Name: Shenandoah Valley Livestock livestock auction prices — 2021-10-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 195, Heifers 350, Bulls 193)

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 $119.95/cwt on 350 head.

Average price

$119.95

350 head · 504 lb average

Value per head Derived

$604

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$93

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

$6.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.05

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	417	121.32	506	75
Medium and Large 1	531	120.05	637	196
Medium and Large 2-3	492	119.00	585	11thin
Medium and Large 1-2	524	118.73	622	60
Medium and Large 3	521	115.00	599	8thin

One grade step is worth $6.32/cwt here — about −$93 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 sale350 hd

119.95

—

VA average9 barns · 1,960 hd

125.00

−5.05

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

60 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	—	600	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	744	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	659	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	791	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	651	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	794	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	525	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	630	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	835	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	910	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	331	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	391	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	538	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	775	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	750	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,020	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	156.07/cwt	149.00–169.00	907	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	492	159.51/cwt	148.00–160.00	785	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	147.41/cwt	136.00–148.50	904	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	165.19/cwt	140.00–168.50	719	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	327	145.03/cwt	130.00–150.00	474	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	561	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	825	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	627	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	803	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	760	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	988	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	719	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	596	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	656	146.49/cwt	121.00–153.00	961	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	561	152.06/cwt	146.00–154.00	853	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	434	155.44/cwt	150.00–156.00	675	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	739	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	664	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	976	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	762	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	991	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	498	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	767	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	438	154.83/cwt	135.00–156.00	678	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	377	161.90/cwt	140.00–166.50	610	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	651	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	905	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	339	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	464	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	515	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	680	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	360	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	515	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	458	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	550	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	485	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	689	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	386	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	610	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	610	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	653	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	531	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	520	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	740	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	866	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	505	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	636	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	577	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	802	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	556	145.46/cwt	136.00–146.00	809	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	452	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	588	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	626	130.16/cwt	130.00–131.00	815	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	117.01/cwt	112.00–118.00	670	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	617	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	710	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	489	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	492	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	585	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	432	148.20/cwt	140.00–149.50	640	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	324	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	467	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	127.18/cwt	116.00–130.00	548	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	331	117.90/cwt	106.00–120.00	390	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	116.01/cwt	109.00–117.50	560	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	436	121.82/cwt	115.00–122.50	531	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	605	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	129.93/cwt	103.00–133.00	489	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	494	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	865	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	115.60/cwt	111.00–129.00	661	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	1,000	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,040	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	566	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	121.46/cwt	105.00–122.00	585	63

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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