Name: Shenandoah Valley Livestock livestock auction prices — 2021-10-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 319, Heifers 191, Bulls 92)

Value Added Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $148.72/cwt on 319 head.

Average price

$148.72

319 head · 584 lb average

Value per head Derived

$868

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$167

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

$11.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.13

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	487	153.48	747	49
Medium and Large 1	590	149.38	882	215
Medium and Large 1-2	644	141.91	914	55

One grade step is worth $11.57/cwt here — about −$167 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 sale319 hd

148.72

—

VA average11 barns · 1,796 hd

148.86

−0.13

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

61 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	—	711	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	956	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	672	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	948	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	548	161.50/cwt	161.50–161.50	885	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	156.20/cwt	138.00–158.00	820	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	685	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	884	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	388	165.42/cwt	150.00–168.00	642	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	805	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	657	142.58/cwt	137.00–143.00	937	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	493	156.40/cwt	145.00–158.00	771	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	638	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	912	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	780	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	959	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	307	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	491	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	684	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	147.73/cwt	146.00–153.00	855	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	850	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,105	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	986	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,203	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	163.44/cwt	155.00–166.50	786	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	980	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	744	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	982	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	165.45/cwt	159.00–168.00	617	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	520	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	664	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	920	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	758	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	1,160	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,195	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	322	153.76/cwt	141.00–155.00	495	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	492	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	743	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	164.98/cwt	155.00–169.00	701	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	796	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	852	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	655	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	884	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	619	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	568	143.20/cwt	138.00–144.00	813	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	426	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	665	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	635	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	691	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	760	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	603	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	389	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	634	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	480	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	691	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	615	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	640	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	494	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	435	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	570	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	498	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	672	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	519	138.63/cwt	135.00–141.00	719	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	649	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	594	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	737	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	449	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	450	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	531	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	479	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	588	127.75/cwt	127.75–127.75	751	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	387	131.39/cwt	129.00–132.00	508	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	139.20/cwt	128.00–141.00	494	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	740	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	858	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	754	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	927	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	541	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	730	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	801	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	606	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	770	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	492	129.80/cwt	128.00–133.00	639	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	718	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	631	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	860	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	136.57/cwt	125.00–139.00	576	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	625	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	756	3

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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