Name: Shenandoah Valley Livestock livestock auction prices — 2021-01-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 238, Heifers 379, Bulls 136)

Value Added and Natural Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $123.93/cwt on 376 head.

Average price

$123.93

376 head · 578 lb average

Value per head Derived

$717

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$144

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

$3.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.20

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	493	126.22	623	61
Medium and Large 1	572	123.74	708	172
Medium and Large 1-2	623	123.19	767	143

One grade step is worth $3.03/cwt here — about −$144 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 sale376 hd

123.93

—

VA average10 barns · 1,293 hd

118.73

+5.20

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

61 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	654	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	687	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3Value Added	—	749	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	947	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	150.38/cwt	145.00–154.00	714	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	500	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	620	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	658	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	770	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	805	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,006	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	434	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	571	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	546	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	492	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	559	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	662	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	653	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	491	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	695	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	555	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	705	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	558	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	731	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	533	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	682	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	416	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	616	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	764	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	875	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	646	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	843	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	661	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	869	29
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	628	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	569	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	882	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	393	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	652	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	836	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	1,041	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	340	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	595	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	130.95/cwt	130.00–131.50	618	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	125.35/cwt	123.00–125.50	608	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	946	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	655	124.75/cwt	124.75–124.75	817	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	715	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	772	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	965	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	532	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	827	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	487	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	716	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	610	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	744	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	576	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	732	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	852	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	1,001	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	748	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	928	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	636	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	712	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	636	129.20/cwt	125.00–134.00	822	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	838	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	743	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	847	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	544	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	675	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	618	123.66/cwt	119.50–128.50	764	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	490	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	632	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	492	162.24/cwt	160.00–165.00	798	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	131.29/cwt	129.00–131.50	563	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	692	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	865	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	497	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	878	124.25/cwt	124.25–124.25	1,091	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	512	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	660	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	659	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	821	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	985	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	870	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	652	119.43/cwt	116.00–123.75	779	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	684	51
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	657	109.50/cwt	109.50–109.50	719	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	750	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	825	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	431	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	647	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	387	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	629	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	332	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	594	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	510	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	663	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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