Name: Shenandoah Valley Livestock livestock auction prices — 2022-05-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 93, Heifers 145, Bulls 84)

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 $142.23/cwt on 145 head.

Average price

$142.23

145 head · 570 lb average

Value per head Derived

$810

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$39

per head · Medium and Large 3 over Medium and Large 1-2

$14.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.31

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	531	149.00	791	6thin
Medium and Large 1	565	143.36	810	99
Medium and Large 2	585	138.78	812	36
Medium and Large 1-2	615	135.00	830	4thin

One grade step is worth $14.00/cwt here — about −$39 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 sale145 hd

142.23

—

VA average11 barns · 1,673 hd

142.54

−0.31

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

43 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	385	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	628	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	639	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	914	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	569	152.85/cwt	150.00–153.00	870	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	492	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	817	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	800	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	816	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	355	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	543	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	510	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	791	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	704	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	564	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,026	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	174.09/cwt	168.00–180.00	898	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	860	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,195	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	723	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	636	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	641	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,026	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	737	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,061	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	539	177.05/cwt	173.00–179.00	954	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	785	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,123	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	636	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,011	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	175.70/cwt	169.00–180.50	993	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	151.38/cwt	151.00–152.00	722	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	728	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	489	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	778	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	671	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	933	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	579	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	874	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	440	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	656	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	642	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	860	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	770	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	924	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	496	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	724	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	635	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	873	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	440	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	656	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	507	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	516	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	789	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	665	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	871	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	143.00/cwt	137.00–146.00	818	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	531	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	791	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	658	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	892	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	387	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	557	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	597	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	878	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	816	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,036	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	134.54/cwt	131.00–135.00	899	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	753	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	964	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	437	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	629	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	615	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	830	4

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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