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Shenandoah Valley Livestock

Name: Shenandoah Valley Livestock livestock auction prices — 2023-12-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-02

Feeder Cattle · Harrisonburg, Virginia · Sat, Dec 2

● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2169

← Nov 18Dec 2Dec 16 →

Receipts

653 head

▲ 72 vs last sale 581▼ 358 vs year ago 1,011 · −35.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 250, Heifers 291, Bulls 112)

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 $177.37/cwt on 291 head.

Average price

$177.37

291 head · 521 lb average

Value per head Derived

$925

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$142

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

$21.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.09

vs VA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	525	185.35	973	166
Medium and Large 1-2	547	181.10	990	21
Medium and Large 2-3	562	169.00	950	7thin
Medium and Large 3	493	164.33	810	9thin
Medium and Large 2	508	163.42	831	88

One grade step is worth $21.93/cwt here — about $142 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 sale291 hd

177.37

—

VA average9 barns · 1,324 hd

177.46

−0.09

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

Every lot

67 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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	315	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	732	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	375	148.65/cwt	145.00–152.50	557	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	380	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	836	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	420	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	962	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	428	180.44/cwt	155.00–205.00	772	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	481	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,130	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	495	223.13/cwt	175.00–227.50	1,104	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	503	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,227	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	519	206.03/cwt	205.00–207.50	1,069	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	537	219.52/cwt	216.00–238.00	1,179	38
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	573	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,054	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	576	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,181	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	606	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	848	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	623	194.64/cwt	179.00–203.00	1,213	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	635	213.24/cwt	210.00–222.00	1,354	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	640	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	973	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	641	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,237	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	668	178.59/cwt	171.00–190.00	1,193	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	669	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,318	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	729	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,028	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	731	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,338	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	758	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,433	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	770	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,332	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	770	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,093	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	844	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,595	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	867	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,379	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	940	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,636	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	333	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	599	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	333	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	599	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	380	177.04/cwt	157.50–180.00	673	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	383	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	709	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	423	177.70/cwt	166.00–181.00	752	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	427	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	807	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	459	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	776	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	480	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	970	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	485	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	878	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	492	188.39/cwt	177.00–191.00	927	59
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	500	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	715	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	509	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	870	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	522	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	637	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	560	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	868	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	562	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	950	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	568	185.93/cwt	172.00–191.00	1,056	35
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	570	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,055	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	576	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,152	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	627	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,009	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	654	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,105	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	672	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,216	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	703	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	780	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	793	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,039	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	872	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	959	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	315	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	457	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	330	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	743	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	374	214.15/cwt	205.00–217.50	801	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	380	207.69/cwt	147.50–222.50	789	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	425	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	797	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	434	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	618	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	436	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	818	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	480	185.65/cwt	150.00–189.00	891	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	510	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	887	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	548	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	844	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	559	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	889	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	583	154.99/cwt	136.00–164.00	904	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	615	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	929	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	653	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	986	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	700	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	875	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	769	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,146	5

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 Dec 2, 2023

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

Receipts 653Last week 581Year ago 1,011

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 250, Heifers 291, Bulls 112)

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
5	—	380	220.00	220.00
14	—	576	205.00	205.00
1	—	770	142.00	142.00
25	—	623	179.00–203.00	194.64
15	—	668	171.00–190.00	178.59
9	—	420	229.00	229.00
1	—	315	232.50	232.50
23	—	495	175.00–227.50	223.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	537	216.00–238.00	219.52
4	—	731	183.00	183.00
2	—	940	174.00	174.00
21	—	635	210.00–222.00	213.24
8	—	669	197.00	197.00
13	—	758	189.00	189.00
5	—	844	189.00	189.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	428	155.00–205.00	180.44
7	—	519	205.00–207.50	206.03
1	—	640	152.00	152.00
2	—	867	159.00	159.00
1	—	770	173.00	173.00
4	—	573	184.00	184.00
2	—	375	145.00–152.50	148.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	729	141.00	141.00
10	—	606	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	503	244.00	244.00
6	—	481	235.00	235.00
13	—	641	193.00	193.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	509	171.00	171.00
12	—	480	202.00	202.00
4	—	793	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	562	169.00	169.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	423	166.00–181.00	177.70
7	—	380	157.50–180.00	177.04
2	—	627	161.00	161.00
13	—	570	185.00	185.00
1	—	500	143.00	143.00
23	—	485	181.00	181.00
6	—	333	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	568	172.00–191.00	185.93
27	—	427	189.00	189.00
2	—	872	110.00	110.00
8	—	383	185.00	185.00
3	—	333	180.00	180.00
7	—	654	169.00	169.00
59	—	492	177.00–191.00	188.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	459	169.00	169.00
3	—	560	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	672	181.00	181.00
5	—	576	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	522	122.00	122.00
13	—	703	111.00	111.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	425	187.50	187.50
1	—	615	151.00	151.00
1	—	330	225.00	225.00
7	—	559	159.00	159.00
3	—	510	174.00	174.00
5	—	380	147.50–222.50	207.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	548	154.00	154.00
11	—	434	142.50	142.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	374	205.00–217.50	214.15
1	—	315	145.00	145.00
15	—	436	187.50	187.50
5	—	769	149.00	149.00
15	—	653	151.00	151.00
14	—	583	136.00–164.00	154.99
12	—	480	150.00–189.00	185.65
1	—	700	125.00	125.00

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.