Name: Shenandoah Valley Livestock livestock auction prices — 2022-09-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 218, Heifers 311, Bulls 111)

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 $153.97/cwt on 311 head.

Average price

$153.97

311 head · 570 lb average

Value per head Derived

$877

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$135

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

$29.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.15

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2-3	485	173.00	839	23
Medium and Large 2	501	154.09	772	86
Medium and Large 1	589	153.79	905	116
Medium and Large 1-2	647	149.36	966	80
Medium and Large 3	489	144.00	704	6thin

One grade step is worth $29.00/cwt here — about $135 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 sale311 hd

153.97

—

VA average9 barns · 1,588 hd

152.82

+1.15

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

68 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 1-2Value Added	—	480	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	778	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	640	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	448	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	833	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	367	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	642	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,058	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	637	177.06/cwt	171.00–181.00	1,128	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	559	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,068	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	829	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	995	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	534	184.05/cwt	162.50–187.00	983	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	901	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	445	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	872	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	818	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	632	171.97/cwt	164.00–174.00	1,087	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	974	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	825	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,188	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	489	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	875	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	677	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,212	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	490	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,054	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	442	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	866	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	543	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	912	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	670	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	905	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,439	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	561	197.47/cwt	194.00–199.00	1,108	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	435	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	887	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	797	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	870	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,253	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	731	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,287	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	396	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	851	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	665	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	951	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	595	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	982	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	489	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	866	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	667	154.19/cwt	147.00–155.00	1,028	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	421	200.55/cwt	152.50–207.50	844	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	380	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	760	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	709	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	316	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	514	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	530	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	149.73/cwt	148.50–153.00	713	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	427	169.43/cwt	150.00–171.00	723	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	732	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,069	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	152.32/cwt	150.00–153.50	861	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	487	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	731	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	730	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	158.04/cwt	135.00–164.00	585	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	386	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	760	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	587	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	904	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	812	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	632	142.65/cwt	136.00–146.00	902	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	658	148.17/cwt	141.00–148.50	975	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	768	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	485	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	839	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	656	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,017	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	336	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	534	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	697	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	743	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,033	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	556	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	890	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	489	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	704	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	636	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	685	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	629	164.25/cwt	137.00–169.25	1,033	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	671	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,201	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	756	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,232	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	745	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	969	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	438	158.19/cwt	148.00–159.00	693	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	534	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	902	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	966	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,208	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	753	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,227	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	687	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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