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Shenandoah Valley Livestock

Name: Shenandoah Valley Livestock livestock auction prices — 2022-03-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-19

Feeder Cattle · Harrisonburg, Virginia · Sat, Mar 19

● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2169

← Mar 5Mar 19Apr 2 →

Receipts

542 head

▼ 600 vs last sale 1,142▼ 225 vs year ago 767 · −29.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 213, Heifers 254, Bulls 75)

Value Added and Natural 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 $150.26/cwt on 252 head.

Average price

$150.26

252 head · 528 lb average

Value per head Derived

$793

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$110

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

$6.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.81

vs VA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	511	152.57	780	106
Medium and Large 1	490	150.39	736	85
Medium and Large 1-2	609	146.06	890	61

One grade step is worth $6.51/cwt here — about −$110 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 sale252 hd

150.26

—

VA average11 barns · 1,584 hd

142.45

+7.81

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

Every lot

66 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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	340	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	585	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	377	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	688	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	415	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	755	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	432	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	782	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	480	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	782	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	495	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	891	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	511	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	899	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	531	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	897	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	538	178.50/cwt	178.50–178.50	960	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	560	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	913	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	569	180.50/cwt	180.50–180.50	1,027	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	570	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	935	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	591	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	857	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	620	147.56/cwt	145.00–150.00	915	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	635	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,016	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	645	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,006	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	650	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,040	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	660	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,043	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	706	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	939	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	717	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,068	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	720	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,123	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	740	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,129	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	761	156.57/cwt	156.00–157.00	1,191	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	772	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,112	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	789	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,160	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	895	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,199	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	928	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,244	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	1,041	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,301	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	330	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	515	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	332	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	541	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	367	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	573	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	379	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	625	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	421	150.61/cwt	144.00–151.00	634	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	424	160.66/cwt	160.00–161.00	681	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	446	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	711	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	464	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	728	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	469	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	746	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	485	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	752	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	500	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	750	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	511	150.74/cwt	130.00–158.00	770	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	548	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	855	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	550	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	877	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	562	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	843	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	562	149.71/cwt	141.00–151.00	841	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	565	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	870	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	635	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	883	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	640	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	870	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	655	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	943	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	665	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	931	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	670	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	925	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	746	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	955	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	780	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	905	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	814	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	985	10
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	325	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	512	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	335	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	570	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	382	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	669	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	420	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	785	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	438	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	802	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	495	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	777	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	498	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	867	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	565	157.22/cwt	139.00–162.00	888	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	576	141.62/cwt	135.00–143.00	816	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	650	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	943	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	664	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	976	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	725	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	979	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	750	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	953	1

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 19, 2022

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

Receipts 542Last week 1,142Year ago 767

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 213, Heifers 254, Bulls 75)

Value Added and Natural cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	570	164.00	164.00
2	—	720	156.00	156.00
14	—	660	158.00	158.00
10	—	538	178.50	178.50
9	—	432	181.00	181.00
7	—	761	156.00–157.00	156.57
4	—	377	182.50	182.50
2	—	620	145.00–150.00	147.56
1	—	895	134.00	134.00
1	—	340	172.00	172.00
20	—	495	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	480	163.00	163.00
2	—	415	182.00	182.00
8	—	645	156.00	156.00
5	—	740	152.50	152.50
12	—	560	163.00	163.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	635	160.00	160.00
10	—	511	176.00	176.00
6	—	717	149.00	149.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,041	125.00	125.00
16	—	789	147.00	147.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	160.00	160.00
4	—	531	169.00	169.00
2	—	772	144.00	144.00
3	—	706	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	591	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	928	134.00	134.00
11	—	569	180.50	180.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	814	121.00	121.00
10	—	635	139.00	139.00
6	—	548	156.00	156.00
15	—	469	159.00	159.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	562	141.00–151.00	149.71
16	—	485	155.00	155.00
10	—	746	128.00	128.00
9	—	511	130.00–158.00	150.74
7	—	332	163.00	163.00
1	—	780	116.00	116.00
5	—	665	140.00	140.00
5	—	379	165.00	165.00
18	—	424	160.00–161.00	160.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	550	159.50	159.50
13	—	655	144.00	144.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	500	150.00	150.00
1	—	640	136.00	136.00
21	—	562	150.00	150.00
18	—	421	144.00–151.00	150.61
9	—	367	156.00	156.00
7	—	670	138.00	138.00
4	—	330	156.00	156.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	446	159.50	159.50
8	—	565	154.00	154.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	464	157.00	157.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	157.50	157.50
4	—	382	175.00	175.00
1	—	750	127.00	127.00
1	—	725	135.00	135.00
6	—	576	135.00–143.00	141.62
6	—	420	187.00	187.00
12	—	495	157.00	157.00
5	—	664	147.00	147.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	498	174.00	174.00
10	—	565	139.00–162.00	157.22
6	—	650	145.00	145.00
5	—	438	183.00	183.00
1	—	335	170.00	170.00

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.