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

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 414, Heifers 345, Bulls 108)

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $145.27/cwt on 413 head.

Average price

$145.27

413 head · 576 lb average

Value per head Derived

$837

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$59

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

$5.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.02

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	605	146.77	887	212
Medium and Large 2	501	146.66	735	98
Medium and Large 1	588	140.85	829	103

One grade step is worth $5.93/cwt here — about $59 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 sale413 hd

145.27

—

VA average9 barns · 1,534 hd

142.25

+3.02

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

73 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 1Value Added	—	750	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	731	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	712	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	546	112.63/cwt	104.00–113.00	615	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	495	113.06/cwt	113.00–114.00	560	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	686	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	645	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	742	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	479	126.61/cwt	124.00–127.00	606	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	741	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	719	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	104.83/cwt	100.00–115.00	559	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	635	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	560	116.33/cwt	96.00–125.50	651	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	417	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	523	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	479	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	465	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	342	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	455	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	661	107.75/cwt	107.75–107.75	712	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	638	108.50/cwt	108.50–108.50	692	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	126.17/cwt	120.00–128.00	482	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	481	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	436	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	519	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	515	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	613	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	573	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	584	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	589	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	583	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	562	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	629	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	329	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	457	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	382	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	550	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	720	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	641	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	665	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	685	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	681	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	659	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	745	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	427	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	611	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	571	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	679	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	387	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	550	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	745	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	693	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	340	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	513	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	545	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	665	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	410	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	648	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	574	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	904	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	640	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	867	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	466	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	713	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	564	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	832	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	438	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	615	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	507	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	715	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	369	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	502	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	686	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	858	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	705	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	783	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	466	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	566	160.60/cwt	160.00–163.00	909	83
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	659	141.68/cwt	137.00–148.25	934	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	767	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	901	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	473	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	733	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	330	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	541	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	411	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	571	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	553	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	912	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	617	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	898	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	707	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	848	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	859	96.50/cwt	96.50–96.50	829	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	902	88.50/cwt	88.50–88.50	798	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	839	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	490	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	718	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	638	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	888	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	146.89/cwt	145.00–151.00	545	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	810	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	794	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	709	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	567	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	578	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	506	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	637	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	586	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	436	114.57/cwt	107.00–116.50	500	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	482	111.50/cwt	111.50–111.50	537	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	461	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	569	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	615	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	338	113.20/cwt	111.00–120.00	383	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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