Name: Shenandoah Valley Livestock livestock auction prices — 2020-10-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 319, Heifers 318, Bulls 154)

Value Added Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $121.86/cwt on 314 head.

Average price

$121.86

314 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$648

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$128

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

$5.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.63

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	523	122.99	644	206
Medium and Large 2	507	120.42	610	78
Medium and Large 1-2	655	117.82	772	30

One grade step is worth $5.18/cwt here — about −$128 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 sale314 hd

121.86

—

VA average8 barns · 1,565 hd

120.23

+1.63

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

55 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	—	388	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	528	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	575	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	557	129.06/cwt	120.00–133.50	719	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	584	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	894	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	624	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	478	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	650	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	123.07/cwt	122.00–127.00	705	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	657	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	887	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	653	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	712	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	509	124.27/cwt	120.50–124.50	633	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	148.45/cwt	145.00–150.50	836	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	489	124.71/cwt	99.00–127.00	610	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	487	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	701	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	827	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	910	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	529	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	164.04/cwt	160.00–166.00	528	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	745	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	898	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	639	135.61/cwt	131.00–140.00	867	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	156.48/cwt	137.00–158.00	673	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	503	142.70/cwt	141.00–144.00	718	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	811	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	649	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	785	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	484	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	663	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	422	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	591	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	772	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	841	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	329	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	543	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	365	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	602	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	590	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	593	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	777	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	487	114.70/cwt	103.00–119.00	559	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	890	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	952	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	543	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	641	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	643	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	707	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	848	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	731	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	146.39/cwt	140.00–152.50	487	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	491	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	665	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	610	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	444	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	434	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	529	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	494	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	641	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	869	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	587	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	828	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	700	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	840	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	484	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	692	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	748	116.50/cwt	116.50–116.50	871	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	860	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,066	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	747	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	915	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	384	160.63/cwt	157.00–168.00	617	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	732	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	834	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	545	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	866	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	1,095	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	422	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	603	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	449	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	378	160.68/cwt	160.00–161.00	607	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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