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Shenandoah Valley Livestock

Name: Shenandoah Valley Livestock livestock auction prices — 2022-04-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-23

Feeder Cattle · Harrisonburg, Virginia · Sat, Apr 23

● Final61 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2169

← Apr 9Apr 23Apr 30 →

Receipts

535 head

▲ 50 vs last sale 485▼ 186 vs year ago 721 · −25.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 153, Heifers 254, Bulls 128)

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 $147.13/cwt on 254 head.

Average price

$147.13

254 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$802

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$27

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

$6.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.81

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	558	153.00	854	10thin
Medium and Large 3	480	148.15	712	17thin
Medium and Large 2	522	147.05	767	80
Medium and Large 1	564	146.66	827	147

One grade step is worth $6.34/cwt here — about $27 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 sale254 hd

147.13

—

VA average11 barns · 1,591 hd

143.32

+3.81

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

Every lot

61 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	385	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	712	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	395	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	715	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	415	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	764	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	424	179.39/cwt	160.00–183.00	761	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	801	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	484	187.04/cwt	162.00–193.00	905	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	501	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	907	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	511	181.48/cwt	167.00–184.00	927	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	547	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,001	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	566	180.56/cwt	162.00–188.00	1,022	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	572	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	921	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	597	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	949	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	616	175.50/cwt	175.50–175.50	1,081	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	636	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,081	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	677	162.18/cwt	154.00–170.00	1,098	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	691	169.50/cwt	169.50–169.50	1,171	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	735	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,029	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	739	144.76/cwt	144.00–145.00	1,070	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	747	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,121	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	765	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,002	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	847	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,237	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	917	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,247	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	992	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,250	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	327	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	441	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	340	138.78/cwt	137.00–140.00	472	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	365	148.31/cwt	145.00–150.00	541	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	378	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	582	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	406	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	627	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	428	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	663	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	428	152.76/cwt	135.00–158.00	654	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	485	148.58/cwt	140.00–149.75	721	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	492	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	689	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	503	153.40/cwt	152.00–160.50	772	44
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	558	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	854	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	564	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	795	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	572	149.94/cwt	140.00–150.50	858	38
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	572	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	852	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	578	149.75/cwt	149.75–149.75	866	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	636	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	859	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	661	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	912	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	665	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	954	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	716	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	995	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	736	129.45/cwt	128.00–130.00	953	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	833	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	991	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	865	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,021	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	325	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	536	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	345	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	531	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	352	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	570	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	373	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	630	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	380	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	650	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	402	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	639	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	420	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	693	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	440	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	700	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	450	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	684	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	487	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	833	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	528	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	803	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	532	157.37/cwt	156.00–159.00	837	17
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	566	160.72/cwt	156.00–161.00	910	18
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	653	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	947	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	664	155.61/cwt	152.00–156.00	1,033	21
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	765	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	987	5

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 Apr 23, 2022

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

Receipts 535Last week 485Year ago 721

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 153, Heifers 254, Bulls 128)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	677	154.00–170.00	162.18
34	—	566	162.00–188.00	180.56
7	—	511	167.00–184.00	181.48
2	—	917	136.00	136.00
8	—	739	144.00–145.00	144.76
13	—	424	160.00–183.00	179.39
16	—	616	175.50	175.50
1	—	395	181.00	181.00
15	—	484	162.00–193.00	187.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	415	184.00	184.00
4	—	636	170.00	170.00
1	—	765	131.00	131.00
8	—	501	181.00	181.00
4	—	572	161.00	161.00
2	—	385	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	547	183.00	183.00
1	—	735	140.00	140.00
2	—	992	126.00	126.00
2	—	597	159.00	159.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	747	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	450	178.00	178.00
3	—	691	169.50	169.50
6	—	847	146.00	146.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	736	128.00–130.00	129.45
11	—	661	138.00	138.00
44	—	503	152.00–160.50	153.40
5	—	340	137.00–140.00	138.78
13	—	428	135.00–158.00	152.76
3	—	365	145.00–150.00	148.31
38	—	572	140.00–150.50	149.94
2	—	492	140.00	140.00
2	—	865	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	716	139.00	139.00
6	—	665	143.50	143.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	558	153.00	153.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	428	155.00	155.00
2	—	327	135.00	135.00
8	—	378	154.00	154.00
14	—	572	149.00	149.00
23	—	485	140.00–149.75	148.58
8	—	636	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	564	141.00	141.00
9	—	406	154.50	154.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	578	149.75	149.75
4	—	833	119.00	119.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	352	162.00	162.00
12	—	528	152.00	152.00
10	—	402	159.00	159.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	420	165.00	165.00
6	—	653	145.00	145.00
17	—	532	156.00–159.00	157.37
4	—	380	171.00	171.00
1	—	450	152.00	152.00
5	—	765	129.00	129.00
3	—	345	154.00	154.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	664	152.00–156.00	155.61
18	—	566	156.00–161.00	160.72
10	—	487	171.00	171.00
3	—	440	159.00	159.00
3	—	373	169.00	169.00
1	—	325	165.00	165.00

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.