Name: Shenandoah Valley Livestock livestock auction prices — 2022-04-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 248, Heifers 304, Bulls 87)

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 $148.52/cwt on 304 head.

Average price

$148.52

304 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$806

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$26

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

$4.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.57

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	496	151.12	750	68
Medium and Large 1-2	597	148.82	889	97
Medium and Large 1	528	147.04	776	139

One grade step is worth $4.07/cwt here — about −$26 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 sale304 hd

148.52

—

VA average8 barns · 1,593 hd

142.95

+5.57

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 1Value Added	—	770	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,163	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	478	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	760	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	554	155.50/cwt	155.50–155.50	861	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	391	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	739	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,097	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	342	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	693	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	734	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	575	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,098	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	631	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,066	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	185.14/cwt	159.00–189.00	1,048	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	185.73/cwt	178.00–191.00	886	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	153.24/cwt	147.00–154.00	1,116	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	760	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	166.35/cwt	140.00–170.50	1,056	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	592	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,054	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	489	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	949	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	721	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,118	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	983	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	856	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,181	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	895	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	809	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	555	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,049	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	458	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	852	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	535	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,043	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	586	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,090	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	635	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	889	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	518	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,010	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	580	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,073	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	432	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	782	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	615	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	941	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	510	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	842	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	347	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	659	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	655	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	917	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	378	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	699	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	482	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	882	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	508	163.90/cwt	142.50–167.00	833	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	416	165.31/cwt	164.00–167.00	688	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	560	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	994	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	380	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	703	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	650	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	348	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	550	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	756	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,043	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	665	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	931	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	605	148.74/cwt	147.50–150.00	900	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	347	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	625	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	745	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	924	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	659	133.45/cwt	126.00–135.00	879	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	567	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	851	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	487	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	755	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	388	155.23/cwt	140.00–159.00	602	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	838	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	870	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,035	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	154.41/cwt	139.00–163.00	664	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	148.45/cwt	131.00–150.00	849	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	683	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	492	157.75/cwt	157.75–157.75	776	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	780	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,014	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	623	146.43/cwt	145.00–148.00	912	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	636	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	865	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	386	158.50/cwt	158.50–158.50	612	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	816	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	849	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	336	152.97/cwt	150.00–155.00	514	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	669	169.52/cwt	165.00–173.50	1,134	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	524	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,064	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	831	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	1,201	21

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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