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Shenandoah Valley Livestock

Name: Shenandoah Valley Livestock livestock auction prices — 2022-09-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-24

Feeder Cattle · Harrisonburg, Virginia · Sat, Sep 24

● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2169

← Sep 10Sep 24Oct 1 →

Receipts

572 head

▼ 68 vs last sale 640▲ 197 vs year ago 375 · +52.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 181, Heifers 248, Bulls 143)

Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated. Natural cattle are Weaned.

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 $146.77/cwt on 248 head.

Average price

$146.77

248 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$798

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$14.67/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 1-2	490	150.67	739	9thin
Medium and Large 1	562	147.98	832	166
Medium and Large 2	505	144.10	727	68
Medium and Large 3	537	136.00	730	5thin

One grade step is worth $14.67/cwt here — about $8 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 sale248 hd

146.77

—

VA average11 barns · 2,120 hd

146.46

+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

68 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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	345	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	656	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	381	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	752	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	390	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	770	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	413	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	888	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	418	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	761	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	440	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	825	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	464	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	893	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	477	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	835	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	492	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	947	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	516	187.62/cwt	180.00–191.00	968	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	550	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	880	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	565	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,028	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	572	176.98/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,012	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	575	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,021	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	600	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	960	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	605	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	950	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	611	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,033	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	655	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	943	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	662	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,092	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	669	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,111	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	716	166.36/cwt	140.00–177.00	1,191	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	755	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,284	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	760	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,300	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3Value Added	775	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,163	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	820	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,255	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	838	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,190	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1,145	128.75/cwt	128.75–128.75	1,474	20
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	320	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	440	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	326	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	440	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	389	161.79/cwt	140.00–165.00	629	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	408	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	628	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	426	159.36/cwt	159.00–160.00	679	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	435	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	696	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	472	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	706	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	473	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	657	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	505	152.57/cwt	152.00–156.00	770	37
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	526	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	789	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	537	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	730	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	556	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	823	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	560	149.24/cwt	135.00–151.00	836	37
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	570	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	798	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	607	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	838	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	632	134.78/cwt	132.00–138.00	852	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	640	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	826	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	660	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	858	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	668	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	969	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,001	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	710	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	923	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	748	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,040	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	783	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,104	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	833	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,083	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	893	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,143	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	330	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	660	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	380	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	741	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	384	216.53/cwt	182.50–220.00	831	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	429	171.95/cwt	133.00–185.00	738	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	432	203.70/cwt	177.50–210.00	880	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	485	179.90/cwt	177.50–180.00	873	24
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	498	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	847	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	510	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	727	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	572	158.46/cwt	146.00–159.00	906	23
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	572	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	801	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	629	141.24/cwt	139.00–146.00	888	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	644	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	934	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	663	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	988	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	665	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	891	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	688	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	949	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	760	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,049	8

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 Sep 24, 2022

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

Receipts 572Last week 640Year ago 375

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 181, Heifers 248, Bulls 143)

Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated. Natural cattle are Weaned.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	632	132.00–138.00	134.78
16	—	472	149.50	149.50
37	—	560	135.00–151.00	149.24
21	—	426	159.00–160.00	159.36
5	—	748	139.00	139.00
1	—	320	137.50	137.50
37	—	505	152.00–156.00	152.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	783	141.00	141.00
8	—	526	150.00	150.00
2	—	700	143.00	143.00
4	—	893	128.00	128.00
3	—	668	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	537	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	408	154.00	154.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	129.00	129.00
11	—	435	160.00	160.00
12	—	389	140.00–165.00	161.79
3	—	833	130.00	130.00
4	—	473	139.00	139.00
1	—	710	130.00	130.00
10	—	326	135.00	135.00
9	—	570	140.00	140.00
8	—	660	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	607	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	556	148.00	148.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	611	169.00	169.00
6	—	669	166.00	166.00
3	—	565	182.00	182.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	820	153.00	153.00
1	—	605	157.00	157.00
26	—	516	180.00–191.00	187.62
17	—	492	192.50	192.50
3	—	760	171.00	171.00
3	—	440	187.50	187.50
1	—	390	197.50	197.50
27	—	572	170.00–180.00	176.98
9	—	662	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	477	175.00	175.00
1	—	655	144.00	144.00
1	—	550	160.00	160.00
3	—	345	190.00	190.00
4	—	413	215.00	215.00
1	—	600	160.00	160.00
1	—	755	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	838	142.00	142.00
5	—	575	177.50	177.50
20	—	1,145	128.75	128.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	716	140.00–177.00	166.36
3	—	418	182.00	182.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	464	192.50	192.50
7	—	381	197.50	197.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	775	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	572	146.00–159.00	158.46
15	—	432	177.50–210.00	203.70
12	—	663	149.00	149.00
11	—	384	182.50–220.00	216.53
6	—	629	139.00–146.00	141.24
3	—	510	142.50	142.50
24	—	485	177.50–180.00	179.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	330	200.00	200.00
8	—	760	138.00	138.00
4	—	429	133.00–185.00	171.95
6	—	665	134.00	134.00
6	—	380	195.00	195.00
8	—	498	170.00	170.00
4	—	572	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	688	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	644	145.00	145.00

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.