Name: Shenandoah Valley Livestock livestock auction prices — 2020-10-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 376, Heifers 275, Bulls 161)

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 $140.68/cwt on 373 head.

Average price

$140.68

373 head · 621 lb average

Value per head Derived

$874

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$34

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

$5.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.62

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	623	141.97	885	276
Medium and Large 1-2	606	137.80	836	50
Medium and Large 2	625	136.12	850	47

One grade step is worth $5.86/cwt here — about $34 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 sale373 hd

140.68

—

VA average8 barns · 1,397 hd

139.06

+1.62

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

61 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	561	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	785	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	564	131.09/cwt	125.50–132.50	739	30
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	656	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	853	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	124.18/cwt	122.00–125.00	709	45
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	921	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,179	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	348	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	553	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	643	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	836	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	528	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	586	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	620	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	657	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	782	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	481	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	645	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	781	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	497	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	716	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	534	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	753	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	386	135.50/cwt	127.00–136.00	523	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	504	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	748	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	714	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	626	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	714	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	139.00/cwt	137.00–140.00	581	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	735	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	948	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	591	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	489	123.25/cwt	123.25–123.25	603	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	557	121.12/cwt	121.00–122.00	675	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	391	148.21/cwt	145.00–149.00	580	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	676	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	683	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	533	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	545	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	143.63/cwt	135.00–145.00	755	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	316	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	420	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	669	123.26/cwt	118.00–125.00	825	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	436	144.20/cwt	140.00–145.00	629	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	380	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	665	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	623	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	748	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	800	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	912	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	300	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	420	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	358	167.65/cwt	167.00–169.00	600	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	127.21/cwt	124.00–128.00	973	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	711	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	924	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	489	147.84/cwt	146.50–150.00	723	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	134.61/cwt	128.00–135.00	895	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	512	155.27/cwt	151.00–157.50	795	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	860	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	886	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	685	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	132.32/cwt	125.00–133.00	500	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	828	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,068	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	574	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	127.50/cwt	119.00–130.00	618	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	565	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	701	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	663	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	811	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	1,083	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	145.98/cwt	144.00–151.00	836	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	625	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	875	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	737	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	881	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	726	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	875	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	641	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	891	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	702	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	888	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	485	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	689	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	805	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,030	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	117.98/cwt	112.00–126.00	779	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	716	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	952	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	649	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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