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

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 218, Heifers 198, Bulls 86)

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 $139.61/cwt on 218 head.

Average price

$139.61

218 head · 678 lb average

Value per head Derived

$946

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$148

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

$4.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.19

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	597	143.55	857	19thin
Medium and Large 2	578	140.28	810	52
Medium and Large 1	724	138.86	1,005	147

One grade step is worth $4.69/cwt here — about −$148 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 sale218 hd

139.61

—

VA average11 barns · 2,054 hd

137.42

+2.19

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

59 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	—	890	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	979	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	731	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	844	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	824	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	539	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	598	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	113.91/cwt	112.00–118.00	598	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	642	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	732	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	445	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	716	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	970	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	1,237	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	570	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	613	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	748	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	120.21/cwt	112.00–120.50	677	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	528	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	813	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	662	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	914	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	329	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	441	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	721	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	887	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	657	116.61/cwt	116.50–117.00	766	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	487	119.97/cwt	105.00–122.00	584	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	830	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	913	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	920	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	490	153.31/cwt	149.00–165.00	751	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	127.55/cwt	123.00–130.00	546	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	866	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	806	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	487	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	677	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	752	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	429	159.62/cwt	145.00–162.00	685	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	543	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	679	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	355	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	596	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	340	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	544	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	765	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	872	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	389	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	615	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	488	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	542	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	494	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	652	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	731	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	700	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	656	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	748	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	486	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	651	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	795	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	962	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	556	111.62/cwt	108.00–112.00	621	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	507	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	387	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	611	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	771	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	933	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	504	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	158.21/cwt	151.00–165.00	669	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	667	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	870	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	605	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	847	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	334	131.28/cwt	124.00–133.00	438	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	587	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	883	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	148.03/cwt	141.00–160.00	699	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	817	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	635	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	732	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	838	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	594	142.71/cwt	136.00–144.00	848	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	870	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,140	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	557	123.76/cwt	114.00–127.00	689	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	486	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	706	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	904	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	775	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,015	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	657	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	788	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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