Name: Shenandoah Valley Livestock livestock auction prices — 2020-05-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 216, Heifers 202, Bulls 57)

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 $134.73/cwt on 216 head.

Average price

$134.73

216 head · 609 lb average

Value per head Derived

$821

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$276

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

$15.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.05

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	397	147.27	585	13thin
Medium and Large 1	592	135.95	805	100
Medium and Large 1-2	652	131.96	860	103

One grade step is worth $15.31/cwt here — about −$276 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 sale216 hd

134.73

—

VA average9 barns · 1,461 hd

135.78

−1.05

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

59 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	458	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	719	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	549	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	774	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	374	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	527	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	525	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	767	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	943	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	971	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	598	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	810	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	548	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	658	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	554	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	676	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	790	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	798	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	415	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	527	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	656	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	611	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	590	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	505	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	581	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	484	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	600	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	499	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	567	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	635	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	553	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	413	152.31/cwt	151.00–153.00	629	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	313	160.79/cwt	159.00–162.50	503	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	721	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	694	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	894	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	641	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	694	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	600	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	134.60/cwt	131.00–138.00	767	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	151.25/cwt	150.00–152.00	726	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	612	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	528	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	845	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	626	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	787	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	735	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	823	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	675	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	682	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	540	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	626	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	465	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	665	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	395	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	612	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	310	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	518	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	707	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	880	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	754	118.27/cwt	108.50–123.00	892	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	631	137.36/cwt	132.50–139.50	867	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	658	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	717	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	430	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	658	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	620	110.34/cwt	104.00–117.00	684	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	335	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	536	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	750	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	818	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	574	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	752	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	378	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	593	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	676	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	462	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	424	142.79/cwt	137.00–144.00	605	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	660	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	799	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	487	132.72/cwt	131.00–140.00	646	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	551	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	711	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	509	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	458	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	123.39/cwt	118.50–125.00	634	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	127.99/cwt	120.00–129.00	553	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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