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Shenandoah Valley Livestock

Name: Shenandoah Valley Livestock livestock auction prices — 2023-11-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-18

Feeder Cattle · Harrisonburg, Virginia · Sat, Nov 18

● Final48 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2169

← Nov 4Nov 18Dec 2 →

Receipts

581 head

▼ 6 vs last sale 587▲ 5 vs year ago 576 · +0.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 226, Heifers 273, Bulls 82)

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 $200.69/cwt on 273 head.

Average price

$200.69

273 head · 504 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,012

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$53

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

$3.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.68

vs VA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	510	201.57	1,028	183
Medium and Large 3	502	201.06	1,010	17thin
Medium and Large 2	491	198.42	974	73

One grade step is worth $3.15/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 sale273 hd

200.69

—

VA average9 barns · 1,696 hd

191.01

+9.68

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

Every lot

48 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	350	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	595	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	385	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	914	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	428	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,017	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	429	231.09/cwt	202.50–236.00	991	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	486	246.58/cwt	201.00–250.00	1,198	46
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	490	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,068	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	513	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,108	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	527	255.50/cwt	255.50–255.50	1,346	39
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	578	256.11/cwt	175.00–261.00	1,480	47
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	582	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,179	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	627	224.02/cwt	217.00–230.00	1,405	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	659	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,456	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	685	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,384	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	732	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,391	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	752	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,444	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	850	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,683	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	857	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,774	9
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	321	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	682	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	374	205.29/cwt	174.00–214.00	768	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	390	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	839	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	427	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	901	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	431	193.03/cwt	150.00–203.00	832	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	464	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	993	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	481	197.70/cwt	196.00–206.00	951	50
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	486	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	972	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	524	210.21/cwt	150.00–218.50	1,102	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	530	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,102	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	555	201.84/cwt	160.00–211.00	1,120	75
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	574	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,085	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	594	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,010	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	641	176.13/cwt	150.00–179.00	1,129	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	653	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,260	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	695	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	987	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	760	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,132	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	346	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	785	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	346	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	723	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	377	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	807	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	421	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	935	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	445	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	881	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	450	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	824	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	489	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	939	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	490	186.10/cwt	170.00–188.00	912	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	525	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	793	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	552	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	878	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	573	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,060	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	586	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,049	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	670	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,032	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	720	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,102	6

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 Nov 18, 2023

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

Receipts 581Last week 587Year ago 576

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 226, Heifers 273, Bulls 82)

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$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	732	190.00	190.00
3	—	385	237.50	237.50
1	—	850	198.00	198.00
47	—	578	175.00–261.00	256.11
46	—	486	201.00–250.00	246.58
7	—	429	202.50–236.00	231.09
39	—	527	255.50	255.50
27	—	627	217.00–230.00	224.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	513	216.00	216.00
2	—	752	192.00	192.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	490	218.00	218.00
6	—	428	237.50	237.50
1	—	350	170.00	170.00
3	—	685	202.00	202.00
2	—	582	202.50	202.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	659	221.00	221.00
9	—	857	207.00	207.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	464	214.00	214.00
5	—	594	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	760	149.00	149.00
15	—	486	200.00	200.00
19	—	374	174.00–214.00	205.29
14	—	427	211.00	211.00
14	—	574	189.00	189.00
1	—	695	142.00	142.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	641	150.00–179.00	176.13
16	—	524	150.00–218.50	210.21
20	—	390	215.00	215.00
50	—	481	196.00–206.00	197.70
75	—	555	160.00–211.00	201.84
4	—	321	212.50	212.50
5	—	431	150.00–203.00	193.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	653	193.00	193.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	530	208.00	208.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	552	159.00	159.00
3	—	450	183.00	183.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	346	227.00	227.00
9	—	573	185.00	185.00
6	—	489	192.00	192.00
3	—	421	222.00	222.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	445	198.00	198.00
6	—	720	153.00	153.00
1	—	525	151.00	151.00
2	—	377	214.00	214.00
9	—	490	170.00–188.00	186.10
11	—	586	179.00	179.00
4	—	346	209.00	209.00
4	—	670	154.00	154.00

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.