Name: Shenandoah Valley Livestock livestock auction prices — 2022-09-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 181, Heifers 248, Bulls 143)

Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated. Natural cattle are Weaned.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $146.77/cwt on 248 head.

Average price

$146.77

248 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$798

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$14.67/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 1-2	490	150.67	739	9thin
Medium and Large 1	562	147.98	832	166
Medium and Large 2	505	144.10	727	68
Medium and Large 3	537	136.00	730	5thin

One grade step is worth $14.67/cwt here — about $8 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 sale248 hd

146.77

—

VA average11 barns · 2,120 hd

146.46

+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

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	—	632	134.78/cwt	132.00–138.00	852	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	706	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	611	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,033	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	669	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,111	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,255	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	950	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	783	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,104	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	526	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	789	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	835	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	943	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	187.62/cwt	180.00–191.00	968	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	492	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	947	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	838	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,190	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	575	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,021	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,300	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	440	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	825	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	716	166.36/cwt	140.00–177.00	1,191	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	464	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	893	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	880	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	656	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	770	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	176.98/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,012	27
Steers	Medium and Large 3Value Added	—	775	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,163	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	418	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	761	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	413	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	888	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	662	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,092	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	1,145	128.75/cwt	128.75–128.75	1,474	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	565	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,028	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	572	158.46/cwt	146.00–159.00	906	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	432	203.70/cwt	177.50–210.00	880	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	663	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	988	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	384	216.53/cwt	182.50–220.00	831	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	629	141.24/cwt	139.00–146.00	888	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	510	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	727	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	660	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	760	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,049	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	537	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	730	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	408	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	628	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	485	179.90/cwt	177.50–180.00	873	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	688	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	949	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	429	171.95/cwt	133.00–185.00	738	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	644	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	934	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	826	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	696	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	665	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	891	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	380	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	741	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	389	161.79/cwt	140.00–165.00	629	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	833	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,083	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	700	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,001	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	149.24/cwt	135.00–151.00	836	37
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	498	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	847	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	572	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	801	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	657	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	923	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	607	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	838	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	159.36/cwt	159.00–160.00	679	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	326	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	440	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	798	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	748	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,040	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	440	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	381	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	752	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	556	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	823	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	152.57/cwt	152.00–156.00	770	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	858	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	893	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,143	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	668	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	969	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	960	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	755	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,284	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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