Name: Shenandoah Valley Livestock livestock auction prices — 2021-02-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 205, Heifers 190, Bulls 83)

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 $136.99/cwt on 205 head.

Average price

$136.99

205 head · 642 lb average

Value per head Derived

$880

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$194

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

$15.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.26

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	485	148.41	720	28
Medium and Large 1-2	593	142.50	845	36
Medium and Large 1	686	133.31	915	141

One grade step is worth $15.10/cwt here — about −$194 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 sale205 hd

136.99

—

VA average5 barns · 329 hd

134.73

+2.26

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

56 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 1	—	380	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	593	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	332	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	548	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	692	120.72/cwt	120.00–121.00	835	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	559	131.26/cwt	125.00–132.00	734	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	417	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	655	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	491	148.10/cwt	148.00–150.00	727	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	864	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	885	102.95/cwt	95.00–107.00	911	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	754	124.25/cwt	124.25–124.25	937	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	540	116.50/cwt	116.50–116.50	629	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	928	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,058	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	676	131.59/cwt	130.00–136.00	890	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	835	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	844	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	405	149.11/cwt	140.00–158.00	604	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	643	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	913	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	790	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	798	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	494	120.95/cwt	120.00–121.00	597	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	872	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	750	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	913	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	500	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	760	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	641	113.28/cwt	113.00–114.00	726	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	125.49/cwt	120.00–127.50	538	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	588	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	676	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	799	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	805	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	797	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	448	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	513	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	156.50/cwt	156.50–156.50	754	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	593	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	845	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	530	118.75/cwt	118.75–118.75	629	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	700	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	777	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	563	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	687	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	510	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	750	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	662	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	735	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	157.05/cwt	153.00–158.00	660	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	490	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	711	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	577	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	767	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	594	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	884	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	552	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	800	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	770	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	862	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	443	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	552	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	460	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	564	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	632	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	564	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	734	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	507	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	112.50/cwt	104.00–121.00	428	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	708	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	681	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	742	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	605	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	517	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	338	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	473	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	109.02/cwt	108.00–110.00	674	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	610	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	775	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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