Name: Shenandoah Valley Livestock livestock auction prices — 2022-07-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-07-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 148, Heifers 229, Bulls 64)

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 $153.63/cwt on 229 head.

Average price

$153.63

229 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$846

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$184

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

$19.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.18

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	583	155.67	908	75
Medium and Large 1	557	155.14	864	81
Medium and Large 2	508	150.86	767	68
Medium and Large 3	532	136.00	724	5thin

One grade step is worth $19.67/cwt here — about $184 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 sale229 hd

153.63

—

VA average5 barns · 644 hd

150.44

+3.18

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	757	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	637	175.56/cwt	171.00–178.00	1,118	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	683	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	997	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	705	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	763	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	992	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	672	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	486	158.91/cwt	149.00–160.00	772	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	846	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,269	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	767	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	943	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	653	140.57/cwt	139.00–141.00	918	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	951	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	496	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	148.83/cwt	137.50–152.50	570	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	616	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	864	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	437	155.15/cwt	152.50–157.50	678	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	944	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	889	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	499	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	833	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	500	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	820	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	579	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	967	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	532	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	724	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	498	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	153.58/cwt	140.00–154.50	860	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	768	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	1,064	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	685	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	372	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	586	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	342	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	590	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	672	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	971	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	397	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	447	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	559	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	816	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	536	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	649	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	438	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	745	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	462	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	762	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	770	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,001	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	579	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,007	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	760	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,155	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	567	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	941	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,088	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	674	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,166	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	446	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	870	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	164.33/cwt	156.00–174.00	951	26
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,005	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	168.47/cwt	158.00–179.00	804	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	696	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	626	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	560	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,064	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	945	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	608	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	936	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,043	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	785	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,178	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,030	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	520	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	837	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	176.56/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,268	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	504	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	670	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,025	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	484	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	886	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	173.49/cwt	172.00–175.00	734	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	371	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	664	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	332	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	515	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	515	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	793	1

How this sale compares

Virginia weighted averages

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