Name: Shenandoah Valley Livestock livestock auction prices — 2021-05-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 265, Heifers 226, Bulls 119)

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 $141.05/cwt on 265 head.

Average price

$141.05

265 head · 682 lb average

Value per head Derived

$962

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$4.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.85

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	678	145.50	986	17thin
Medium and Large 2	608	141.83	862	41
Medium and Large 1	697	140.53	980	207

One grade step is worth $4.97/cwt here — about $6 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 sale265 hd

141.05

—

VA average8 barns · 1,420 hd

146.90

−5.85

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

67 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	132.71/cwt	132.00–133.00	633	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	668	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	715	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	587	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	898	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	747	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	837	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	150.00/cwt	147.00–151.00	638	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	665	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	818	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	558	131.45/cwt	120.00–132.00	733	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	713	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	159.92/cwt	150.00–162.00	840	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	931	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	835	126.79/cwt	105.00–128.00	1,059	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	407	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	672	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	957	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,120	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	653	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	751	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	942	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	493	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	638	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	570	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	138.93/cwt	127.50–144.00	528	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	921	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	866	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	138.25/cwt	138.25–138.25	601	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	895	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	724	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	830	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	996	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	491	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	741	128.66/cwt	119.00–132.50	953	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	678	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	986	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	865	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	761	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	557	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	724	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	646	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	613	110.99/cwt	110.00–112.00	680	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	738	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	959	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	581	128.82/cwt	123.50–142.00	748	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	749	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	621	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	727	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	635	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	730	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	450	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	653	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	485	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	698	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	160.48/cwt	142.50–179.00	538	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	730	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	788	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	647	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	880	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	315	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	465	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	872	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	680	117.23/cwt	110.00–119.00	797	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	140.79/cwt	139.00–141.00	607	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	383	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	575	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	672	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	429	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	644	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	437	141.76/cwt	140.00–153.00	619	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	770	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	793	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	559	130.04/cwt	124.00–130.50	727	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	503	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	775	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	384	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	758	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	955	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	571	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	711	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	548	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	734	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	451	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	591	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	608	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	443	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	571	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	662	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	914	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	526	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	697	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	536	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	455	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	560	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	582	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	928	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	648	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	969	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	625	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	769	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	368	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	585	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	335	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	595	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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