Name: Shenandoah Valley Livestock livestock auction prices — 2020-02-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 264, Heifers 355, Bulls 160)

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 $127.52/cwt on 352 head.

Average price

$127.52

352 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$686

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$34

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

$11.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.16

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	506	130.68	662	74
Medium and Large 1	557	128.25	714	161
Medium and Large 2	533	125.03	667	106
Medium and Large 2-3	525	119.50	627	11thin

One grade step is worth $11.18/cwt here — about $34 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 sale352 hd

127.52

—

VA average7 barns · 1,347 hd

124.36

+3.16

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

64 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	752	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	812	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	495	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	639	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	522	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	357	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	418	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	706	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	568	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	137.24/cwt	130.00–138.00	526	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	945	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	782	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	134.65/cwt	134.00–135.50	707	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	133.64/cwt	127.00–134.00	760	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	464	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	832	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	790	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	345	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	576	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	882	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	904	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	718	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	498	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	832	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	909	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	632	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	872	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	693	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	609	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	539	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	140.73/cwt	139.00–141.00	674	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	577	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	808	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	727	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	836	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	426	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	618	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	331	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	533	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	486	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	685	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	561	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	769	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	437	145.61/cwt	140.00–147.00	636	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	683	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	785	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	505	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	692	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	442	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	778	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	506	139.75/cwt	139.75–139.75	707	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	626	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	783	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	407	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	576	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	947	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	938	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	1,067	116.50/cwt	116.50–116.50	1,243	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	613	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	812	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	516	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	820	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	605	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	889	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	628	149.61/cwt	147.00–150.50	940	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	523	177.59/cwt	172.00–184.00	929	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	722	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	967	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	824	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	1,067	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	557	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	930	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	575	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	753	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	525	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	627	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	692	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	720	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	419	132.37/cwt	130.50–134.00	555	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	805	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	853	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	494	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	632	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	561	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	712	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	327	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	540	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	635	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	730	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	385	154.21/cwt	150.00–159.00	594	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	651	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	762	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	485	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	679	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	750	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	810	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	578	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	637	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	777	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	486	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	654	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	322	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	454	5

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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