Name: Shenandoah Valley Livestock livestock auction prices — 2020-10-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 337, Heifers 333, Bulls 139)

Value Added and Natural Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $133.32/cwt on 331 head.

Average price

$133.32

331 head · 640 lb average

Value per head Derived

$853

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$122

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

$14.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.06

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	611	137.07	838	194
Medium and Large 2	508	136.65	694	51
Medium and Large 1-2	781	122.87	960	86

One grade step is worth $14.20/cwt here — about −$122 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 sale331 hd

133.32

—

VA average12 barns · 2,693 hd

133.38

−0.06

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

64 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 1Natural	—	581	144.86/cwt	144.00–145.50	842	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	683	138.30/cwt	138.00–139.00	945	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	665	103.50/cwt	103.50–103.50	688	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	606	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	648	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	577	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	675	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	131.56/cwt	121.00–133.00	754	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	488	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	654	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	488	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	571	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	638	100.02/cwt	93.00–102.00	638	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	115.21/cwt	110.00–116.00	490	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	384	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	507	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	690	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	827	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	495	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	693	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	559	114.08/cwt	111.50–115.00	638	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	695	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	646	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	825	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	766	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	881	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,118	110.50/cwt	110.50–110.50	1,235	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	857	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	951	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	337	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	559	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	877	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	440	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	642	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	604	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	295	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	407	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,057	110.50/cwt	110.50–110.50	1,168	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	644	119.48/cwt	116.00–120.50	769	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	442	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	645	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	755	110.38/cwt	101.00–112.00	833	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	363	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	577	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	320	163.05/cwt	159.00–167.50	522	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	540	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	653	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	446	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	551	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	657	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	756	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	327	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	428	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	441	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	490	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	387	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	488	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	129.03/cwt	127.00–131.00	746	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	489	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	533	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	631	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	629	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	567	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	612	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	136.24/cwt	136.00–136.50	661	26
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	750	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	863	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	686	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	745	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	894	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	381	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	587	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	646	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	814	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	478	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	621	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	600	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	596	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	632	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	494	94.50/cwt	94.50–94.50	467	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	431	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	629	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	538	124.03/cwt	119.00–125.00	667	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	851	111.50/cwt	111.50–111.50	949	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	752	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	842	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	511	109.50/cwt	109.50–109.50	560	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	722	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	881	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	616	105.38/cwt	105.00–106.00	649	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	613	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	834	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	817	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	989	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	947	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	1,084	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	767	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	844	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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