Name: Shenandoah Valley Livestock livestock auction prices — 2020-07-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 139, Heifers 166, Bulls 90)

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 $125.83/cwt on 165 head.

Average price

$125.83

165 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$677

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$37

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

$6.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.46

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	467	130.00	607	9thin
Medium and Large 1-2	508	127.39	647	18thin
Medium and Large 1	571	125.86	719	107
Medium and Large 2	461	123.61	570	31

One grade step is worth $6.39/cwt here — about $37 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 sale165 hd

125.83

—

VA average11 barns · 1,540 hd

120.38

+5.46

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 2-3	—	467	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	607	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	644	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	813	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	886	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	438	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	556	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	446	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	629	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	507	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	692	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	365	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	588	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	656	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	768	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	585	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	778	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	410	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	615	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	866	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	953	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	515	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	512	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	717	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	630	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	869	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	559	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	783	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	597	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	142.11/cwt	136.00–145.00	806	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	771	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	960	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	567	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	743	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	392	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	627	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	134.78/cwt	132.00–136.00	841	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	708	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	814	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	634	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	534	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	490	144.31/cwt	144.00–149.00	707	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	513	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	762	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	621	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	450	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	563	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	665	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	745	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	568	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	600	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	435	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	125.74/cwt	124.00–130.00	708	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	731	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	495	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	122.35/cwt	118.50–124.50	822	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	571	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	714	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	543	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	542	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	699	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	448	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	582	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	336	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	437	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	524	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	545	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	684	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	747	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	799	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	852	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	899	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	665	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	765	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	842	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	675	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	830	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	355	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	568	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	730	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	818	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	707	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	340	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	564	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	864	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	583	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	688	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	620	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	707	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	407	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	627	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	498	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	623	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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