Name: Shenandoah Valley Livestock livestock auction prices — 2022-08-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 54, Heifers 99, Bulls 58)

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 $158.09/cwt on 99 head.

Average price

$158.09

99 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$842

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$61

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

$1.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.11

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	592	158.80	939	15thin
Medium and Large 2	501	158.14	792	53
Medium and Large 1	558	157.65	879	31

One grade step is worth $1.15/cwt here — about $61 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 sale99 hd

158.09

—

VA average10 barns · 1,201 hd

153.98

+4.11

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

48 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 2	—	490	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	882	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	747	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	708	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	984	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	705	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,206	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	647	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,139	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	540	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,013	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	773	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	753	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,250	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	387	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	832	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,086	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	188.50/cwt	188.50–188.50	707	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	926	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	683	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	876	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,136	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	996	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	985	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	740	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,214	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	390	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	878	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	635	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	997	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	486	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	851	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	755	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,133	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	336	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	702	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	730	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	971	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	585	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	840	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,134	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	713	141.51/cwt	141.00–142.00	1,009	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	647	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,003	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	703	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	592	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	983	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	753	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	651	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	611	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	754	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	493	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	794	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	155.50/cwt	155.50–155.50	891	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	635	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	997	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	672	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,062	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	517	168.50/cwt	168.50–168.50	871	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	319	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	510	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	647	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	964	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	586	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	894	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	435	183.33/cwt	180.00–185.00	797	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	588	163.44/cwt	143.00–166.00	961	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	412	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	873	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	481	173.95/cwt	167.50–175.00	837	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	583	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	962	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	365	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	770	1

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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