Name: Shenandoah Valley Livestock livestock auction prices — 2021-04-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 318, Heifers 335, Bulls 121)

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 $132.89/cwt on 335 head.

Average price

$132.89

335 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$736

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$106

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

$8.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.88

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	523	137.17	718	96
Medium and Large 1	543	133.01	723	130
Medium and Large 1-2	609	129.00	786	97
Medium and Large 3	476	128.75	612	12thin

One grade step is worth $8.42/cwt here — about $106 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 sale335 hd

132.89

—

VA average10 barns · 2,479 hd

131.01

+1.88

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

71 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	—	343	180.31/cwt	173.00–184.00	618	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	428	159.06/cwt	149.00–161.00	681	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	668	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	662	132.54/cwt	121.00–134.00	877	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	495	153.22/cwt	139.00–154.00	758	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	141.02/cwt	136.00–141.50	808	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	163.50/cwt	163.50–163.50	917	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	762	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,013	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	540	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	821	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	595	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	684	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	734	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	659	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	982	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	648	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	784	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	572	173.50/cwt	173.50–173.50	992	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	140.15/cwt	125.00–142.00	726	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	972	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	132.95/cwt	128.50–140.00	755	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	140.01/cwt	134.00–140.50	596	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	128.75/cwt	128.75–128.75	863	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	739	118.30/cwt	118.00–118.50	874	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	619	137.74/cwt	117.00–142.00	853	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	657	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	462	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	656	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	345	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	542	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	743	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	1,007	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	392	143.57/cwt	140.00–144.00	563	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	499	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	898	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	487	137.14/cwt	129.00–137.50	668	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	680	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,071	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	662	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	712	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	840	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	808	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	435	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	718	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	842	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	1,082	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	501	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	716	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	570	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	690	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	488	168.08/cwt	141.00–171.00	820	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	597	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,015	39
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	937	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	687	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	866	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	518	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	774	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	371	163.90/cwt	154.00–166.00	608	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	163.07/cwt	154.00–164.00	936	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	798	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	671	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,000	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	750	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	908	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	770	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	847	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	556	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	773	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	647	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	789	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	670	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	605	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	332	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	594	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	842	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	665	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	938	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	341	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	542	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	748	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	575	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	782	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	544	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	443	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	576	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	521	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	662	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	443	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	598	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	721	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	504	138.72/cwt	124.00–139.75	699	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	645	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	839	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	911	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,057	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,004	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	606	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	497	176.50/cwt	176.50–176.50	877	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	807	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	880	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	527	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	980	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	615	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	677	4

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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