Name: Shenandoah Valley Livestock livestock auction prices — 2020-11-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 347, Heifers 319, Bulls 130)

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 $137.19/cwt on 345 head.

Average price

$137.19

345 head · 599 lb average

Value per head Derived

$822

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$14

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

$13.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.29

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	593	140.43	833	214
Medium and Large 2	547	137.09	750	61
Medium and Large 1-2	664	127.39	846	70

One grade step is worth $13.05/cwt here — about −$14 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 sale345 hd

137.19

—

VA average10 barns · 1,334 hd

133.91

+3.29

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

62 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 2	—	750	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	855	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	663	123.73/cwt	117.00–127.00	820	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	648	109.85/cwt	104.00–110.50	712	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	524	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	541	113.50/cwt	113.50–113.50	614	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	327	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	445	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	836	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	970	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	494	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	697	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	110.50/cwt	110.50–110.50	541	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	466	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	493	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	564	118.75/cwt	118.75–118.75	670	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	751	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	796	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	652	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	743	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	600	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	750	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	735	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	742	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	312	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	515	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	391	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	583	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	567	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	768	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	542	134.34/cwt	128.00–135.00	728	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	653	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	784	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	752	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	887	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	652	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	765	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	726	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	148.81/cwt	146.00–154.00	841	76
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	593	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	662	109.50/cwt	109.50–109.50	725	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	515	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	650	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	920	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	966	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	872	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	646	126.59/cwt	125.00–132.50	818	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	849	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	422	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	612	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	661	116.81/cwt	114.00–117.00	772	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	121.08/cwt	113.50–122.00	688	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	487	124.67/cwt	124.00–126.00	607	87
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	492	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	656	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	748	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	662	128.25/cwt	128.25–128.25	849	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	732	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	900	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	572	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	847	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	491	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	648	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	651	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	871	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,054	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	677	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	812	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	638	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	817	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	614	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	721	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	544	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	669	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	761	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	871	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	489	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	597	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	848	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	633	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	567	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	765	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	730	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	489	130.28/cwt	126.00–131.00	637	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	312	135.61/cwt	127.00–152.00	423	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	419	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	589	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	390	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	550	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	635	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	786	11

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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