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Shenandoah Valley Livestock

Name: Shenandoah Valley Livestock livestock auction prices — 2024-02-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-17

Feeder Cattle · Harrisonburg, Virginia · Sat, Feb 17

● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2169

← Feb 2Feb 17Mar 2 →

Receipts

332 head

▼ 558 vs last sale 890▲ 52 vs year ago 280 · +18.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 99, Heifers 142, Bulls 91)

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 $234.00/cwt on 142 head.

Average price

$234.00

142 head · 524 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,227

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$153

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

$30.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.24

vs VA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	407	256.75	1,045	12thin
Medium and Large 1-2	548	245.56	1,345	32
Medium and Large 2	531	230.80	1,226	32
Medium and Large 1	531	225.82	1,199	66

One grade step is worth $30.93/cwt here — about −$153 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 sale142 hd

234.00

—

VA average8 barns · 1,167 hd

228.76

+5.24

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

Every lot

58 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	365	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,122	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	432	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,361	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	435	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,218	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	468	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	1,493	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	476	317.33/cwt	300.00–328.00	1,510	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	518	273.26/cwt	250.00–295.00	1,415	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	520	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,612	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	533	310.36/cwt	310.00–311.00	1,654	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	544	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,360	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	571	289.57/cwt	265.00–297.00	1,653	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	620	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,736	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	642	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,419	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	645	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,651	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	663	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,790	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	665	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,616	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	711	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,493	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	720	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,447	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	820	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,640	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	860	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,806	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	321	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	738	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	328	241.05/cwt	215.00–267.50	791	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	351	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	916	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	365	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,037	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	371	242.46/cwt	222.50–250.00	900	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	425	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,135	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	434	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,150	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	438	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,161	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	446	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,244	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	481	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,193	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	494	232.92/cwt	201.00–235.00	1,151	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	510	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,086	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	526	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,328	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	569	223.92/cwt	215.00–229.00	1,274	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	578	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,376	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	580	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,282	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	610	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,159	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	629	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,283	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	641	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,202	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	665	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,363	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	717	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,255	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	736	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,332	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	753	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,401	10
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	320	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,024	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	358	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	877	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	388	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,154	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	425	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,158	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	426	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,203	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	427	286.36/cwt	250.00–297.50	1,223	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	473	250.67/cwt	232.50–257.50	1,186	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	497	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,367	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	510	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,199	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	512	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,075	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,362	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	574	240.26/cwt	220.00–243.00	1,379	19
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	581	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,336	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	643	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,292	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	663	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,498	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	726	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,445	4

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 Feb 17, 2024

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

Receipts 332Last week 890Year ago 280

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 99, Heifers 142, Bulls 91)

Value Added Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	351	261.00	261.00
5	—	434	265.00	265.00
1	—	610	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	481	248.00	248.00
4	—	438	265.00	265.00
3	—	641	187.50	187.50
7	—	580	221.00	221.00
2	—	328	215.00–267.50	241.05
5	—	365	284.00	284.00
4	—	736	181.00	181.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	578	238.00	238.00
8	—	446	279.00	279.00
10	—	526	252.50	252.50
7	—	665	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	629	204.00	204.00
3	—	510	213.00	213.00
3	—	321	230.00	230.00
14	—	569	215.00–229.00	223.92
8	—	425	267.00	267.00
7	—	371	222.50–250.00	242.46
16	—	494	201.00–235.00	232.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	753	186.00	186.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	717	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	645	256.00	256.00
11	—	432	315.00	315.00
8	—	533	310.00–311.00	310.36
9	—	571	265.00–297.00	289.57
1	—	720	201.00	201.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	642	221.00	221.00
1	—	820	200.00	200.00
6	—	663	270.00	270.00
4	—	860	210.00	210.00
6	—	544	250.00	250.00
16	—	476	300.00–328.00	317.33
1	—	365	307.50	307.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	468	319.00	319.00
4	—	711	210.00	210.00
7	—	520	310.00	310.00
5	—	620	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	435	280.00	280.00
2	—	518	250.00–295.00	273.26
1	—	665	243.00	243.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	497	275.00	275.00
9	—	427	250.00–297.50	286.36
4	—	663	226.00	226.00
2	—	358	245.00	245.00
1	—	510	235.00	235.00
1	—	320	320.00	320.00
19	—	574	220.00–243.00	240.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	473	232.50–257.50	250.67
4	—	388	297.50	297.50
4	—	426	282.50	282.50
9	—	581	230.00	230.00
4	—	726	199.00	199.00
4	—	643	201.00	201.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	425	272.50	272.50
2	—	512	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	570	239.00	239.00

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.