Name: Shenandoah Valley Livestock livestock auction prices — 2021-08-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 132, Heifers 198, Bulls 80)

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 $139.05/cwt on 198 head.

Average price

$139.05

198 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$758

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$1

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

$25.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.87

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	533	144.41	769	51
Medium and Large 2	484	137.75	667	46
Medium and Large 1	576	137.68	793	97
Medium and Large 3	647	119.00	770	4thin

One grade step is worth $25.41/cwt here — about −$1 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 sale198 hd

139.05

—

VA average11 barns · 1,745 hd

131.19

+7.87

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

50 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 1	—	740	126.72/cwt	124.00–129.50	938	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	654	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	984	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	159.53/cwt	157.00–165.00	839	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	814	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	145.15/cwt	133.00–148.00	692	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	151.73/cwt	145.00–154.00	654	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	872	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	774	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	953	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	137.99/cwt	134.00–144.00	664	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	537	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	698	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	752	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,072	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	867	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,266	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	657	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	910	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	570	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	901	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	889	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	850	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	350	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	536	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,054	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	321	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	538	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	433	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	684	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	367	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	602	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	556	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	784	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	700	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	833	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	746	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	638	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	823	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	630	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	699	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	476	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	683	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	554	144.75/cwt	144.75–144.75	802	37
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	572	132.75/cwt	122.00–136.50	759	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	371	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	601	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	659	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	732	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	878	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	647	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	770	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	337	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	489	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	347	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	538	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	483	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	729	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	875	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,006	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	641	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	888	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	138.79/cwt	136.50–139.00	804	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	644	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	573	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	482	132.81/cwt	123.00–136.50	640	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	138.18/cwt	133.00–145.00	594	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	536	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	691	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	850	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,131	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	744	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	757	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	878	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	592	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	826	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	348	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	538	19

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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