Name: Shenandoah Valley Livestock livestock auction prices — 2022-04-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 212, Heifers 223, Bulls 50)

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 $145.37/cwt on 223 head.

Average price

$145.37

223 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$807

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$147

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

$4.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.14

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	504	147.26	742	37
Medium and Large 1	517	146.98	760	102
Medium and Large 1-2	624	142.59	889	84

One grade step is worth $4.67/cwt here — about −$147 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 sale223 hd

145.37

—

VA average10 barns · 1,921 hd

142.23

+3.14

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

55 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	—	572	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	967	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	344	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	506	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	396	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	703	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	732	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,061	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	450	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	756	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	671	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,094	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	982	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	580	163.56/cwt	144.00–175.00	949	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	186.06/cwt	180.00–188.50	880	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	785	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,178	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	750	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,073	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	395	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	642	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	508	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	930	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	171.73/cwt	154.00–181.00	884	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	665	174.50/cwt	174.50–174.50	1,160	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	583	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,044	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	415	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	602	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	439	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	777	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	850	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,211	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,089	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	478	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	875	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	567	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	930	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	649	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	974	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	415	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	633	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	380	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	637	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	655	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	917	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	553	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	488	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	820	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	434	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	681	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	799	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	631	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	959	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	898	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	831	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,055	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	655	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	684	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	143.33/cwt	142.50–143.50	814	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	361	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	556	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	825	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	573	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	905	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	479	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	500	146.81/cwt	135.00–148.00	734	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	583	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	638	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	565	147.80/cwt	143.00–150.00	835	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	149.10/cwt	139.00–151.00	787	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	620	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	862	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	495	156.53/cwt	156.00–158.00	775	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	651	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	892	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	959	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	364	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	728	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	824	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	670	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,159	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	652	164.50/cwt	164.50–164.50	1,073	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	424	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	738	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	679	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	971	20

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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