Name: Shenandoah Valley Livestock livestock auction prices — 2021-10-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 132, Heifers 227, Bulls 116)

Value Added Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

*Correction to feeder bulls. 9 head at 507 pounds, rather than 5070 pounds*

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $128.41/cwt on 227 head.

Average price

$128.41

227 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$706

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$86

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

$9.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.24

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	568	130.48	741	102
Medium and Large 2	486	130.10	633	68
Medium and Large 1-2	639	123.83	792	30
Medium and Large 3	540	121.37	655	27

One grade step is worth $9.11/cwt here — about $86 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 sale227 hd

128.41

—

VA average8 barns · 1,764 hd

128.65

−0.24

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

63 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	—	360	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	621	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	127.75/cwt	123.00–132.50	460	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	489	138.15/cwt	120.00–139.50	676	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	744	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	942	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	691	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	589	142.24/cwt	135.00–144.00	838	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	779	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	132.88/cwt	125.00–136.00	497	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	113.46/cwt	110.00–121.00	587	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	609	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	907	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	722	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	669	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	737	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	958	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	557	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	852	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	725	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	943	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	788	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	977	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	553	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	950	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,131	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	900	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,107	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	556	149.66/cwt	136.00–151.00	832	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	631	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	887	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	506	155.96/cwt	139.00–161.00	789	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	931	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	639	140.67/cwt	137.00–141.00	899	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	782	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	884	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	313	172.56/cwt	170.00–175.00	540	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	735	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	698	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	610	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	793	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	465	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	558	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	507	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	710	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	135.12/cwt	129.00–140.00	700	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	393	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	668	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	577	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	825	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	630	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	725	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	502	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	612	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	623	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	579	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	807	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	817	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	980	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	610	123.15/cwt	119.00–129.00	751	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	431	151.11/cwt	140.00–154.00	651	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	366	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	622	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	561	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	755	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	490	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	486	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	637	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	126.22/cwt	121.00–127.50	543	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	679	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	842	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	345	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	587	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	701	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	638	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	804	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	912	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	508	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	690	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	863	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	440	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	708	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	494	141.85/cwt	140.00–142.00	701	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	840	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	949	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	733	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	568	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	117.57/cwt	115.00–120.00	611	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	524	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	624	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	630	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	794	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	497	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	815	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	166.50/cwt	166.50–166.50	709	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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