Name: Shenandoah Valley Livestock livestock auction prices — 2020-06-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 263, Heifers 214, Bulls 95)

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $138.81/cwt on 262 head.

Average price

$138.81

262 head · 660 lb average

Value per head Derived

$917

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$180

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

$15.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.11

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	515	150.00	773	13thin
Medium and Large 1-2	576	149.35	860	60
Medium and Large 2	536	139.85	750	13thin
Medium and Large 1	709	134.31	953	176

One grade step is worth $15.69/cwt here — about −$180 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 sale262 hd

138.81

—

VA average10 barns · 1,500 hd

142.92

−4.11

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	—	584	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	707	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	696	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	681	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	742	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	530	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	493	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	764	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	627	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	773	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	443	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	638	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	495	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	728	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	878	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	589	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	878	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	878	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	836	119.63/cwt	119.50–120.00	1,000	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	593	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	777	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	734	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	895	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	752	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	966	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	632	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	828	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	432	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	613	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	396	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	618	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	707	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	884	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	327	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	540	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	510	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	658	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	569	135.62/cwt	124.00–138.00	772	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	133.87/cwt	125.00–143.00	448	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	499	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	719	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	568	129.54/cwt	129.50–130.00	736	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	742	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	957	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	366	139.80/cwt	131.00–144.00	512	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	332	147.99/cwt	112.50–166.00	491	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	650	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	839	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	717	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	803	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	518	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	488	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	630	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	338	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	470	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	817	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	891	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	496	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	389	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	525	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	717	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	612	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	851	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	740	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	821	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	863	122.75/cwt	122.75–122.75	1,059	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	738	128.23/cwt	124.00–130.00	946	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	656	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	889	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	649	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	928	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	563	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	878	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	571	149.63/cwt	149.00–150.00	854	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	501	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	797	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	492	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	807	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	504	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	678	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	625	117.10/cwt	111.00–119.00	732	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	837	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	954	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	682	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	846	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	473	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	650	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	490	133.03/cwt	127.00–134.50	652	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	758	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	887	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	427	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	598	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	733	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	436	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	565	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	643	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	652	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	763	9

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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