Name: Shenandoah Valley Livestock livestock auction prices — 2021-06-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 98, Heifers 152, Bulls 73)

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 $127.01/cwt on 152 head.

Average price

$127.01

152 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$683

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$118

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

$20.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.49

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	509	131.64	670	64
Medium and Large 2	557	127.32	709	48
Medium and Large 1-2	606	124.71	756	14thin
Medium and Large 2-3	565	121.00	684	14thin
Medium and Large 3	499	110.67	552	12thin

One grade step is worth $20.98/cwt here — about $118 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 sale152 hd

127.01

—

VA average10 barns · 1,462 hd

125.51

+1.49

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

54 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	142.32/cwt	127.00–147.00	760	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	646	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	946	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	139.25/cwt	139.25–139.25	666	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	440	136.34/cwt	134.00–138.00	600	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	544	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	653	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	803	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	574	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	775	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	488	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	712	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	157.72/cwt	157.00–160.00	662	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	847	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,050	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	879	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	557	142.00/cwt	140.00–145.00	791	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	861	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	124.66/cwt	119.00–126.00	702	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	902	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,118	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	556	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	834	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	490	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	740	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	762	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	991	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	897	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	438	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	713	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	998	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	667	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	870	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	385	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	604	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	427	142.75/cwt	127.00–151.00	610	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	750	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	803	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	613	123.99/cwt	123.00–125.00	760	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	520	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	549	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	642	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	396	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	400	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	715	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	865	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	655	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	701	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	525	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	478	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	565	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	684	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	448	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	573	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	387	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	542	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	768	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	377	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	335	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	556	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	740	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	812	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	624	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	740	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	947	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	761	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	898	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	486	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	588	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	593	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	729	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	390	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	597	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	494	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	647	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	662	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	821	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	410	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	476	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	675	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	874	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	606	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	745	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	559	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	721	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	747	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	874	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	755	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	921	9

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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