Name: Shenandoah Valley Livestock livestock auction prices — 2022-04-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 153, Heifers 254, Bulls 128)

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $147.13/cwt on 254 head.

Average price

$147.13

254 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$802

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$27

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

$6.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.81

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	558	153.00	854	10thin
Medium and Large 3	480	148.15	712	17thin
Medium and Large 2	522	147.05	767	80
Medium and Large 1	564	146.66	827	147

One grade step is worth $6.34/cwt here — about $27 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 sale254 hd

147.13

—

VA average11 barns · 1,591 hd

143.32

+3.81

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

61 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	—	677	162.18/cwt	154.00–170.00	1,098	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	736	129.45/cwt	128.00–130.00	953	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	180.56/cwt	162.00–188.00	1,022	34
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	764	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	636	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,081	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	765	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,002	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	661	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	912	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	511	181.48/cwt	167.00–184.00	927	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	547	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,001	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	501	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	907	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	917	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,247	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	739	144.76/cwt	144.00–145.00	1,070	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	179.39/cwt	160.00–183.00	761	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	747	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,121	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	921	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	175.50/cwt	175.50–175.50	1,081	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	352	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	570	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	693	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	735	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,029	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	716	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	995	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	665	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	954	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	450	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	801	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	395	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	715	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	187.04/cwt	162.00–193.00	905	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	691	169.50/cwt	169.50–169.50	1,171	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	712	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	847	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,237	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	664	155.61/cwt	152.00–156.00	1,033	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	566	160.72/cwt	156.00–161.00	910	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	487	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	833	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	440	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	700	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	630	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	536	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	528	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	803	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	402	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	639	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	558	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	854	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	653	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	947	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	532	157.37/cwt	156.00–159.00	837	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	380	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	650	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	450	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	684	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	765	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	987	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	663	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	345	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	531	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	327	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	441	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	582	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	852	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	564	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	795	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	503	153.40/cwt	152.00–160.50	772	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	578	149.75/cwt	149.75–149.75	866	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	138.78/cwt	137.00–140.00	472	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	148.58/cwt	140.00–149.75	721	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	636	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	859	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	833	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	991	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	406	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	627	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	152.76/cwt	135.00–158.00	654	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	148.31/cwt	145.00–150.00	541	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	149.94/cwt	140.00–150.50	858	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	492	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	689	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	992	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,250	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	865	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,021	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	597	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	949	2

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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