Name: Shenandoah Valley Livestock livestock auction prices — 2020-09-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Grade Feeder Cattle (Steers 248, Heifers 221, Bulls 128)

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 $145.71/cwt on 242 head.

Average price

$145.71

242 head · 615 lb average

Value per head Derived

$896

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$135

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

$18.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.93

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	565	150.59	851	161
Medium and Large 2	676	140.34	949	36
Medium and Large 1-2	745	132.51	987	45

One grade step is worth $18.08/cwt here — about −$135 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 sale242 hd

145.71

—

VA average9 barns · 1,517 hd

139.78

+5.93

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

60 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	—	306	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	554	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	360	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	619	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	940	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	1,180	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	697	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	805	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	686	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	619	142.71/cwt	142.00–144.00	883	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	142.93/cwt	141.00–144.00	815	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	169.50/cwt	169.50–169.50	732	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	860	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	710	136.09/cwt	119.00–144.50	966	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	675	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	578	118.80/cwt	115.00–120.00	687	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	873	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,109	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	613	114.65/cwt	108.00–115.50	703	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	497	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	765	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	321	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	462	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	118.00/cwt	115.00–121.00	572	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	127.78/cwt	125.00–128.00	551	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	755	111.77/cwt	111.75–112.00	844	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	868	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	503	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	583	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	667	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	116.49/cwt	107.00–118.50	662	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	433	157.08/cwt	150.00–160.00	680	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	547	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	673	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	703	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	833	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	380	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	692	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	800	108.50/cwt	108.50–108.50	868	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	300	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	549	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	184.52/cwt	168.00–186.00	692	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	742	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	953	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	438	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	758	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	883	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	750	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	930	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	144.25/cwt	139.00–145.00	811	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	148.87/cwt	141.00–151.00	790	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	129.75/cwt	129.75–129.75	564	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	110.50/cwt	110.50–110.50	749	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	636	111.50/cwt	108.00–112.00	709	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	158.45/cwt	151.00–159.00	737	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	662	135.99/cwt	134.00–137.25	900	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	577	131.25/cwt	122.00–133.00	757	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	495	140.37/cwt	134.00–141.00	695	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	757	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	855	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	535	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	121.81/cwt	111.00–122.75	683	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	130.18/cwt	120.00–132.00	630	35
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	664	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	843	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	539	156.50/cwt	156.50–156.50	844	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	666	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	959	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	888	134.25/cwt	134.25–134.25	1,192	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	826	116.50/cwt	116.50–116.50	962	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	499	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	630	111.40/cwt	111.00–112.00	702	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	745	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	961	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	1,051	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,093	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	832	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	1,111	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	531	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	672	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	758	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	853	3

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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