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Shenandoah Valley Livestock

Name: Shenandoah Valley Livestock livestock auction prices — 2023-10-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-07

Feeder Cattle · Harrisonburg, Virginia · Sat, Oct 7

● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2169

← Sep 23Oct 7Oct 14 →

Receipts

659 head

▲ 40 vs last sale 619▼ 69 vs year ago 728 · −9.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 234, Heifers 322, Bulls 103)

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 $224.48/cwt on 322 head.

Average price

$224.48

322 head · 506 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,135

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$264

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

$11.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.42

vs VA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	495	226.89	1,124	181
Medium and Large 2	473	224.62	1,062	75
Medium and Large 3	474	220.50	1,045	28
Medium and Large 1-2	644	215.66	1,388	38

One grade step is worth $11.24/cwt here — about −$264 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 sale322 hd

224.48

—

VA average11 barns · 2,626 hd

216.07

+8.42

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 1	363	252.84/cwt	227.50–259.00	918	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	382	245.93/cwt	227.50–247.50	939	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	415	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,033	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	441	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,120	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	486	241.89/cwt	239.00–249.00	1,176	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	504	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,210	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	517	226.22/cwt	182.50–231.00	1,170	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	520	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	936	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	535	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,097	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	550	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,183	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	554	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,324	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	572	224.42/cwt	182.50–242.00	1,284	48
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	583	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,312	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	617	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,370	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	618	194.43/cwt	182.50–219.00	1,202	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	665	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,470	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	668	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,476	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	672	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,472	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	745	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,490	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	768	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,613	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	810	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,733	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	976	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,981	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	305	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	732	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	327	234.43/cwt	205.00–248.00	767	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	374	242.14/cwt	224.00–247.00	906	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	379	239.20/cwt	222.50–245.00	907	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	426	231.03/cwt	202.50–234.00	984	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	433	232.84/cwt	210.00–235.00	1,008	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	433	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	966	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	446	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	999	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	475	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,135	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	724	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	486	227.36/cwt	210.00–228.00	1,105	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	487	229.52/cwt	185.00–235.00	1,118	53
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	515	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,123	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	548	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,249	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	554	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,247	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	563	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,267	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	565	222.18/cwt	150.00–229.50	1,255	42
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	605	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,044	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	647	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,051	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	655	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,192	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	664	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,461	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	734	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,541	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	740	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,406	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	865	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,471	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	335	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	695	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	348	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	835	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	381	235.46/cwt	200.00–241.00	897	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	391	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	919	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	423	198.56/cwt	185.00–227.50	840	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	437	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,053	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	458	208.30/cwt	202.50–210.00	954	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	493	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,119	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	495	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	941	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	501	183.94/cwt	175.00–187.50	922	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	513	179.94/cwt	170.00–200.00	923	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	569	210.43/cwt	170.00–219.00	1,197	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	569	167.33/cwt	162.00–170.00	952	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	648	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,199	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	660	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,106	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	665	167.46/cwt	165.00–170.00	1,114	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	720	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,195	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 Oct 7, 2023

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

Receipts 659Last week 619Year ago 728

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 234, Heifers 322, Bulls 103)

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
12	—	618	182.50–219.00	194.43
9	—	550	215.00	215.00
12	—	382	227.50–247.50	245.93
6	—	415	249.00	249.00
1	—	520	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	572	182.50–242.00	224.42
20	—	486	239.00–249.00	241.89
12	—	441	254.00	254.00
12	—	617	222.00	222.00
3	—	745	200.00	200.00
5	—	363	227.50–259.00	252.84
10	—	517	182.50–231.00	226.22
9	—	672	219.00	219.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	535	205.00	205.00
16	—	768	210.00	210.00
17	—	665	221.00	221.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	583	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	554	239.00	239.00
1	—	810	214.00	214.00
6	—	504	240.00	240.00
5	—	668	221.00	221.00
6	—	976	203.00	203.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	426	202.50–234.00	231.03
9	—	379	222.50–245.00	239.20
2	—	740	190.00	190.00
6	—	327	205.00–248.00	234.43
9	—	563	225.00	225.00
26	—	486	210.00–228.00	227.36
5	—	647	162.50	162.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	446	224.00	224.00
2	—	865	170.00	170.00
8	—	554	225.00	225.00
13	—	475	239.00	239.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	734	210.00	210.00
10	—	548	228.00	228.00
15	—	664	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	433	210.00–235.00	232.84
9	—	655	182.00	182.00
3	—	305	240.00	240.00
23	—	374	224.00–247.00	242.14
53	—	487	185.00–235.00	229.52
42	—	565	150.00–229.50	222.18
1	—	605	172.50	172.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	152.50	152.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	515	218.00	218.00
14	—	433	223.00	223.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	437	241.00	241.00
7	—	381	200.00–241.00	235.46
4	—	348	240.00	240.00
3	—	648	185.00	185.00
3	—	513	170.00–200.00	179.94
2	—	665	165.00–170.00	167.46
12	—	569	170.00–219.00	210.43
15	—	493	227.00	227.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	720	166.00	166.00
2	—	335	207.50	207.50
1	—	660	167.50	167.50
9	—	458	202.50–210.00	208.30
5	—	391	235.00	235.00
7	—	501	175.00–187.50	183.94
15	—	569	162.00–170.00	167.33
3	—	423	185.00–227.50	198.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	495	190.00	190.00

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.