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Shenandoah Valley Livestock

Name: Shenandoah Valley Livestock livestock auction prices — 2022-05-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-21

Feeder Cattle · Harrisonburg, Virginia · Sat, May 21

● Final43 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2169

← May 7May 21Jun 4 →

Receipts

322 head

▲ 54 vs last sale 268▲ 322 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 93, Heifers 145, Bulls 84)

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 $142.23/cwt on 145 head.

Average price

$142.23

145 head · 570 lb average

Value per head Derived

$810

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$39

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

$14.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.31

vs VA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	531	149.00	791	6thin
Medium and Large 1	565	143.36	810	99
Medium and Large 2	585	138.78	812	36
Medium and Large 1-2	615	135.00	830	4thin

One grade step is worth $14.00/cwt here — about −$39 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 sale145 hd

142.23

—

VA average11 barns · 1,673 hd

142.54

−0.31

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

Every lot

43 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	372	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	636	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	433	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	723	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	440	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	704	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	485	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	728	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	510	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	791	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	516	174.09/cwt	168.00–180.00	898	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	539	177.05/cwt	173.00–179.00	954	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	564	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,026	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	565	175.70/cwt	169.00–180.50	993	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	597	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	878	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	636	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,011	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	641	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,026	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	737	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,061	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	785	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,123	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	860	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,195	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	365	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	507	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	387	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	557	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	437	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	629	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	440	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	656	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	477	151.38/cwt	151.00–152.00	722	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	496	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	724	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	516	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	789	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	531	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	791	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	572	143.00/cwt	137.00–146.00	818	47
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	615	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	830	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	635	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	873	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	642	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	860	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	658	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	892	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	668	134.54/cwt	131.00–135.00	899	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	753	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	964	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	816	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,036	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	355	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	543	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	385	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	628	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	440	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	656	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	489	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	778	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	492	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	817	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	569	152.85/cwt	150.00–153.00	870	20
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	579	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	874	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	639	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	914	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	665	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	871	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	671	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	933	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	770	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	924	20
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	800	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	816	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 May 21, 2022

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

Receipts 322Last week 268Year ago 0

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 93, Heifers 145, Bulls 84)

Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	385	163.00	163.00
7	—	639	143.00	143.00
20	—	569	150.00–153.00	152.85
7	—	492	166.00	166.00
7	—	671	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	800	102.00	102.00
1	—	355	153.00	153.00
5	—	489	159.00	159.00
5	—	579	151.00	151.00
3	—	440	149.00	149.00
20	—	770	120.00	120.00
6	—	665	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	510	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	160.00	160.00
1	—	860	139.00	139.00
1	—	785	143.00	143.00
5	—	636	159.00	159.00
11	—	565	169.00–180.50	175.70
4	—	485	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	564	182.00	182.00
6	—	539	173.00–179.00	177.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	516	168.00–180.00	174.09
3	—	433	167.00	167.00
2	—	372	171.00	171.00
9	—	641	160.00	160.00
7	—	737	144.00	144.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	597	147.00	147.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	477	151.00–152.00	151.38
5	—	440	149.00	149.00
1	—	365	139.00	139.00
47	—	572	137.00–146.00	143.00
9	—	668	131.00–135.00	134.54
8	—	753	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	642	134.00	134.00
12	—	496	146.00	146.00
6	—	658	135.50	135.50
2	—	387	144.00	144.00
3	—	816	127.00	127.00
2	—	437	144.00	144.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	635	137.50	137.50
3	—	516	153.00	153.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	531	149.00	149.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	615	135.00	135.00

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.