Name: Shenandoah Valley Livestock livestock auction prices — 2021-04-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 320, Heifers 388, Bulls 131)

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 $136.33/cwt on 388 head.

Average price

$136.33

388 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$748

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$7

per head · Medium and Large 3 over Medium and Large 1

$14.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.13

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	517	147.00	760	17thin
Medium and Large 2	504	139.87	705	116
Medium and Large 1-2	593	136.31	808	77
Medium and Large 2-3	432	135.43	585	21
Medium and Large 1	578	132.69	767	157

One grade step is worth $14.31/cwt here — about −$7 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

136.33

—

VA average10 barns · 2,574 hd

133.20

+3.13

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

68 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	—	635	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	800	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	336	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	598	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	426	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	699	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	368	165.68/cwt	150.00–169.00	610	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	747	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	919	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	652	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	998	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	567	158.08/cwt	153.00–162.00	896	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	173.49/cwt	171.00–175.00	722	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	736	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	994	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	306	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	572	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	487	173.24/cwt	156.00–175.50	844	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	174.74/cwt	173.00–175.00	662	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	174.50/cwt	174.50–174.50	881	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	616	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	651	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	814	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	567	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	598	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	165.50/cwt	151.00–166.00	937	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	936	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	569	146.66/cwt	145.00–147.00	834	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	495	138.74/cwt	134.00–139.50	687	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	486	152.98/cwt	142.00–154.00	743	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	738	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	332	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	505	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	132.78/cwt	125.00–134.00	758	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	495	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	703	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	781	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,070	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	577	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	935	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	634	161.50/cwt	161.50–161.50	1,024	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	876	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,130	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	561	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	811	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	653	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	842	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	420	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	651	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	685	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,096	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	573	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	796	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	149.77/cwt	143.00–152.00	644	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	663	129.17/cwt	126.00–129.50	856	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	492	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	721	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	380	153.86/cwt	132.50–158.00	585	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	581	136.90/cwt	122.00–138.50	795	35
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	612	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	685	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	532	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	654	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	528	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	819	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	750	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,005	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	996	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	508	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	699	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	666	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	806	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	436	143.36/cwt	131.00–145.00	625	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	719	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	643	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,022	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	177.67/cwt	177.00–185.00	672	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	489	156.95/cwt	145.00–160.00	767	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	587	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	936	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	610	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	842	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	313	173.81/cwt	167.50–177.00	544	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	156.56/cwt	151.00–158.00	524	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	466	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	634	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	517	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	760	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	491	140.75/cwt	134.00–141.00	691	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	377	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	507	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	799	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	559	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	735	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	889	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	751	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,051	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	873	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,004	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	652	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	799	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	662	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	874	12

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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