Name: Shenandoah Valley Livestock livestock auction prices — 2020-03-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 179, Heifers 199, Bulls 60)

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 $124.52/cwt on 197 head.

Average price

$124.52

197 head · 504 lb average

Value per head Derived

$628

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$33

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

$5.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.58

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	451	125.67	567	64
Medium and Large 1	510	124.44	634	75
Medium and Large 1-2	559	123.55	690	55
Medium and Large 3	500	120.00	600	3thin

One grade step is worth $5.67/cwt here — about −$33 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 sale197 hd

124.52

—

VA average9 barns · 882 hd

118.94

+5.58

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

54 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	—	650	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	683	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	500	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	600	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	544	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	117.98/cwt	116.00–119.00	730	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	494	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	741	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	136.99/cwt	136.00–140.00	785	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	487	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	609	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	119.88/cwt	111.00–121.00	561	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	389	128.17/cwt	119.00–130.00	499	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	409	129.76/cwt	129.00–131.00	531	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	861	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	871	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	638	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	734	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	730	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	442	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	619	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	470	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	932	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	150.91/cwt	148.00–157.00	653	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	393	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	637	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	345	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	552	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	161.93/cwt	157.00–166.00	777	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	376	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	587	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	658	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	431	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	642	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	328	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	523	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	656	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	807	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	595	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	762	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	882	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	961	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	595	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	934	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	726	116.80/cwt	105.00–119.00	848	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	668	137.75/cwt	137.75–137.75	920	37
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	522	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	637	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	485	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	829	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	489	162.80/cwt	161.00–164.00	796	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	527	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	664	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	639	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	741	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	496	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	650	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	528	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	692	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	481	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	572	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	485	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	631	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	378	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	563	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	600	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	744	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	497	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	541	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	738	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	686	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	827	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	498	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	682	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	553	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	675	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	742	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	772	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	389	130.39/cwt	128.00–131.00	507	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	343	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	458	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	572	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	749	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	433	141.22/cwt	136.00–143.00	611	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	576	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	668	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	337	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	455	4

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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