Name: Shenandoah Valley Livestock livestock auction prices — 2021-07-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Seers 265, Heifers 187, Bulls 96)

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $142.82/cwt on 265 head.

Average price

$142.82

265 head · 653 lb average

Value per head Derived

$932

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$68

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

$4.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.16

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	633	144.62	916	139
Medium and Large 2	657	141.38	929	82
Medium and Large 1-2	704	139.80	985	44

One grade step is worth $4.82/cwt here — about −$68 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

142.82

—

VA average6 barns · 1,004 hd

143.98

−1.16

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

52 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 3	—	460	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	492	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	712	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	993	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	142.83/cwt	139.50–144.50	943	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	540	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	842	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	142.28/cwt	129.00–144.00	596	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	603	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	524	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	1,078	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	661	128.81/cwt	127.00–129.00	851	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	156.58/cwt	139.00–163.00	888	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	147.62/cwt	132.00–149.50	536	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	494	145.53/cwt	142.00–146.00	719	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	646	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	820	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	571	139.13/cwt	130.00–140.00	794	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	416	148.17/cwt	144.00–157.00	616	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	330	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	578	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	397	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	552	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	501	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	689	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	317	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	533	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	651	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	807	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	433	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	591	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	580	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	748	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	334	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	494	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	581	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	139.56/cwt	120.00–146.00	684	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	462	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	613	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	647	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	899	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	672	140.63/cwt	138.00–141.00	945	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	144.49/cwt	125.00–155.00	816	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	736	140.88/cwt	136.00–141.00	1,037	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	533	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	653	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	810	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	534	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	689	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	832	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	760	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	844	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	778	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	512	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	676	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	610	116.43/cwt	112.00–121.00	710	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	486	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	656	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	570	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	718	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	648	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	969	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	982	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	905	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	649	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	876	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	760	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	494	135.15/cwt	129.00–137.00	668	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	138.92/cwt	123.00–146.50	871	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	591	130.87/cwt	126.00–131.00	773	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	738	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	900	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	867	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	884	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	488	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	756	7

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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