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Shenandoah Valley Livestock

Name: Shenandoah Valley Livestock livestock auction prices — 2022-08-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-06

Feeder Cattle · Harrisonburg, Virginia · Sat, Aug 6

● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2169

← Jul 9Aug 6Aug 20 →

Receipts

503 head

▲ 62 vs last sale 441▼ 311 vs year ago 814 · −38.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 265, Heifers 173, Bulls 65)

Value Added and Natural cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $175.04/cwt on 265 head.

Average price

$175.04

265 head · 715 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,251

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$12.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.58

vs VA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	711	180.81	1,286	138
Medium and Large 2	618	169.97	1,051	38
Medium and Large 1-2	761	168.24	1,281	89

One grade step is worth $12.58/cwt here — about $5 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 sale265 hd

175.04

—

VA average10 barns · 1,133 hd

171.46

+3.58

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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	427	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	811	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	445	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	846	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	471	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	895	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	501	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	952	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	506	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	926	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	556	191.68/cwt	175.00–200.00	1,066	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	556	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,006	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	588	195.99/cwt	187.50–198.00	1,152	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	606	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,067	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	606	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	988	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	633	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,139	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	648	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,160	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	655	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,186	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	662	170.09/cwt	153.00–178.00	1,126	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	695	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,056	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	714	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,185	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	716	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,146	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	727	178.50/cwt	178.50–178.50	1,298	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	760	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,284	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	775	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,232	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	810	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	1,292	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	917	161.50/cwt	161.50–161.50	1,481	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	922	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,650	33
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	955	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,633	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	396	159.19/cwt	154.00–160.00	630	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	405	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	652	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	436	157.74/cwt	153.00–158.50	688	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	476	155.50/cwt	155.50–155.50	740	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	488	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	761	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	497	163.67/cwt	161.00–169.00	813	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	505	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	758	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	551	169.50/cwt	169.50–169.50	934	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	555	148.78/cwt	145.00–149.00	826	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	577	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	975	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	580	151.74/cwt	144.00–153.00	880	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	596	158.50/cwt	158.50–158.50	945	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	617	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	895	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	628	155.87/cwt	155.00–156.50	979	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	637	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	924	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	639	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	856	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	643	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	981	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	680	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	986	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	727	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,032	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	752	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,083	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	780	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,092	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	895	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,155	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	315	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	599	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	380	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	741	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	395	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	770	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	435	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	805	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	443	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	820	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	479	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	766	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	482	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	856	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	572	163.53/cwt	160.00–166.00	935	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	577	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	894	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	646	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	911	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	651	148.11/cwt	141.00–149.00	964	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	744	139.50/cwt	139.00–140.00	1,038	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 Aug 6, 2022

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

Receipts 503Last week 441Year ago 814

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 265, Heifers 173, Bulls 65)

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 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	917	161.50	161.50
10	—	760	169.00	169.00
9	—	556	175.00–200.00	191.68
17	—	810	159.50	159.50
21	—	714	166.00	166.00
11	—	648	179.00	179.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	662	153.00–178.00	170.09
11	—	501	190.00	190.00
11	—	556	181.00	181.00
5	—	775	159.00	159.00
1	—	445	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	606	163.00	163.00
2	—	427	190.00	190.00
8	—	506	183.00	183.00
1	—	695	152.00	152.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	606	176.00	176.00
14	—	716	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	922	179.00	179.00
20	—	727	178.50	178.50
6	—	955	171.00	171.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	471	190.00	190.00
6	—	655	181.00	181.00
4	—	633	180.00	180.00
21	—	588	187.50–198.00	195.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	497	161.00–169.00	163.67
9	—	643	152.50	152.50
4	—	727	142.00	142.00
1	—	780	140.00	140.00
1	—	505	150.00	150.00
1	—	405	161.00	161.00
14	—	580	144.00–153.00	151.74
1	—	895	129.00	129.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	639	134.00	134.00
9	—	752	144.00	144.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	617	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	555	145.00–149.00	148.78
1	—	680	145.00	145.00
9	—	637	145.00	145.00
7	—	436	153.00–158.50	157.74
7	—	396	154.00–160.00	159.19
19	—	476	155.50	155.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	596	158.50	158.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	628	155.00–156.50	155.87
8	—	551	169.50	169.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	488	156.00	156.00
9	—	577	169.00	169.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	572	160.00–166.00	163.53
9	—	651	141.00–149.00	148.11
6	—	744	139.00–140.00	139.50
5	—	482	177.50	177.50
1	—	435	185.00	185.00
1	—	380	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	479	160.00	160.00
6	—	646	141.00	141.00
12	—	577	155.00	155.00
3	—	443	185.00	185.00
3	—	395	195.00	195.00
2	—	315	190.00	190.00

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.