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Shenandoah Valley Livestock

Name: Shenandoah Valley Livestock livestock auction prices — 2022-04-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-30

Feeder Cattle · Harrisonburg, Virginia · Sat, Apr 30

● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2169

← Apr 23Apr 30May 7 →

Receipts

411 head

▼ 124 vs last sale 535▼ 199 vs year ago 610 · −32.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 115, Heifers 220, Bulls 76)

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 $147.56/cwt on 220 head.

Average price

$147.56

220 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$796

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$43

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

$12.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.19

vs VA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	500	153.84	770	70
Medium and Large 1-2	532	151.32	805	38
Medium and Large 3	476	150.29	715	7thin
Medium and Large 1	573	141.82	812	105

One grade step is worth $12.02/cwt here — about −$43 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 sale220 hd

147.56

—

VA average8 barns · 1,684 hd

142.36

+5.19

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

Every lot

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. 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	322	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	557	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	390	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	749	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	417	180.64/cwt	167.00–186.00	753	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	433	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	857	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	462	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	878	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	481	184.71/cwt	158.00–187.00	888	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	495	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	936	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	535	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	861	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	555	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	927	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,014	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	595	179.50/cwt	179.50–179.50	1,068	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	635	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,067	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	650	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,086	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	652	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,174	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	675	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,215	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	689	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,164	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	717	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,147	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	730	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,102	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	797	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,180	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	898	140.25/cwt	140.25–140.25	1,259	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	325	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	484	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	332	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	521	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	365	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	562	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	377	160.52/cwt	157.00–164.00	605	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	393	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	645	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	427	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	696	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	427	148.62/cwt	146.00–149.00	635	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	457	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	729	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	477	157.79/cwt	150.00–159.00	753	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	488	157.11/cwt	144.00–158.50	767	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	496	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	794	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	538	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	753	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	540	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	826	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	559	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	783	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	573	153.98/cwt	146.00–154.50	882	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	592	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	826	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	620	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	856	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	635	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	826	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	656	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	905	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	656	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	853	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	703	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	981	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	703	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	967	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	750	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	938	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	875	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	919	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	320	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	528	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	382	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	688	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	396	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	661	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	416	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	782	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	442	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	782	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	490	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	853	19
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	507	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	831	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	515	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	850	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	570	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	878	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	580	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	986	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	625	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	969	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	657	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,025	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	670	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,018	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	775	134.68/cwt	134.00–138.00	1,044	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 Apr 30, 2022

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

Receipts 411Last week 535Year ago 610

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 115, Heifers 220, Bulls 76)

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 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	675	180.00	180.00
2	—	717	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	481	158.00–187.00	184.71
2	—	652	180.00	180.00
29	—	573	177.00	177.00
7	—	898	140.25	140.25
3	—	433	198.00	198.00
1	—	730	151.00	151.00
1	—	635	168.00	168.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	462	190.00	190.00
1	—	535	161.00	161.00
1	—	555	167.00	167.00
2	—	390	192.00	192.00
2	—	322	173.00	173.00
1	—	650	167.00	167.00
8	—	417	167.00–186.00	180.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	797	148.00	148.00
14	—	595	179.50	179.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	689	169.00	169.00
3	—	495	189.00	189.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	592	139.50	139.50
11	—	496	160.00	160.00
7	—	620	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	656	130.00	130.00
1	—	325	149.00	149.00
8	—	703	139.50	139.50
4	—	750	125.00	125.00
8	—	427	146.00–149.00	148.62
22	—	559	140.00	140.00
21	—	488	144.00–158.50	157.11
7	—	365	154.00	154.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	656	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	477	150.00–159.00	157.79
16	—	573	146.00–154.50	153.98
1	—	635	130.00	130.00
10	—	377	157.00–164.00	160.52
1	—	875	105.00	105.00
4	—	427	163.00	163.00
6	—	332	157.00	157.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	703	137.50	137.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	393	164.00	164.00
4	—	538	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	457	159.50	159.50
4	—	540	153.00	153.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	657	156.00	156.00
4	—	396	167.00	167.00
3	—	416	188.00	188.00
1	—	625	155.00	155.00
1	—	515	165.00	165.00
1	—	320	165.00	165.00
19	—	490	174.00	174.00
15	—	580	170.00	170.00
6	—	775	134.00–138.00	134.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	507	164.00	164.00
2	—	382	180.00	180.00
2	—	670	152.00	152.00
2	—	442	177.00	177.00
7	—	570	154.00	154.00

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.