Name: Shenandoah Valley Livestock livestock auction prices — 2022-02-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 276, Heifers 155, Bulls 42)

Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $159.68/cwt on 276 head.

Average price

$159.68

276 head · 693 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,107

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$163

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

$9.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.13

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	714	161.19	1,151	223
Medium and Large 2	560	155.31	870	27
Medium and Large 1-2	653	151.27	988	26

One grade step is worth $9.92/cwt here — about $163 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 sale276 hd

159.68

—

VA average9 barns · 1,004 hd

162.82

−3.13

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

60 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	557	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	908	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	681	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,028	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	597	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	925	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	1,000	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,240	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	830	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,071	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	426	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	639	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	699	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	687	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	962	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	713	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	180.62/cwt	177.50–188.00	1,017	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	659	158.28/cwt	156.00–160.00	1,043	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	735	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	645	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	922	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	671	156.41/cwt	149.00–160.00	1,050	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	609	162.85/cwt	161.50–165.00	992	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	835	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,077	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	1,002	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	487	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	974	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	757	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,211	56
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	453	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	781	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	521	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	782	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	504	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	920	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	883	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,316	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	759	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,078	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	568	147.99/cwt	130.00–151.00	841	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	471	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	754	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	770	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	932	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	332	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	611	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	415	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	674	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	380	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	589	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	520	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	429	160.98/cwt	159.00–167.50	691	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	742	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	905	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	662	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	953	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	622	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	840	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	538	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	785	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	438	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	655	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	456	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	648	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	557	159.75/cwt	159.75–159.75	890	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	515	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	788	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	495	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	854	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	562	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	787	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	332	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	473	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	644	132.54/cwt	132.00–134.00	854	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	714	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	502	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	723	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	369	152.04/cwt	140.00–156.00	561	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	562	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	890	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	908	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	737	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	818	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	156.50/cwt	156.50–156.50	811	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	553	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	835	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	150.86/cwt	135.00–156.00	626	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	785	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	864	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	682	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	914	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Value Added	—	546	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	715	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Value Added	—	661	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	853	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	515	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	762	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	498	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	757	4

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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