Name: Shenandoah Valley Livestock livestock auction prices — 2020-11-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 142, Heifers 144, Bulls 113)

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 $123.92/cwt on 144 head.

Average price

$123.92

144 head · 526 lb average

Value per head Derived

$651

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$183

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

$5.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.62

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	496	125.13	621	63
Medium and Large 1	522	123.76	646	67
Medium and Large 1-2	674	119.21	804	14thin

One grade step is worth $5.91/cwt here — about −$183 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 sale144 hd

123.92

—

VA average10 barns · 1,568 hd

119.30

+4.62

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

54 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 1Value Added	—	571	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	879	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	1,178	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,366	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	716	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	945	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	809	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,060	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	488	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	620	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	119.48/cwt	114.00–120.00	694	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	634	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	830	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	996	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	434	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	668	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	497	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	780	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	579	130.95/cwt	122.00–132.00	758	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	504	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	851	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	945	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	137.80/cwt	129.00–139.50	438	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	641	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	699	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	131.04/cwt	126.00–131.50	556	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	742	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	850	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	647	116.50/cwt	116.50–116.50	754	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	826	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	986	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	680	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	816	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	582	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	710	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	724	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	424	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	634	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	384	156.97/cwt	149.00–158.00	603	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	485	125.61/cwt	115.00–136.00	609	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	675	115.31/cwt	109.00–122.00	778	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	335	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	556	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	305	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	519	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	763	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	865	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,038	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	735	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	889	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	661	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	806	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	605	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	634	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	815	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	130.26/cwt	122.00–132.00	492	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	497	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	741	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	803	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	128.30/cwt	120.00–130.00	536	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	576	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	680	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	748	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	606	120.63/cwt	114.00–121.50	731	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	453	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	494	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	622	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	592	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	820	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	146.99/cwt	136.00–148.50	841	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	845	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	488	142.44/cwt	142.00–149.00	695	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	720	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	821	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	662	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	798	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	371	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	597	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	647	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	725	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	320	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	528	2

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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