Name: Shenandoah Valley Livestock livestock auction prices — 2022-06-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-06-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 204, Heifers 210, Bulls 90)

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 $144.75/cwt on 210 head.

Average price

$144.75

210 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$797

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$185

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

$8.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.02

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	611	148.21	905	38
Medium and Large 2	466	146.27	681	52
Medium and Large 1	578	143.52	829	102
Medium and Large 3	515	140.00	721	18thin

One grade step is worth $8.21/cwt here — about $185 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 sale210 hd

144.75

—

VA average8 barns · 946 hd

140.73

+4.02

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

56 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	629	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	497	149.03/cwt	139.00–150.00	741	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	497	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	875	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	429	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	794	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	658	168.28/cwt	168.00–168.50	1,107	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	366	179.09/cwt	170.00–185.00	655	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	366	151.54/cwt	145.00–155.00	555	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	768	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,014	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	790	152.01/cwt	144.00–154.00	1,201	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	686	157.97/cwt	157.00–160.00	1,084	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	736	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,119	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	546	171.75/cwt	171.75–171.75	938	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	617	165.63/cwt	157.50–169.00	1,022	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	891	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,337	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	731	150.11/cwt	146.00–153.50	1,097	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	175.28/cwt	148.00–178.00	1,003	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	608	173.50/cwt	173.50–173.50	1,055	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	493	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	873	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	830	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,121	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	554	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	936	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	571	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	971	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	170.44/cwt	166.00–171.00	823	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	494	162.08/cwt	160.00–164.00	801	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	663	149.76/cwt	141.00–151.00	993	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	377	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	652	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	583	155.67/cwt	151.00–158.00	908	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	427	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	705	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	345	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	612	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	371	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	627	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	538	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	748	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	555	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	777	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	558	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	812	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	580	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	818	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	730	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	978	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	498	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	757	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	528	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	472	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	649	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	631	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	871	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	441	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	679	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	434	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	608	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	707	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	144.98/cwt	144.00–149.00	834	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	487	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	731	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	470	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	743	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	575	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	886	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	135.59/cwt	134.00–136.00	903	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	386	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	567	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	655	140.25/cwt	140.25–140.25	919	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	612	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	845	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	672	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	874	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	150.05/cwt	147.00–156.00	714	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	758	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,008	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	895	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,092	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	405	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	705	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	797	5

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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