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Shenandoah Valley Livestock

Name: Shenandoah Valley Livestock livestock auction prices — 2023-09-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-23

Feeder Cattle · Harrisonburg, Virginia · Sat, Sep 23

● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2169

← Sep 9Sep 23Oct 7 →

Receipts

619 head

▼ 256 vs last sale 875▲ 47 vs year ago 572 · +8.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 173, Heifers 323, Bulls 123)

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 $224.35/cwt on 323 head.

Average price

$224.35

323 head · 507 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,137

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$53

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$17.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.04

vs VA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	464	230.59	1,069	49
Medium and Large 2	491	225.33	1,106	94
Medium and Large 1	527	224.20	1,181	147
Medium and Large 3	527	213.00	1,122	33

One grade step is worth $17.59/cwt here — about −$53 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 sale323 hd

224.35

—

VA average12 barns · 2,355 hd

219.32

+5.04

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

Every lot

63 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	331	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	836	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	370	260.27/cwt	250.00–265.00	963	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	390	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	936	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	426	249.18/cwt	240.00–252.00	1,062	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	434	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,137	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	475	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,128	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	487	252.49/cwt	240.00–258.00	1,230	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	501	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,217	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	535	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,273	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,320	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	567	252.30/cwt	215.00–257.00	1,431	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	593	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,429	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	628	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,495	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	651	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,575	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	660	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,287	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	663	237.29/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,573	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	680	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,618	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	723	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,648	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	750	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,763	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	767	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,649	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	843	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,973	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	921	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	2,091	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	314	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	738	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	332	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	767	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	380	234.85/cwt	217.50–236.00	892	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	382	236.26/cwt	220.00–238.00	903	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	391	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	915	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	429	224.96/cwt	214.00–226.00	965	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	440	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	999	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	443	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,028	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	450	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,004	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	478	213.53/cwt	212.50–214.00	1,021	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	494	220.51/cwt	190.00–225.00	1,089	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	502	223.73/cwt	223.00–227.00	1,123	39
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	527	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,228	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	540	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	824	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	548	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,217	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	550	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,238	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	557	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,075	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	564	220.57/cwt	207.00–228.00	1,244	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	576	225.47/cwt	223.00–228.00	1,299	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	600	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,392	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	644	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,436	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	668	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,496	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	681	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,451	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,696	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	315	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	788	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	338	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	727	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	373	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	970	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	375	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	872	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	400	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	980	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	436	234.06/cwt	227.50–240.00	1,021	20
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	441	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,036	18
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	482	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,070	17
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	508	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,156	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	522	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,253	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	547	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,149	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	557	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,267	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	562	230.92/cwt	217.50–238.00	1,298	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	587	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,338	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	640	211.83/cwt	209.00–217.50	1,356	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	732	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,482	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	826	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,425	4

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 Sep 23, 2023

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

Receipts 619Last week 875Year ago 572

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 173, Heifers 323, Bulls 123)

Value Added Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	651	242.00	242.00
14	—	843	234.00	234.00
8	—	550	240.00	240.00
7	—	723	228.00	228.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	593	241.00	241.00
5	—	921	227.00	227.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	767	215.00	215.00
3	—	370	250.00–265.00	260.27
34	—	487	240.00–258.00	252.49
20	—	567	215.00–257.00	252.30
5	—	434	262.00	262.00
1	—	535	238.00	238.00
15	—	663	235.00–240.00	237.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	750	235.00	235.00
1	—	475	237.50	237.50
1	—	390	240.00	240.00
3	—	331	252.50	252.50
6	—	501	243.00	243.00
4	—	426	240.00–252.00	249.18
1	—	680	238.00	238.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	628	238.00	238.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	640	209.00–217.50	211.83
6	—	562	217.50–238.00	230.92
3	—	373	260.00	260.00
3	—	315	250.00	250.00
2	—	732	202.50	202.50
2	—	522	240.00	240.00
20	—	436	227.50–240.00	234.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	482	222.00	222.00
4	—	557	227.50	227.50
2	—	400	245.00	245.00
1	—	375	232.50	232.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	826	172.50	172.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	338	215.00	215.00
18	—	441	235.00	235.00
12	—	587	228.00	228.00
8	—	508	227.50	227.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	547	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	382	220.00–238.00	236.26
3	—	478	212.50–214.00	213.53
39	—	502	223.00–227.00	223.73
30	—	564	207.00–228.00	220.57
14	—	440	227.00	227.00
6	—	332	231.00	231.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	380	217.50–236.00	234.85
14	—	576	223.00–228.00	225.47
33	—	494	190.00–225.00	220.51
11	—	429	214.00–226.00	224.96
5	—	314	235.00	235.00
3	—	681	213.00	213.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	152.50	152.50
12	—	600	232.00	232.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	668	224.00	224.00
5	—	800	212.00	212.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	527	233.00	233.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	557	193.00	193.00
7	—	644	223.00	223.00
15	—	450	223.00	223.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	443	232.00	232.00
12	—	391	234.00	234.00
10	—	548	222.00	222.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	550	225.00	225.00

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.