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Shenandoah Valley Livestock

Name: Shenandoah Valley Livestock livestock auction prices — 2023-10-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-28

Feeder Cattle · Harrisonburg, Virginia · Sat, Oct 28

● Final64 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2169

← Oct 21Oct 28Nov 4 →

Receipts

517 head

▲ 56 vs last sale 461▼ 11 vs year ago 528 · −2.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 157, Heifers 239, Bulls 121)

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 $191.42/cwt on 239 head.

Average price

$191.42

239 head · 520 lb average

Value per head Derived

$995

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$217

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

$31.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.50

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	558	200.93	1,121	15thin
Medium and Large 3	454	198.67	903	12thin
Medium and Large 2	456	194.12	884	100
Medium and Large 1	582	188.15	1,095	105
Medium and Large 2-3	535	169.00	904	7thin

One grade step is worth $31.93/cwt here — about $217 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 sale239 hd

191.42

—

VA average10 barns · 2,338 hd

199.92

−8.50

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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	320	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	678	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	380	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	703	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	390	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	917	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	423	164.57/cwt	161.00–169.00	696	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	426	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	801	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	427	228.36/cwt	201.00–238.00	975	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	487	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,164	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	497	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	957	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	498	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,116	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	530	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	901	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	537	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,300	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	541	222.82/cwt	216.00–224.00	1,205	38
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	560	212.39/cwt	150.00–230.00	1,189	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	582	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,170	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	587	200.95/cwt	180.00–216.00	1,180	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	605	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,156	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	645	203.62/cwt	191.00–205.00	1,313	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	671	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,261	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	675	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,478	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	675	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,256	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	777	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,538	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	785	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,688	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	941	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,703	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	1,106	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,991	11
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	316	163.56/cwt	149.00–169.00	517	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	316	162.37/cwt	147.00–170.00	513	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	371	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	742	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	371	194.37/cwt	152.00–209.00	721	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	408	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	832	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	426	204.60/cwt	179.00–208.00	872	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	426	200.42/cwt	184.00–205.00	854	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	479	197.68/cwt	160.00–199.00	947	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	480	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	994	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	489	198.88/cwt	160.00–200.00	973	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	495	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,059	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	535	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	904	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	547	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,028	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	553	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,084	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	572	191.10/cwt	153.00–193.00	1,093	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	576	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,140	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	638	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,142	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	664	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,235	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	701	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,192	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	711	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,209	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	715	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,187	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	750	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,238	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	830	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,336	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	988	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,640	10
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	318	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	636	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	334	210.99/cwt	180.00–216.00	705	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	361	206.74/cwt	167.50–221.00	746	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	396	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	903	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	415	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	942	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	420	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	878	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	474	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	867	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	485	210.78/cwt	197.00–215.00	1,022	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	525	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	893	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	539	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,013	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	574	207.21/cwt	170.00–220.00	1,189	19
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	583	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,055	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	623	166.62/cwt	165.00–170.00	1,038	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	661	172.33/cwt	165.00–174.00	1,139	22
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	680	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,129	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	745	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,118	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 Oct 28, 2023

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

Receipts 517Last week 461Year ago 528

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 157, Heifers 239, Bulls 121)

Value Added Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	988	166.00	166.00
1	—	715	166.00	166.00
1	—	830	161.00	161.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	316	147.00–170.00	162.37
7	—	711	170.00	170.00
21	—	572	153.00–193.00	191.10
6	—	371	200.00	200.00
9	—	426	184.00–205.00	200.42
8	—	664	186.00	186.00
34	—	489	160.00–200.00	198.88
5	—	750	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	701	170.00	170.00
8	—	495	214.00	214.00
4	—	576	198.00	198.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	408	204.00	204.00
4	—	547	188.00	188.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	316	149.00–169.00	163.56
18	—	553	196.00	196.00
17	—	426	179.00–208.00	204.60
29	—	479	160.00–199.00	197.68
15	—	371	152.00–209.00	194.37
4	—	638	179.00	179.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	535	169.00	169.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	480	207.00	207.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	487	239.00	239.00
6	—	785	215.00	215.00
2	—	582	201.00	201.00
8	—	675	219.00	219.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	645	191.00–205.00	203.62
7	—	587	180.00–216.00	200.95
3	—	426	188.00	188.00
2	—	777	198.00	198.00
1	—	380	185.00	185.00
38	—	541	216.00–224.00	222.82
2	—	320	212.00	212.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	498	224.00	224.00
4	—	427	201.00–238.00	228.36
1	—	530	170.00	170.00
1	—	390	235.00	235.00
2	—	675	186.00	186.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	497	192.50	192.50
13	—	423	161.00–169.00	164.57
9	—	560	150.00–230.00	212.39
5	—	671	188.00	188.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,106	180.00	180.00
3	—	605	191.00	191.00
10	—	537	242.00	242.00
5	—	941	181.00	181.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	485	197.00–215.00	210.78
6	—	539	188.00	188.00
3	—	623	165.00–170.00	166.62
3	—	396	228.00	228.00
3	—	318	200.00	200.00
2	—	415	227.00	227.00
22	—	661	165.00–174.00	172.33
19	—	574	170.00–220.00	207.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	334	180.00–216.00	210.99
1	—	745	150.00	150.00
2	—	680	166.00	166.00
13	—	474	183.00	183.00
11	—	420	209.00	209.00
6	—	361	167.50–221.00	206.74
4	—	583	181.00	181.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	525	170.00	170.00

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.