Name: Shenandoah Valley Livestock livestock auction prices — 2022-10-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 252, Heifers 246, Bulls 132)

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 $159.24/cwt on 252 head.

Average price

$159.24

252 head · 598 lb average

Value per head Derived

$952

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$28

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

$15.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.12

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	566	164.40	930	158
Medium and Large 1-2	666	152.66	1,017	38
Medium and Large 2	642	149.15	958	56

One grade step is worth $15.26/cwt here — about −$28 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 sale252 hd

159.24

—

VA average10 barns · 2,424 hd

161.36

−2.12

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	746	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	962	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	503	137.28/cwt	137.00–140.00	691	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	154.78/cwt	133.00–157.50	650	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	574	154.90/cwt	144.00–155.50	889	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	581	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	646	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	730	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	680	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	642	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	851	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	136.11/cwt	131.00–152.50	777	46
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	797	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	606	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	560	145.10/cwt	124.00–147.00	813	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	669	139.87/cwt	137.00–141.00	936	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	138.05/cwt	123.00–139.00	587	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	336	124.85/cwt	114.00–130.00	419	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	132.72/cwt	132.00–135.00	637	50
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	492	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	640	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	455	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	485	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	829	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	536	125.73/cwt	125.00–128.00	674	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	440	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	136.45/cwt	127.00–139.00	587	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	384	145.37/cwt	139.00–147.00	558	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	564	127.74/cwt	124.00–129.00	720	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	855	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,017	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	746	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,082	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	702	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	920	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	659	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,074	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	654	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	824	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	544	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	838	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	821	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,092	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	645	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	955	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	335	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	503	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	508	129.39/cwt	122.00–137.00	657	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	372	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	558	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	760	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	942	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	432	145.55/cwt	131.00–148.00	629	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	930	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	772	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,019	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	856	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,207	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	170.21/cwt	164.00–171.00	734	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	795	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,010	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	720	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	536	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	879	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	487	179.54/cwt	154.00–191.00	874	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	165.11/cwt	164.00–170.00	627	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	327	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	572	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	166.70/cwt	151.00–174.00	713	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	884	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,132	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	572	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,001	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	694	148.08/cwt	145.00–150.50	1,028	25
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	872	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,125	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	671	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	886	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	520	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	702	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	580	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	992	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	909	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	645	151.41/cwt	149.00–155.00	977	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	512	173.56/cwt	145.00–180.00	889	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	774	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	734	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	903	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	486	129.62/cwt	123.00–130.00	630	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	160.84/cwt	144.00–168.00	914	46
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	930	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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