Name: Shenandoah Valley Livestock livestock auction prices — 2022-01-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 91, Heifers 122, Bulls 48)

Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $143.38/cwt on 122 head.

Average price

$143.38

122 head · 569 lb average

Value per head Derived

$815

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$197

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

$11.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.34

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	583	146.18	852	39
Medium and Large 1	569	142.46	811	68
Medium and Large 2	546	142.18	777	11thin
Medium and Large 3	485	135.00	655	4thin

One grade step is worth $11.18/cwt here — about $197 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 sale122 hd

143.38

—

VA average7 barns · 598 hd

134.04

+9.34

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

Every lot, as filed

46 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	641	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	611	171.48/cwt	152.00–174.00	1,048	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	810	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	940	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	821	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	825	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	875	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	503	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	562	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	798	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	345	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	543	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	437	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	660	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	532	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	825	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	628	128.36/cwt	117.00–140.00	806	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	380	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	657	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	480	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	763	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	582	169.50/cwt	169.50–169.50	986	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	659	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,028	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	502	161.29/cwt	148.00–163.00	810	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	752	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	835	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	645	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,004	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	950	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,083	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	755	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	914	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	865	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,099	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	484	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	828	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	164.57/cwt	163.00–167.50	938	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	806	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	870	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	966	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	597	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,051	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	732	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,091	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	744	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	496	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	667	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	927	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	579	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	851	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	658	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	855	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	442	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	685	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	655	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	577	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	876	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	765	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	964	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	666	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	919	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	595	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	881	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	785	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	879	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	507	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	786	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	501	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	726	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	641	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	878	3

How this sale compares

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.

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