Name: Shenandoah Valley Livestock livestock auction prices — 2020-02-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 80, Heifers 85, Bulls 61)

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 $130.16/cwt on 85 head.

Average price

$130.16

85 head · 566 lb average

Value per head Derived

$737

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$99

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

$0.79/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.68

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	518	130.63	677	34
Medium and Large 1	598	129.85	777	51

One grade step is worth $0.79/cwt here — about −$99 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 sale85 hd

130.16

—

VA average11 barns · 1,573 hd

126.48

+3.68

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

45 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	—	565	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	740	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	323	178.42/cwt	177.00–180.00	576	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	770	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	793	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	636	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	801	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	467	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	654	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	516	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	728	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	674	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	973	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	915	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	732	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	770	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	907	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	440	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	726	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	495	158.50/cwt	158.50–158.50	785	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	920	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	762	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	643	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	511	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	566	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	743	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	654	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	750	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	752	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	347	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	500	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	793	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	743	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	869	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	500	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	377	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	611	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	144.48/cwt	141.00–145.00	614	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	700	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	798	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	131.82/cwt	121.00–133.50	560	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	541	140.77/cwt	128.00–142.00	762	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	300	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	441	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	397	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	596	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	687	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	818	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	336	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	591	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	545	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	755	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	633	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	468	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	679	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	687	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	852	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	598	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	819	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	779	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	919	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	516	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	851	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	786	131.25/cwt	131.25–131.25	1,032	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	750	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	971	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	629	148.34/cwt	147.00–149.00	933	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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