Name: Shenandoah Valley Livestock livestock auction prices — 2020-06-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 87, Heifers 148, Bulls 68)

Value Added and Natural Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $119.44/cwt on 148 head.

Average price

$119.44

148 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$657

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$97

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

$20.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.34

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	512	125.46	642	40
Medium and Large 2	469	121.00	568	18thin
Medium and Large 1	588	117.41	691	83
Medium and Large 3	518	105.14	545	7thin

One grade step is worth $20.32/cwt here — about $97 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 sale148 hd

119.44

—

VA average9 barns · 1,469 hd

119.10

+0.34

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 1	—	578	119.36/cwt	115.00–120.00	690	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	391	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	512	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	547	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	569	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	447	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	483	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	505	116.50/cwt	116.50–116.50	588	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	655	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	813	110.62/cwt	108.00–112.00	899	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	561	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	784	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	839	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	811	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	644	135.82/cwt	135.50–136.00	875	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	122.73/cwt	119.00–124.00	503	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	445	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	676	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	865	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	995	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	987	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	503	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	739	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	443	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	665	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	616	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	489	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	768	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	790	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	893	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	136.93/cwt	135.00–137.50	781	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	675	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	871	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	745	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	872	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	566	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	118.07/cwt	97.50–129.00	732	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	897	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	1,099	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	555	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	827	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	455	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	723	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	663	134.42/cwt	134.00–134.50	891	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	640	114.25/cwt	114.25–114.25	731	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	784	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	855	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	562	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	688	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	453	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	589	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	530	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	716	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	400	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	590	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	500	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	663	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	440	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	634	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	488	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	495	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	713	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	339	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	559	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	493	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	587	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	661	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	734	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	535	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	477	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	133.70/cwt	132.50–135.00	702	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	591	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	897	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	969	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	445	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	494	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	620	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	436	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	646	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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