Name: Shenandoah Valley Livestock livestock auction prices — 2021-05-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 100, Heifers 258, Bulls 90)

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 $125.74/cwt on 258 head.

Average price

$125.74

258 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$691

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$115

per head · Medium and Large 2-3 over Medium and Large 1-2

$11.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.09

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2-3	488	133.00	649	9thin
Medium and Large 2	555	126.83	703	98
Medium and Large 1	534	125.90	672	93
Medium and Large 3	528	123.57	652	30
Medium and Large 1-2	629	121.36	764	28

One grade step is worth $11.64/cwt here — about −$115 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 sale258 hd

125.74

—

VA average10 barns · 1,477 hd

123.65

+2.09

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

55 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 2-3	—	488	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	649	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	594	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	677	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	131.90/cwt	130.00–136.00	485	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	544	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	669	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	735	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	882	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	422	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	511	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	743	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	810	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	461	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	604	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	691	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	905	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	512	113.51/cwt	112.00–117.00	581	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	748	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	972	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	381	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	514	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	591	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	605	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	559	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	702	27
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	637	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	433	139.73/cwt	136.00–141.00	605	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	577	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	727	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	490	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	657	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	133.71/cwt	122.00–136.00	765	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	355	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	488	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	830	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,021	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	601	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	835	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	497	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	661	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	740	111.50/cwt	111.50–111.50	825	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	644	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	779	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	742	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	647	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	673	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	538	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	656	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	669	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	809	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	715	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	724	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	395	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	559	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	727	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	836	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	719	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	920	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	853	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	1,028	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	450	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	689	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	549	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	686	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	584	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	853	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	657	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	762	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	734	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	830	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	789	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	960	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,094	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	588	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	854	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	495	130.27/cwt	124.00–130.50	645	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	140.59/cwt	140.00–142.00	717	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	559	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	690	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	823	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	682	124.45/cwt	116.00–125.00	849	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	503	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	644	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	417	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	626	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	563	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	760	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	710	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	788	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	330	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	581	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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