17	—	485	226.00	226.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	367	217.00	217.00
12	—	492	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	522	236.00	236.00
12	—	652	219.00	219.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	738	175.00	175.00
13	—	597	216.00	216.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	802	135.00	135.00
8	—	607	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	189.00	189.00
1	—	525	188.00	188.00
4	—	393	223.00	223.00
6	—	348	223.00	223.00
4	—	748	184.00	184.00
18	—	564	218.00–223.00	220.19
10	—	485	218.00	218.00
7	—	429	224.00	224.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	446	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	604	197.00	197.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	812	197.00	197.00
33	—	601	220.00	220.00
7	—	547	244.00	244.00
18	—	575	201.00–238.00	227.32
20	—	969	209.00	209.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	649	222.00	222.00
6	—	347	247.00	247.00
14	—	562	249.00	249.00
3	—	500	241.00	241.00
6	—	425	242.00	242.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	475	210.00	210.00
1	—	590	210.00	210.00
1	—	445	201.00	201.00
1	—	650	216.00	216.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	390	209.00	209.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	685	223.00	223.00
6	—	1,100	170.00	170.00
39	—	638	232.00	232.00
5	—	798	206.00	206.00
12	—	527	249.00	249.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	449	243.00	243.00
15	—	611	233.00	233.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	641	233.00	233.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	660	187.00	187.00
9	—	561	214.00	214.00
5	—	368	200.00–243.00	234.59
3	—	423	197.50–222.50	214.32
1	—	800	161.00	161.00
1	—	540	180.00	180.00
17	—	486	190.00–227.50	218.47
9	—	773	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	322	200.00	200.00
7	—	498	191.00	191.00
1	—	380	209.00	209.00
4	—	433	182.50	182.50
1	—	565	171.00	171.00
4	—	635	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	752	165.00	165.00

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.