Name: Shenandoah Valley Livestock livestock auction prices — 2020-05-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 285, Heifers 268, Bulls 104)

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 $139.44/cwt on 283 head.

Average price

$139.44

283 head · 603 lb average

Value per head Derived

$841

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$288

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

$24.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.53

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	415	156.21	648	50
Medium and Large 1	497	144.70	718	72
Medium and Large 1-2	709	131.88	935	161

One grade step is worth $24.33/cwt here — about −$288 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 sale283 hd

139.44

—

VA average10 barns · 1,667 hd

138.91

+0.53

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

58 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 1-2	—	736	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	736	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	127.63/cwt	120.00–128.50	730	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	725	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	334	146.49/cwt	139.00–147.00	489	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	596	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	388	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	563	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	656	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	761	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	556	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	434	153.78/cwt	148.00–156.00	667	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	569	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	540	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	496	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	682	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	576	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	691	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	307	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	424	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	386	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	591	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	412	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	585	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	818	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	541	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	136.25/cwt	136.25–136.25	771	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	490	145.63/cwt	145.25–154.00	714	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	845	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	781	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	659	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	109.50/cwt	109.50–109.50	838	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	478	136.46/cwt	128.00–137.00	652	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	710	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	809	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	555	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	738	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	429	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	661	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	486	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	654	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	297	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	472	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	764	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	951	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	682	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	893	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	895	118.25/cwt	118.25–118.25	1,058	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	525	153.52/cwt	153.00–154.00	806	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	586	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	844	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	374	175.50/cwt	175.50–175.50	656	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	438	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	491	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	362	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	543	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	541	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	698	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	463	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	607	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	744	110.50/cwt	110.50–110.50	822	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	687	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	811	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	658	112.35/cwt	105.00–116.00	739	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	729	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	554	133.65/cwt	127.00–135.00	740	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	654	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	798	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	435	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	657	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	578	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	436	141.97/cwt	141.00–143.50	619	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	496	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	689	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	330	169.50/cwt	169.50–169.50	559	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	745	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	834	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	574	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	553	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	97.24/cwt	81.00–114.00	608	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	657	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	905	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	914	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	490	1

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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