Name: Shenandoah Valley Livestock livestock auction prices — 2021-08-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 316, Heifers 362, Bulls 136)

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 $134.46/cwt on 362 head.

Average price

$134.46

362 head · 567 lb average

Value per head Derived

$762

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$80

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

$6.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.23

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	486	137.78	670	120
Medium and Large 1-2	660	134.94	891	109
Medium and Large 3	517	132.11	683	27
Medium and Large 1	573	130.81	750	106

One grade step is worth $6.97/cwt here — about −$80 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 sale362 hd

134.46

—

VA average10 barns · 2,000 hd

133.23

+1.23

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

66 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 1-2Value Added	—	810	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	923	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	552	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	834	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	557	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	755	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	776	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	1,090	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	864	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,037	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	729	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	991	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	656	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	922	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	728	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	495	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	767	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	679	119.88/cwt	119.00–121.00	814	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	559	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	729	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	488	134.75/cwt	134.75–134.75	658	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	333	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	608	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	743	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,055	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	589	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	878	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	604	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	542	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	860	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,170	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	828	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	1,196	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	461	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	645	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	586	131.52/cwt	127.00–134.00	771	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	551	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	536	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	858	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	654	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	850	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	151.15/cwt	135.00–155.00	639	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	571	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	811	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	484	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	770	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	581	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	720	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	383	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	647	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	505	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	576	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	589	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	157.84/cwt	140.00–159.00	537	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	666	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	833	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	665	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	738	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	523	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	711	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	567	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	731	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	471	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	636	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	330	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	619	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	545	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	665	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	650	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	780	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	370	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	638	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	633	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	810	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	571	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	737	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	738	127.64/cwt	123.00–128.00	942	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	493	158.76/cwt	155.00–159.00	783	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	654	139.29/cwt	136.00–139.50	911	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	890	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	994	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	1,287	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	662	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	996	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	729	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	868	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	609	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	661	123.50/cwt	120.00–124.00	816	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	748	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	815	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	434	167.89/cwt	145.00–170.00	729	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	422	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	713	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	490	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	760	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	841	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	976	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	387	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	577	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	650	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	641	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	814	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	802	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	603	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	898	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	792	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	883	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,210	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	674	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	903	13

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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