Sale reports / Virginia / Shenandoah Valley Livestock / 2022-10-15

Shenandoah Valley Livestock

Feeder Cattle · Harrisonburg, Virginia · Sat, Oct 15
● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2169
Receipts
630 head
▼ 98 vs last sale 728▼ 108 vs year ago 738 · −14.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 252, Heifers 246, Bulls 132)

Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $159.24/cwt on 252 head.
Average price
$159.24
252 head · 598 lb average
Value per head Derived
$952
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$28
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$15.26/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.12
vs VA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1566164.40930158
Medium and Large 1-2666152.661,01738
Medium and Large 2642149.1595856
One grade step is worth $15.26/cwt here — about −$28 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 sale252 hd
159.24
—
VA average10 barns · 2,424 hd
161.36
−2.12
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot

63 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2327175.00/cwt175.00–175.005722
Steers—Medium and Large 1380165.11/cwt164.00–170.006275
Steers—Medium and Large 2428166.70/cwt151.00–174.007136
Steers—Medium and Large 1431170.21/cwt164.00–171.007349
Steers—Medium and Large 2480150.00/cwt150.00–150.007207
Steers—Medium and Large 1487179.54/cwt154.00–191.0087433
Steers—Medium and Large 1512173.56/cwt145.00–180.0088923
Steers—Medium and Large 2Value Added536164.00/cwt164.00–164.008794
Steers—Medium and Large 1568160.84/cwt144.00–168.0091446
Steers—Medium and Large 2568160.00/cwt160.00–160.0090911
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added572175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,0019
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added580171.00/cwt171.00–171.009921
Steers—Medium and Large 2620150.00/cwt150.00–150.009301
Steers—Medium and Large 1645151.41/cwt149.00–155.0097715
Steers—Medium and Large 2650143.00/cwt143.00–143.009301
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added659163.00/cwt163.00–163.001,07412
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added694148.08/cwt145.00–150.501,02825
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added702131.00/cwt131.00–131.009204
Steers—Medium and Large 2Value Added746145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,08210
Steers—Medium and Large 1772132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,0195
Steers—Medium and Large 2795127.00/cwt127.00–127.001,0101
Steers—Medium and Large 1821133.00/cwt133.00–133.001,0923
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added856141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,2076
Steers—Medium and Large 2Value Added872129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,1252
Steers—Medium and Large 2884128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,13211
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1333132.00/cwt132.00–132.004403
Heifers—Medium and Large 2336124.85/cwt114.00–130.004193
Heifers—Medium and Large 2370147.00/cwt147.00–147.005446
Heifers—Medium and Large 1384145.37/cwt139.00–147.005585
Heifers—Medium and Large 2425138.05/cwt123.00–139.0058717
Heifers—Medium and Large 1430136.45/cwt127.00–139.0058714
Heifers—Medium and Large 1480132.72/cwt132.00–135.0063750
Heifers—Medium and Large 2486129.62/cwt123.00–130.0063017
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added520135.00/cwt135.00–135.007021
Heifers—Medium and Large 3525129.50/cwt129.50–129.5068016
Heifers—Medium and Large 1536125.73/cwt125.00–128.006744
Heifers—Medium and Large 2564127.74/cwt124.00–129.0072016
Heifers—Medium and Large 1571136.11/cwt131.00–152.5077746
Heifers—Medium and Large 1640121.00/cwt121.00–121.007741
Heifers—Medium and Large 2642132.50/cwt132.50–132.5085111
Heifers—Medium and Large 1654126.00/cwt126.00–126.0082413
Heifers—Medium and Large 2655128.00/cwt128.00–128.008381
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added671132.00/cwt132.00–132.008863
Heifers—Medium and Large 1734123.00/cwt123.00–123.0090311
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added746129.00/cwt129.00–129.009627
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added855119.00/cwt119.00–119.001,0171
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2325140.00/cwt140.00–140.004551
Bulls—Medium and Large 1335150.00/cwt150.00–150.005032
Bulls—Medium and Large 1372150.00/cwt150.00–150.005585
Bulls—Medium and Large 2375155.00/cwt155.00–155.005816
Bulls—Medium and Large 2420154.78/cwt133.00–157.506509
Bulls—Medium and Large 1432145.55/cwt131.00–148.006297
Bulls—Medium and Large 1485171.00/cwt171.00–171.0082924
Bulls—Medium and Large 2492130.00/cwt130.00–130.006402
Bulls—Medium and Large 2503137.28/cwt137.00–140.0069111
Bulls—Medium and Large 1508129.39/cwt122.00–137.006572
Bulls—Medium and Large 2560145.10/cwt124.00–147.0081312
Bulls—Medium and Large 1574154.90/cwt144.00–155.5088919
Bulls—Medium and Large 1645148.00/cwt148.00–148.009551
Bulls—Medium and Large 2646113.00/cwt113.00–113.0073011
Bulls—Medium and Large 1669139.87/cwt137.00–141.009367
Bulls—Medium and Large 1760124.00/cwt124.00–124.009426
Bulls—Medium and Large 379776.00/cwt76.00–76.006067

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.