Name: Shenandoah Valley Livestock livestock auction prices — 2022-03-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 213, Heifers 254, Bulls 75)

Value Added and Natural cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $150.26/cwt on 252 head.

Average price

$150.26

252 head · 528 lb average

Value per head Derived

$793

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$110

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

$6.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.81

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	511	152.57	780	106
Medium and Large 1	490	150.39	736	85
Medium and Large 1-2	609	146.06	890	61

One grade step is worth $6.51/cwt here — about −$110 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 sale252 hd

150.26

—

VA average11 barns · 1,584 hd

142.45

+7.81

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

66 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 1	—	570	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	935	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	814	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	985	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	635	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	883	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,123	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	782	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	755	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,006	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	740	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,129	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	635	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,016	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,043	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	538	178.50/cwt	178.50–178.50	960	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	782	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	913	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	761	156.57/cwt	156.00–157.00	1,191	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	688	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	1,041	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,301	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	147.56/cwt	145.00–150.00	915	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	895	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,199	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	585	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	789	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,160	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	495	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	891	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	650	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,040	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	591	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	857	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	531	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	897	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	928	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,244	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	569	180.50/cwt	180.50–180.50	1,027	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	772	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,112	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	512	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	498	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	867	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	157.22/cwt	139.00–162.00	888	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	650	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	943	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	438	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	802	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	335	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	570	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	382	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	669	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	750	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	953	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	725	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	979	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	576	141.62/cwt	135.00–143.00	816	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	785	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	495	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	777	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	562	149.71/cwt	141.00–151.00	841	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	752	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	746	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	955	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	511	150.74/cwt	130.00–158.00	770	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	550	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	877	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	664	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	976	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	500	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	750	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	332	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	541	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	780	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	905	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	931	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	379	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	625	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	160.66/cwt	160.00–161.00	681	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	870	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	843	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	446	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	711	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	150.61/cwt	144.00–151.00	634	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	573	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	925	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	548	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	855	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	655	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	943	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	565	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	870	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	469	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	746	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	464	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	728	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	515	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	511	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	899	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	717	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,068	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	706	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	939	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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