Name: Shenandoah Valley Livestock livestock auction prices — 2020-04-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 225, Heifers 200, Bulls 55)

Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $136.21/cwt on 224 head.

Average price

$136.21

224 head · 600 lb average

Value per head Derived

$817

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$14.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.60

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	488	144.45	706	38
Medium and Large 1-2	642	135.61	871	97
Medium and Large 1	607	133.67	811	81
Medium and Large 2-3	542	130.00	705	8thin

One grade step is worth $14.45/cwt here — about $1 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 sale224 hd

136.21

—

VA average9 barns · 857 hd

135.61

+0.60

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

52 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	—	390	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	507	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	412	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	534	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	589	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	689	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	745	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	745	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	695	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	778	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	505	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	682	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	156.50/cwt	156.50–156.50	676	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	552	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	740	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	684	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	759	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	686	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	915	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	915	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	487	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	789	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	387	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	600	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	501	142.79/cwt	139.00–143.00	715	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	135.25/cwt	135.25–135.25	771	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	677	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	393	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	668	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	655	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	849	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	753	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	881	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	527	126.32/cwt	122.00–127.00	666	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	672	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	793	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	586	120.19/cwt	117.00–125.00	704	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	713	112.52/cwt	112.00–114.00	802	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	445	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	619	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	385	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	574	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	770	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	909	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	823	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	914	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	512	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	791	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	670	132.38/cwt	121.00–139.75	887	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	599	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	833	26
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	542	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	705	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	732	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	813	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	547	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	665	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	400	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	532	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	497	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	641	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	640	113.50/cwt	113.50–113.50	726	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	654	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	667	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	439	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	573	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	705	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	480	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	658	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	592	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	490	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	637	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	378	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	556	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	414	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	571	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	488	123.73/cwt	123.00–125.00	604	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	119.30/cwt	116.00–119.50	687	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	506	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	437	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	542	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	545	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	610	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	114.98/cwt	113.00–117.00	604	2

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.

Virginia feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →