Name: Shenandoah Valley Livestock livestock auction prices — 2020-08-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 172, Heifers 150, Bulls 51)

Value Added and Natural Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $137.78/cwt on 172 head.

Average price

$137.78

172 head · 661 lb average

Value per head Derived

$911

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$122

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

$12.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.22

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	652	139.20	907	107
Medium and Large 2	574	138.93	797	21
Medium and Large 1-2	715	134.72	963	39
Large 1-2	813	126.50	1,028	5thin

One grade step is worth $12.70/cwt here — about −$122 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 sale172 hd

137.78

—

VA average7 barns · 1,220 hd

136.56

+1.22

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

54 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	770	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	770	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	660	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	812	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	661	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	816	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	360	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	598	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	486	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	710	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	440	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	664	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	340	174.50/cwt	174.50–174.50	593	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	497	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	651	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	559	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	732	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	577	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	788	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	421	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	661	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	642	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	896	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	508	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	711	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	950	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,159	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	495	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	743	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	915	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	718	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	912	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	535	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	647	9
Steers	Large 1-2Value Added	—	813	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	1,028	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	637	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	854	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	575	151.50/cwt	151.50–151.50	871	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	463	158.49/cwt	156.00–160.00	734	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	445	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	703	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	577	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	834	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	693	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	929	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	661	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	952	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	503	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	697	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	371	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	620	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	321	175.50/cwt	175.50–175.50	563	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	831	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	1,109	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	140.51/cwt	140.00–141.00	520	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	611	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	799	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	1,027	30
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	634	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	747	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	738	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	886	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	131.48/cwt	131.00–132.00	477	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	744	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	856	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	518	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	694	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	653	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	777	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	512	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	681	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	635	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	738	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	810	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	923	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	564	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	615	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	557	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	641	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	332	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	495	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	684	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	852	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	548	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	726	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	409	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	562	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	523	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	625	129.70/cwt	128.50–130.00	811	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	495	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	611	7

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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