Name: Shenandoah Valley Livestock livestock auction prices — 2022-12-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 343, Heifers 457, Bulls 211)

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 $144.58/cwt on 457 head.

Average price

$144.58

457 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$791

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$87

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

$3.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.19

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	521	146.77	765	159
Medium and Large 2-3	627	146.00	915	5thin
Medium and Large 2	541	143.60	776	192
Medium and Large 1-2	596	142.95	852	101

One grade step is worth $3.82/cwt here — about −$87 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 sale457 hd

144.58

—

VA average9 barns · 1,745 hd

140.39

+4.19

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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	169.77/cwt	140.00–179.00	874	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	168.70/cwt	157.00–175.00	634	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	966	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,420	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	910	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	168.11/cwt	161.00–171.00	1,118	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	560	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	846	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	693	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	736	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,236	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	176.38/cwt	176.00–176.50	1,000	58
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	533	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	757	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	660	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	851	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	348	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	557	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	701	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	799	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	365	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	617	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	464	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	733	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	627	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	915	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	519	140.89/cwt	130.00–143.00	731	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	138.31/cwt	130.00–140.00	794	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	561	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	802	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	630	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	813	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	440	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	744	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	712	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	883	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	697	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	652	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	506	159.08/cwt	141.00–161.00	805	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	765	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	975	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	702	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	151.64/cwt	129.00–154.00	735	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	142.73/cwt	131.00–143.00	809	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	145.84/cwt	142.00–153.00	766	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	848	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,170	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	624	147.54/cwt	142.00–149.50	921	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	655	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	989	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	690	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	890	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	673	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	612	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	148.17/cwt	112.50–160.00	636	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	899	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	847	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	588	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	953	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	803	155.50/cwt	155.50–155.50	1,249	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	709	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,156	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	131.06/cwt	127.00–136.00	815	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	151.08/cwt	138.00–154.00	644	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	392	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	619	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	181.60/cwt	167.50–183.00	786	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	713	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	991	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	805	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	676	134.39/cwt	127.00–146.00	908	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	756	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,002	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	499	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	543	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	491	192.61/cwt	145.00–195.50	946	61
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	644	151.16/cwt	146.00–152.00	973	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	388	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	718	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	603	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,031	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	736	149.74/cwt	145.00–152.00	1,102	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	493	168.83/cwt	167.50–169.00	832	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	655	144.93/cwt	144.00–145.00	949	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	563	157.50/cwt	131.00–162.00	887	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	419	159.79/cwt	122.00–170.00	670	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	333	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	566	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	634	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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