Name: Shenandoah Valley Livestock livestock auction prices — 2020-08-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 206, Heifers 198, Bulls 49)

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 $150.92/cwt on 203 head.

Average price

$150.92

203 head · 578 lb average

Value per head Derived

$872

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$196

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

$4.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.80

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	595	151.38	900	129
Medium and Large 1-2	572	151.14	865	55
Medium and Large 2	478	147.19	704	19thin

One grade step is worth $4.19/cwt here — about $196 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 sale203 hd

150.92

—

VA average10 barns · 1,373 hd

141.12

+9.80

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	552	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	719	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	522	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	715	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	112.75/cwt	112.75–112.75	851	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	532	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	673	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	651	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	853	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	644	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	815	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	132.56/cwt	125.00–134.00	565	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	639	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	824	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	131.12/cwt	128.00–134.00	622	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	531	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	820	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	160.09/cwt	153.00–163.00	767	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	637	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	764	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	855	132.25/cwt	132.25–132.25	1,131	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	438	166.44/cwt	164.00–171.50	729	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	562	140.01/cwt	138.00–144.00	787	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	503	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	772	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	782	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,056	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	659	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	437	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	697	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	418	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	715	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	570	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	861	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	857	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	452	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	669	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	633	147.25/cwt	147.25–147.25	932	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	488	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	781	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	542	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	818	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	606	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	530	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	483	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	628	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	741	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	513	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	332	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	515	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	377	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	498	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	572	134.31/cwt	132.00–134.50	768	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	576	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	772	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	433	174.50/cwt	174.50–174.50	756	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	636	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	801	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	336	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	630	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	490	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	657	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	502	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	718	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	415	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	627	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	652	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	841	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	340	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	561	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	395	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	703	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	390	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	679	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	696	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	647	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	919	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	712	145.25/cwt	145.25–145.25	1,034	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	352	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	554	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	626	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	482	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	660	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	726	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	127.92/cwt	127.50–129.50	620	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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