Name: Shenandoah Valley Livestock livestock auction prices — 2022-10-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 320, Heifers 286, Bulls 122)

Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $152.01/cwt on 320 head.

Average price

$152.01

320 head · 652 lb average

Value per head Derived

$991

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$282

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

$12.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.38

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	662	154.18	1,021	202
Medium and Large 1-2	735	153.84	1,131	62
Medium and Large 2	520	142.18	740	56

One grade step is worth $12.00/cwt here — about $282 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 sale320 hd

152.01

—

VA average11 barns · 1,580 hd

161.40

−9.38

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

63 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 1	—	486	158.12/cwt	138.00–164.00	768	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	319	148.22/cwt	139.00–149.00	473	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	137.94/cwt	124.00–140.00	666	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	900	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,116	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	894	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	153.57/cwt	140.00–155.00	803	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	150.31/cwt	142.50–152.50	559	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	683	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,025	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	687	135.03/cwt	133.00–138.00	928	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	140.79/cwt	140.00–141.00	798	51
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	612	120.59/cwt	108.00–137.00	738	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	714	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,107	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	612	151.48/cwt	147.00–152.00	927	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	146.30/cwt	139.00–147.00	556	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	159.87/cwt	123.00–165.50	691	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	964	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	1,036	131.22/cwt	128.00–140.00	1,359	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	847	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,296	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	164.45/cwt	153.00–165.00	951	43
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	491	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	737	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	807	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,154	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	438	177.39/cwt	142.00–191.00	777	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	885	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	1,288	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	595	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	976	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	992	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	480	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	758	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	572	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	909	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	433	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	710	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	660	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	944	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	386	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	531	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	340	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	485	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	472	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	651	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	598	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	634	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	779	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	693	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	850	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	427	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	564	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	746	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	143.61/cwt	138.00–144.50	620	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	552	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	745	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	830	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,029	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	320	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	472	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	490	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	735	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	569	144.30/cwt	140.00–145.00	821	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	717	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	486	140.59/cwt	134.00–143.00	683	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	684	132.15/cwt	131.00–133.00	904	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	663	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	908	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	391	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	540	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	763	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	984	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	729	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	585	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	825	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	387	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	553	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	462	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	638	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	861	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	772	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	996	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	762	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,067	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	790	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	1,213	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	502	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	833	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	137.98/cwt	129.00–140.00	589	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	740	118.30/cwt	106.00–126.00	875	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	379	145.80/cwt	131.00–147.00	553	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	721	141.74/cwt	141.00–143.00	1,022	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	339	148.37/cwt	132.50–157.50	503	4

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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