Name: Shenandoah Valley Livestock livestock auction prices — 2022-10-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 186, Heifers 227, Bulls 115)

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 $136.03/cwt on 221 head.

Average price

$136.03

221 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$741

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$470

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

$27.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.48

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	824	138.50	1,141	11thin
Medium and Large 1	536	137.42	736	155
Medium and Large 2	499	136.40	681	40
Medium and Large 3	490	127.71	626	7thin
Medium and Large 2-3	605	111.00	672	8thin

One grade step is worth $27.50/cwt here — about $470 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 sale221 hd

136.03

—

VA average10 barns · 1,974 hd

134.55

+1.48

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

65 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	—	535	141.40/cwt	134.00–145.00	756	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	337	155.99/cwt	153.00–159.00	526	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	370	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	607	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	429	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	695	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	492	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	738	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	885	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,159	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	687	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,127	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	885	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,159	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	446	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	901	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	744	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	172.35/cwt	160.00–178.00	732	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	782	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,095	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	537	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	810	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	166.50/cwt	166.50–166.50	967	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	670	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,065	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	506	140.14/cwt	136.00–141.00	709	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	457	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	714	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	1,075	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	154.39/cwt	122.00–164.00	804	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	463	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	889	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	161.04/cwt	157.00–166.00	1,063	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	649	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,006	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	705	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	931	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	840	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,042	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,079	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	517	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	698	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	588	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	906	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	581	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	988	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	553	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	982	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	746	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,052	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	533	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	949	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	548	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	396	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	634	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	761	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	547	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	667	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	626	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	864	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	317	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	444	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	850	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,097	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	138.63/cwt	135.00–141.00	600	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	588	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	788	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	871	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	769	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,007	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	606	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	824	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	605	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	672	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	949	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	453	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	580	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	535	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	637	130.68/cwt	125.00–133.50	832	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	484	138.57/cwt	130.00–139.50	671	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	552	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	828	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	487	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	692	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	496	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	642	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	824	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	1,141	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	339	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	471	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	588	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	390	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	503	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	582	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	739	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	602	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	735	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	926	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	580	156.67/cwt	145.00–158.00	909	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	648	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	920	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	655	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	865	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	322	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	509	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	690	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	890	1

How this sale compares

Virginia weighted averages

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