Name: Shenandoah Valley Livestock livestock auction prices — 2020-04-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 123, Heifers 172, Bulls 53)

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 $127.36/cwt on 171 head.

Average price

$127.36

171 head · 506 lb average

Value per head Derived

$644

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$152

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

$19.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.64

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2-3	402	137.00	551	13thin
Medium and Large 1	499	129.37	646	86
Medium and Large 2	470	128.68	605	37
Medium and Large 1-2	599	117.43	703	35

One grade step is worth $19.57/cwt here — about −$152 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 sale171 hd

127.36

—

VA average12 barns · 1,475 hd

121.71

+5.64

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

60 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	—	666	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	726	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	740	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	577	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	687	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	750	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	803	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	473	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	596	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	435	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	566	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	575	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	727	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	568	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	488	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	664	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	128.53/cwt	123.00–129.00	730	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	111.50/cwt	111.50–111.50	743	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	387	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	519	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	128.61/cwt	127.00–131.00	660	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	685	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	345	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	480	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	560	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	731	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	481	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	654	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	661	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	760	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	431	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	597	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	318	155.57/cwt	154.00–159.00	495	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	390	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	585	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	510	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	673	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	505	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	677	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	558	127.72/cwt	127.00–130.00	713	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	740	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	821	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	601	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	390	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	562	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	347	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	579	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	670	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	797	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	480	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	648	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	638	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	374	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	546	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	820	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	630	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	735	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	882	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	843	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	883	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	624	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	566	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	499	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	801	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	607	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	829	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	556	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	812	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	735	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	944	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	810	109.50/cwt	109.50–109.50	887	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	417	156.50/cwt	156.50–156.50	653	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	652	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	874	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	955	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,012	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	490	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	772	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	648	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	864	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	799	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	756	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	900	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	825	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	924	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	616	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	402	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	551	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	133.11/cwt	130.00–133.50	567	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	121.82/cwt	116.00–123.00	698	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	481	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	647	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	324	138.31/cwt	134.00–143.00	448	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	381	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	501	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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