Name: Shenandoah Valley Livestock livestock auction prices — 2020-12-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 228, Heifers 391, Bulls 245)

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 $123.16/cwt on 391 head.

Average price

$123.16

391 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$670

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$280

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

$15.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.19

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	454	130.43	592	148
Medium and Large 1	544	119.97	653	181
Medium and Large 1-2	757	115.15	871	62

One grade step is worth $15.28/cwt here — about −$280 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 sale391 hd

123.16

—

VA average10 barns · 1,934 hd

119.97

+3.19

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

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 2	—	485	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	778	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	482	131.85/cwt	129.50–133.00	636	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	534	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	641	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	663	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	796	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	503	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	518	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	668	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	556	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	745	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	777	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	909	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	567	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	788	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	620	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	322	162.06/cwt	154.00–163.00	522	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	661	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	727	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	396	167.52/cwt	164.00–168.00	663	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	564	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	736	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	156.07/cwt	155.00–156.50	668	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	485	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	669	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	761	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	902	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	945	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,077	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	677	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	758	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	692	119.80/cwt	103.00–124.00	829	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	862	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,103	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	823	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	841	134.25/cwt	134.25–134.25	1,129	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	576	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	737	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	849	113.50/cwt	113.50–113.50	964	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	679	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	789	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	749	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	816	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	829	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	854	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	758	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	697	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	641	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	681	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	555	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	730	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	521	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	675	116.17/cwt	109.00–117.00	784	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	661	125.25/cwt	119.00–126.25	828	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	805	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	934	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	432	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	489	127.39/cwt	124.00–127.50	623	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	641	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	679	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	486	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	792	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	747	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	896	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	1,016	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,179	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	397	163.50/cwt	163.50–163.50	649	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	867	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	576	117.77/cwt	93.00–124.50	678	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	550	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	853	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	643	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	682	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	587	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	645	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	903	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	502	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	723	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	159.49/cwt	153.00–160.00	678	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	710	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	724	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	605	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	790	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	694	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	562	116.50/cwt	116.50–116.50	655	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	342	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	557	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	668	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	728	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	441	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	134.42/cwt	128.50–140.00	565	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	110.50/cwt	110.50–110.50	801	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	639	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	395	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	589	1

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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