Name: Shenandoah Valley Livestock livestock auction prices — 2020-09-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 421, Heifers 360, Bulls 157)

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 $145.67/cwt on 416 head.

Average price

$145.67

416 head · 606 lb average

Value per head Derived

$883

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$79

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

$23.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.74

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	604	147.63	892	217
Medium and Large 1-2	625	145.22	907	145
Medium and Large 2	544	142.71	776	43
Medium and Large 3	653	124.50	813	11thin

One grade step is worth $23.13/cwt here — about $79 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 sale416 hd

145.67

—

VA average9 barns · 1,518 hd

141.94

+3.74

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

65 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 2	—	693	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	845	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	561	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	788	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	501	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	651	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	332	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	591	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	426	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	637	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	332	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	608	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	366	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	567	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	497	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	673	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	743	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	981	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	432	135.55/cwt	132.00–136.50	586	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	485	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	606	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	374	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	643	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	645	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	806	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	671	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	765	114.62/cwt	111.00–115.00	877	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	554	128.84/cwt	128.00–136.00	714	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	558	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	748	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	130.34/cwt	129.00–130.50	731	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	487	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	609	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	491	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	633	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	695	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	858	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	887	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,047	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	744	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	826	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	540	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	700	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	889	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	656	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	827	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	744	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	904	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	766	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	961	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	131.88/cwt	129.00–132.00	571	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	508	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	661	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	869	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	384	139.94/cwt	135.00–142.00	537	27
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	657	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	884	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	564	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	835	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	829	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	646	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	696	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	649	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	938	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	765	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,063	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	757	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	992	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	587	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	828	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	612	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	745	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,036	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	661	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	899	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	712	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	894	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	740	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,006	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	653	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	927	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	438	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	718	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	586	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3Value Added	—	653	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	813	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	379	154.24/cwt	154.00–155.00	585	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	849	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	1,116	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	161.87/cwt	161.00–163.00	761	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	835	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	648	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	534	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	806	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	501	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	782	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	707	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	947	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	638	120.48/cwt	120.00–124.00	769	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	555	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	504	130.96/cwt	129.00–131.00	660	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	483	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	581	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	784	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	496	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	719	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	670	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	804	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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