Name: Shenandoah Valley Livestock livestock auction prices — 2021-09-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 151, Heifers 213, Bulls 82)

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 $137.33/cwt on 213 head.

Average price

$137.33

213 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$742

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$124

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

$22.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.84

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	525	141.18	741	87
Medium and Large 1-2	592	140.87	834	55
Medium and Large 2	521	134.68	702	49
Medium and Large 3	518	119.09	617	22

One grade step is worth $22.09/cwt here — about $124 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 sale213 hd

137.33

—

VA average9 barns · 1,405 hd

135.48

+1.84

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

67 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 2	—	645	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	787	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	799	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	955	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,136	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	1,021	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,266	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	673	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	727	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	835	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,144	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	716	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	981	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	471	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	589	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	853	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	690	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	897	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	735	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,051	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	651	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	879	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	782	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	690	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	171.04/cwt	169.00–173.00	816	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	745	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	440	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	792	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	790	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,011	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	677	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	914	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	810	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,021	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	766	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,088	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	921	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	910	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,101	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	400	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	540	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	555	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	866	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	495	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	802	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	563	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	811	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	650	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	871	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	440	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	693	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	388	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	691	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	327	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	580	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	769	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	528	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	655	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	333	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	608	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	420	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	588	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	750	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	949	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	552	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	806	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	495	158.69/cwt	155.00–159.00	786	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	378	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	680	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	641	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	585	137.50/cwt	137.00–138.00	804	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	665	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	838	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	551	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	617	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	624	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	774	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	461	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	558	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	397	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	556	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	657	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	775	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	538	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	707	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	337	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	480	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	640	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	794	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	604	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	816	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	673	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	872	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	631	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	750	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	908	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	138.23/cwt	129.00–139.00	652	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	865	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,064	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	437	143.69/cwt	135.00–149.00	628	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	553	141.19/cwt	131.00–142.50	781	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	637	129.93/cwt	126.00–142.50	828	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	663	142.61/cwt	136.00–148.00	946	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	504	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	657	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	874	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	815	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	978	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	491	143.91/cwt	137.00–147.50	707	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	642	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	803	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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