Name: Shenandoah Valley Livestock livestock auction prices — 2022-10-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 222, Heifers 294, Bulls 148)

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 $134.28/cwt on 292 head.

Average price

$134.28

292 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$741

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$52

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

$9.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.90

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	487	138.08	673	87
Medium and Large 1	567	133.34	756	162
Medium and Large 1-2	696	131.12	913	29
Medium and Large 3	484	128.14	620	14thin

One grade step is worth $9.94/cwt here — about $52 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 sale292 hd

134.28

—

VA average11 barns · 2,584 hd

135.18

−0.90

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

62 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	650	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	813	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	472	141.49/cwt	131.00–164.00	668	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	326	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	450	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	371	144.95/cwt	135.00–152.50	538	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	435	164.99/cwt	162.00–166.00	718	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	787	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	960	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	155.13/cwt	135.00–158.00	1,042	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	733	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	993	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	168.36/cwt	158.00–170.00	982	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	345	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	518	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	570	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	488	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	922	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	867	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,136	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,009	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	821	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	169.50/cwt	169.50–169.50	848	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	1,196	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,483	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	913	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,251	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	636	159.16/cwt	158.00–161.00	1,012	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	195.74/cwt	192.00–200.00	828	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	811	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3Value Added	—	753	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,099	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	596	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	995	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	830	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,212	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	852	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	571	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	928	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	643	125.33/cwt	125.00–134.00	806	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	133.89/cwt	132.00–134.00	766	37
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	397	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	611	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	479	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	452	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	631	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	511	123.50/cwt	122.00–125.00	631	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	658	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	123.54/cwt	121.00–129.00	650	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	1,042	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,209	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	632	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	973	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	646	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	745	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	942	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	459	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	610	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	547	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	635	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	488	138.83/cwt	132.00–140.00	677	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	562	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	657	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	874	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	131.97/cwt	128.00–132.50	765	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	320	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	448	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	633	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	817	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	805	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	442	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	816	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,028	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	544	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	756	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	556	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	731	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	498	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	647	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	491	137.28/cwt	136.00–143.00	674	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	149.75/cwt	146.00–151.00	557	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	566	151.39/cwt	134.00–156.00	857	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	644	131.76/cwt	121.00–134.00	849	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	535	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	669	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	524	150.26/cwt	136.00–158.00	787	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	830	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	830	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	790	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,019	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	397	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	635	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	643	13

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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