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Shenandoah Valley Livestock

Name: Shenandoah Valley Livestock livestock auction prices — 2023-12-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-16

Feeder Cattle · Harrisonburg, Virginia · Sat, Dec 16

● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2169

← Dec 2Dec 16Jan 20 →

Receipts

361 head

▼ 292 vs last sale 653▼ 650 vs year ago 1,011 · −64.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 51, Heifers 185, Bulls 125)

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 $197.95/cwt on 185 head.

Average price

$197.95

185 head · 571 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,131

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$199

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

$21.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.04

vs VA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	556	199.87	1,112	84
Medium and Large 1	579	199.84	1,156	71
Medium and Large 3	504	194.53	980	18thin
Medium and Large 1-2	735	178.50	1,311	12thin

One grade step is worth $21.37/cwt here — about −$199 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 sale185 hd

197.95

—

VA average8 barns · 906 hd

191.92

+6.04

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

Every lot

59 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	370	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	870	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	370	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	796	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	415	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,017	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	425	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,052	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	480	235.46/cwt	205.00–250.00	1,130	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	495	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,238	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	545	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,036	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	563	236.26/cwt	232.50–240.00	1,330	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	583	225.02/cwt	200.00–230.00	1,312	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	595	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,339	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	648	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,328	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	655	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,343	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	695	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,442	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	765	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,591	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	895	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,589	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	330	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	561	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	347	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	711	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	373	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	794	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	405	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	911	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	423	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	897	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	432	209.68/cwt	200.00–213.00	906	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	462	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	919	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	473	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,050	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	485	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	885	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	501	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,092	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	525	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,129	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	529	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,190	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	561	202.97/cwt	192.50–209.00	1,139	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	567	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,191	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	569	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,067	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	625	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,244	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	627	185.30/cwt	180.00–187.00	1,162	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	640	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,267	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	650	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,157	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	665	181.49/cwt	180.00–182.00	1,207	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	677	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,246	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	742	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,202	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	771	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,288	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	773	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,237	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	867	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,387	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	944	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,340	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	320	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	688	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	340	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	680	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	395	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	849	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	421	237.11/cwt	195.00–246.00	998	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	435	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,066	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	458	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	905	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	482	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,060	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	486	237.38/cwt	192.50–243.00	1,154	18
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	530	198.89/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,054	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	532	194.59/cwt	180.00–202.50	1,035	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	570	193.97/cwt	175.00–195.00	1,106	20
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	583	204.27/cwt	175.00–206.00	1,191	18
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	635	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,095	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	640	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,152	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	668	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,169	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	677	179.61/cwt	178.00–180.00	1,216	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	680	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,210	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	775	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,155	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 16, 2023

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

Receipts 361Last week 653Year ago 1,011

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 51, Heifers 185, Bulls 125)

Value added Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	215.00	215.00
1	—	635	172.50	172.50
2	—	680	178.00	178.00
5	—	775	149.00	149.00
6	—	320	215.00	215.00
10	—	421	195.00–246.00	237.11
18	—	486	192.50–243.00	237.38
18	—	583	175.00–206.00	204.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	570	175.00–195.00	193.97
1	—	340	200.00	200.00
10	—	677	178.00–180.00	179.61
2	—	640	180.00	180.00
7	—	482	220.00	220.00
4	—	532	180.00–202.50	194.59
2	—	435	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	530	195.00–200.00	198.89
5	—	668	175.00	175.00
4	—	458	197.50	197.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	495	250.00	250.00
3	—	370	235.00	235.00
4	—	648	205.00	205.00
1	—	545	190.00	190.00
4	—	595	225.00	225.00
3	—	415	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	563	232.50–240.00	236.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	765	208.00	208.00
2	—	695	207.50	207.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	583	200.00–230.00	225.02
3	—	480	205.00–250.00	235.46
1	—	425	247.50	247.50
1	—	895	177.50	177.50
2	—	655	205.00	205.00
1	—	370	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	529	225.00	225.00
7	—	640	198.00	198.00
3	—	405	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	742	162.00	162.00
1	—	330	170.00	170.00
4	—	373	213.00	213.00
14	—	561	192.50–209.00	202.97
3	—	773	160.00	160.00
11	—	423	212.00	212.00
11	—	473	222.00	222.00
12	—	627	180.00–187.00	185.30
8	—	665	180.00–182.00	181.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	567	210.00	210.00
1	—	485	182.50	182.50
8	—	867	160.00	160.00
3	—	650	178.00	178.00
9	—	432	200.00–213.00	209.68
4	—	347	205.00	205.00
17	—	501	218.00	218.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	462	199.00	199.00
7	—	569	187.50	187.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	525	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	771	167.00	167.00
4	—	625	199.00	199.00
2	—	677	184.00	184.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	944	142.00	142.00

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.