Name: Shenandoah Valley Livestock livestock auction prices — 2022-11-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 192, Heifers 167, Bulls 79)

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 $163.37/cwt on 192 head.

Average price

$163.37

192 head · 619 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,011

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$231

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

$12.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.25

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	453	174.78	791	15thin
Medium and Large 1-2	672	163.20	1,097	15thin
Medium and Large 1	629	162.33	1,022	162

One grade step is worth $12.45/cwt here — about −$231 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 sale192 hd

163.37

—

VA average10 barns · 1,496 hd

162.11

+1.25

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

49 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	—	338	132.44/cwt	130.00–135.00	448	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	367	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	541	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	407	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	590	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	838	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	167.92/cwt	166.00–170.00	794	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	515	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	734	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	529	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	973	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	663	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	797	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,156	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	593	138.62/cwt	135.00–146.00	822	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	598	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	830	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,112	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	168.38/cwt	140.00–171.00	975	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	538	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,001	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	664	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	943	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	983	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,164	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,513	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	646	143.09/cwt	139.00–143.50	924	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	488	190.85/cwt	165.00–195.00	931	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	956	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	185.07/cwt	142.50–201.00	777	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	653	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	855	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	486	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	638	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	938	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	537	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	763	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	486	143.52/cwt	131.00–149.00	698	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	753	138.71/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,044	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	661	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	962	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	437	140.67/cwt	130.00–146.00	615	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	750	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,069	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	305	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	404	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	346	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	467	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	541	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	730	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	135.34/cwt	114.00–136.00	765	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	586	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	815	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	438	143.22/cwt	132.00–145.00	627	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	359	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	528	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	721	128.25/cwt	120.00–129.00	925	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	794	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	583	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	810	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	481	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	673	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	143.51/cwt	129.00–145.00	703	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	620	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	837	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	772	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	710	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	663	132.48/cwt	128.00–137.00	878	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	395	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	405	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	426	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	592	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	574	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	861	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	637	120.72/cwt	120.00–121.00	769	7

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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