Name: Shenandoah Valley Livestock livestock auction prices — 2020-01-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 182, Heifers 204, Bulls 73)

Value Added Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $122.01/cwt on 200 head.

Average price

$122.01

200 head · 492 lb average

Value per head Derived

$600

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$81

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

$13.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.96

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	526	125.83	662	71
Medium and Large 1	472	123.33	582	43
Medium and Large 2	455	120.60	549	61
Medium and Large 2-3	518	112.32	582	25

One grade step is worth $13.51/cwt here — about $81 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 sale200 hd

122.01

—

VA average6 barns · 502 hd

117.04

+4.96

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

Every lot, as filed

62 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	392	121.93/cwt	116.00–125.00	478	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	611	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	477	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	609	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	308	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	397	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	860	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	705	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	445	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	552	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	614	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	576	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	665	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	489	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	758	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	835	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	826	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	930	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,079	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	623	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	439	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	536	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	391	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	598	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	555	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	300	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	489	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	970	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,019	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	885	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,106	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	650	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	876	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	440	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	664	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	914	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,079	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	719	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	341	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	512	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	670	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	386	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	556	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	642	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	809	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	430	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	615	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	785	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	801	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	697	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	722	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	445	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	803	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	843	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	567	131.36/cwt	128.00–135.50	745	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	515	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	690	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	689	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	816	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	696	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	653	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	767	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	429	134.54/cwt	131.00–140.00	577	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	472	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	673	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	569	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	762	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	332	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	452	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	390	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	546	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	711	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	818	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	583	127.72/cwt	127.00–129.00	745	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	637	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	669	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	415	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	448	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	601	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	721	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	640	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	678	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	897	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,166	24
Steers	Medium and Large 3Value Added	—	502	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	628	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	546	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	824	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	331	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	510	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	660	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	845	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	333	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	423	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	521	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	573	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	629	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	934	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	594	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	820	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	764	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,047	18

How this sale compares

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.

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