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Shenandoah Valley Livestock

Name: Shenandoah Valley Livestock livestock auction prices — 2022-03-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-05

Feeder Cattle · Harrisonburg, Virginia · Sat, Mar 5

● Final75 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2169

← Feb 5Mar 5Mar 19 →

Receipts

1,142 head

▲ 669 vs last sale 473▲ 313 vs year ago 829 · +37.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 352, Heifers 529, Bulls 261)

Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $135.73/cwt on 529 head.

Average price

$135.73

529 head · 569 lb average

Value per head Derived

$773

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$148

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

$11.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.79

vs VA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	594	137.37	816	148
Medium and Large 2	528	135.54	715	133
Medium and Large 1	579	135.22	783	238
Medium and Large 3	530	126.00	668	10thin

One grade step is worth $11.37/cwt here — about $148 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 sale529 hd

135.73

—

VA average10 barns · 2,493 hd

138.52

−2.79

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot

75 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	428	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	740	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	428	162.89/cwt	130.00–180.00	697	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	475	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	660	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	490	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	968	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	492	178.99/cwt	144.00–181.00	881	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	506	169.50/cwt	169.50–169.50	858	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	515	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	767	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	566	165.43/cwt	160.00–169.50	936	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	567	172.09/cwt	149.00–174.00	976	41
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	568	169.50/cwt	169.50–169.50	963	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	582	177.39/cwt	165.00–181.50	1,032	46
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	620	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,054	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	648	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,102	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	655	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,100	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	669	154.27/cwt	141.00–157.00	1,032	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	673	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,070	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	678	159.89/cwt	139.00–163.00	1,084	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	679	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	1,049	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	727	149.35/cwt	139.00–151.00	1,086	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	737	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,024	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	740	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,117	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,028	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	777	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,072	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	840	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,193	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	860	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,170	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	956	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,185	15
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	327	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	491	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	363	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	592	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	374	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	539	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	387	152.63/cwt	130.00–155.00	591	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	417	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	630	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	430	144.09/cwt	133.00–145.00	620	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	434	148.15/cwt	131.00–150.00	643	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	485	137.29/cwt	128.00–148.00	666	41
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	487	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	721	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	488	138.59/cwt	129.00–140.00	676	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	507	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	730	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	530	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	668	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	564	137.20/cwt	129.00–139.00	774	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	567	136.58/cwt	134.00–137.00	774	39
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	782	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	578	142.24/cwt	140.00–149.00	822	40
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	582	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	768	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	613	132.11/cwt	121.00–134.00	810	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	614	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	838	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	627	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	828	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	649	131.75/cwt	131.75–131.75	855	53
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	652	122.08/cwt	112.00–122.50	796	37
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	676	110.27/cwt	103.00–112.00	745	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	739	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	850	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	745	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	931	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	778	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	965	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	820	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	935	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	905	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,005	14
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	318	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	537	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	339	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	559	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	345	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	528	18
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	375	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	630	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	386	162.15/cwt	156.00–163.00	626	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	430	154.27/cwt	145.00–158.00	663	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	437	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	616	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	480	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	643	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	485	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	776	16
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	494	144.32/cwt	138.00–144.50	713	34
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	504	153.36/cwt	141.00–155.00	773	17
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	578	139.78/cwt	136.00–140.00	808	18
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	585	149.22/cwt	136.00–153.00	873	42
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	643	142.26/cwt	134.00–143.50	915	23
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	655	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	956	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	683	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	943	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	700	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	917	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	711	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	960	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	750	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	960	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	762	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,006	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	944	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,104	6

This sale against other markets

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.

Virginia feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Shenandoah Valley Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale - Harrisonburg, VA

Sat Mar 5, 2022

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Richmond, VA (LS-RH)

Receipts 1,142Last week 473Year ago 829

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 352, Heifers 529, Bulls 261)

Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	777	138.00	138.00
28	—	673	159.00	159.00
14	—	620	170.00	170.00
15	—	956	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	139.00	139.00
8	—	506	169.50	169.50
8	—	428	173.00	173.00
16	—	568	169.50	169.50
4	—	737	139.00	139.00
6	—	669	141.00–157.00	154.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	492	144.00–181.00	178.99
2	—	840	142.00	142.00
19	—	678	139.00–163.00	159.89
7	—	727	139.00–151.00	149.35
7	—	648	170.00	170.00
1	—	515	149.00	149.00
41	—	567	149.00–174.00	172.09
19	—	428	130.00–180.00	162.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	750	137.00	137.00
6	—	740	151.00	151.00
6	—	490	197.50	197.50
46	—	582	165.00–181.50	177.39
13	—	860	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	679	154.50	154.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	566	160.00–169.50	165.43
5	—	655	168.00	168.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	820	114.00	114.00
11	—	739	115.00	115.00
39	—	567	134.00–137.00	136.58
20	—	434	131.00–150.00	148.15
37	—	652	112.00–122.50	122.08
28	—	488	129.00–140.00	138.59
9	—	627	132.00	132.00
4	—	507	144.00	144.00
20	—	387	130.00–155.00	152.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	487	148.00	148.00
53	—	649	131.75	131.75
14	—	905	111.00	111.00
28	—	564	129.00–139.00	137.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	417	151.00	151.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	778	124.00	124.00
40	—	578	140.00–149.00	142.24
24	—	745	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	374	144.00	144.00
13	—	430	133.00–145.00	144.09
41	—	485	128.00–148.00	137.29
34	—	582	132.00	132.00
5	—	676	103.00–112.00	110.27
2	—	327	150.00	150.00
27	—	613	121.00–134.00	132.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	614	136.50	136.50
19	—	363	163.00	163.00
8	—	575	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	530	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	430	145.00–158.00	154.27
8	—	386	156.00–163.00	162.15
5	—	762	132.00	132.00
3	—	318	169.00	169.00
2	—	480	134.00	134.00
1	—	700	131.00	131.00
42	—	585	136.00–153.00	149.22
23	—	643	134.00–143.50	142.26
17	—	504	141.00–155.00	153.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	944	117.00	117.00
6	—	655	146.00	146.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	750	128.00	128.00
34	—	494	138.00–144.50	144.32
6	—	375	168.00	168.00
18	—	578	136.00–140.00	139.78
11	—	683	138.00	138.00
8	—	339	165.00	165.00
5	—	437	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	345	153.00	153.00
7	—	711	135.00	135.00
16	—	485	160.00	160.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.