Name: Shenandoah Valley Livestock livestock auction prices — 2022-11-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 211, Heifers 236, Bulls 129)

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 $149.33/cwt on 236 head.

Average price

$149.33

236 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$827

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$0

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

$12.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.05

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	488	154.40	754	78
Medium and Large 1-2	593	149.87	888	31
Medium and Large 1	588	146.29	860	121
Medium and Large 3	531	142.00	754	6thin

One grade step is worth $12.40/cwt here — about −$0 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 sale236 hd

149.33

—

VA average11 barns · 1,891 hd

139.28

+10.05

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

58 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 1Value Added	—	737	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,150	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	515	177.51/cwt	175.00–180.00	914	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,080	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	612	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	437	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	765	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	486	168.07/cwt	155.00–170.00	817	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	677	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	642	152.58/cwt	134.00–154.00	980	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	651	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	970	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	158.52/cwt	158.00–160.00	983	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	501	147.75/cwt	147.75–147.75	740	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	830	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,212	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	395	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	711	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	950	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	1,069	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,470	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	551	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,047	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	531	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	754	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	855	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,080	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	543	164.73/cwt	144.00–175.00	894	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	748	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,010	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	620	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	910	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	704	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	973	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,216	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	832	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	557	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	808	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	343	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	497	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	574	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	827	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	573	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	905	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	661	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	902	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	488	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	688	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	998	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	654	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	600	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	568	158.96/cwt	155.00–160.00	903	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	755	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	392	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	662	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	422	145.66/cwt	139.00–147.00	615	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	778	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,058	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	481	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	702	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	668	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	922	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	696	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	960	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	158.54/cwt	137.00–160.00	671	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,010	34
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	788	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	866	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	1,295	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	186.92/cwt	182.00–192.00	970	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	855	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,129	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	405	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	709	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	762	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,143	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	659	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,120	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	492	167.53/cwt	142.50–169.00	824	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	654	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	974	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	384	183.64/cwt	180.00–184.00	705	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	427	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	726	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	784	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,058	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	640	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	909	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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