Name: Shenandoah Valley Livestock livestock auction prices — 2021-03-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Stat Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 263, Heifers 388, Bulls 116)

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 $123.14/cwt on 388 head.

Average price

$123.14

388 head · 596 lb average

Value per head Derived

$734

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$112

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$19.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	511	129.66	663	57
Medium and Large 1-2	564	125.95	710	28
Medium and Large 1	600	123.69	742	257
Medium and Large 2-3	702	110.28	775	46

One grade step is worth $19.38/cwt here — about −$112 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 sale388 hd

123.14

—

VA average12 barns · 2,997 hd

123.14

+0.00

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

57 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	—	477	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	668	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	341	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	546	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	437	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	666	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	652	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	835	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	758	115.82/cwt	115.00–116.00	878	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	768	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	629	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	646	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	759	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	138.36/cwt	134.00–139.50	588	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	516	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	666	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	665	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	795	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	889	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,040	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	450	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	702	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	775	126.28/cwt	119.00–128.50	979	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	715	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,030	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	144.71/cwt	141.00–146.00	478	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	709	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	495	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	733	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	139.60/cwt	123.00–142.00	533	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	131.46/cwt	130.00–137.50	638	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	337	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	492	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	691	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	644	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	845	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	976	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	501	162.05/cwt	142.00–166.00	812	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	153.29/cwt	139.00–160.00	874	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	540	119.21/cwt	115.00–122.00	644	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	559	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	508	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	732	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	805	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	767	111.61/cwt	100.00–112.00	856	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	580	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	740	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	595	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	658	122.50/cwt	119.00–125.00	806	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	438	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	639	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	381	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	606	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	502	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	801	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	660	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	779	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	125.83/cwt	122.00–126.00	729	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	588	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	723	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	723	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	781	39
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	534	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	758	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	781	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	968	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	506	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	698	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	509	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	860	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	567	141.10/cwt	130.00–146.00	800	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	492	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	679	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	345	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	528	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	737	111.50/cwt	111.50–111.50	822	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	578	149.76/cwt	146.50–155.00	866	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	766	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	915	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	689	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	491	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	673	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	486	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	644	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	638	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	727	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	561	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	746	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	750	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	900	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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