Name: Shenandoah Valley Livestock livestock auction prices — 2022-04-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 115, Heifers 220, Bulls 76)

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 $147.56/cwt on 220 head.

Average price

$147.56

220 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$796

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$43

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

$12.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.19

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	500	153.84	770	70
Medium and Large 1-2	532	151.32	805	38
Medium and Large 3	476	150.29	715	7thin
Medium and Large 1	573	141.82	812	105

One grade step is worth $12.02/cwt here — about −$43 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 sale220 hd

147.56

—

VA average8 barns · 1,684 hd

142.36

+5.19

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

58 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	—	675	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,215	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	184.71/cwt	158.00–187.00	888	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	652	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,174	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	462	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	878	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	797	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,180	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	592	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	826	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	861	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,014	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	656	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	853	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	484	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	927	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	717	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,147	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	898	140.25/cwt	140.25–140.25	1,259	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	857	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	703	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	981	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	750	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	938	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	749	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	322	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	557	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,102	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,067	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,086	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	417	180.64/cwt	167.00–186.00	753	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	595	179.50/cwt	179.50–179.50	1,068	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	657	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,025	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	396	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	661	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	416	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	782	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	969	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	515	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	850	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	320	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	528	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	656	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	905	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	496	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	794	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	507	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	831	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	490	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	853	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	580	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	986	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	775	134.68/cwt	134.00–138.00	1,044	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	157.79/cwt	150.00–159.00	753	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	153.98/cwt	146.00–154.50	882	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	382	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	688	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	670	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,018	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	826	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	703	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	967	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	393	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	645	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	160.52/cwt	157.00–164.00	605	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	442	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	782	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	878	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	875	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	919	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	148.62/cwt	146.00–149.00	635	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	559	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	783	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	488	157.11/cwt	144.00–158.50	767	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	538	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	753	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	696	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	562	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	457	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	729	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	689	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,164	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	495	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	936	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	332	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	521	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	826	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	620	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	856	7

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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