Name: Shenandoah Valley Livestock livestock auction prices — 2021-10-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 171, Heifers 296, Bulls 149)

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 $126.01/cwt on 296 head.

Average price

$126.01

296 head · 514 lb average

Value per head Derived

$648

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$30

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

$5.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.11

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	478	127.68	611	96
Medium and Large 1	529	126.37	668	144
Medium and Large 3	567	122.33	693	18thin
Medium and Large 1-2	524	122.17	641	38

One grade step is worth $5.50/cwt here — about −$30 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 sale296 hd

126.01

—

VA average12 barns · 2,829 hd

124.90

+1.11

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

64 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 1-2	—	622	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	728	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	472	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	581	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	121.07/cwt	114.00–123.00	396	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	128.70/cwt	124.00–129.50	560	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	956	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	916	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	732	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	518	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	735	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	664	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	157.45/cwt	149.00–158.00	913	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	138.30/cwt	132.00–139.00	935	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	637	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	490	128.38/cwt	119.00–129.00	629	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	698	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	492	158.45/cwt	155.00–164.00	780	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	657	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	953	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	1,038	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,630	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	841	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	638	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	938	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	625	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	944	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	810	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	940	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	338	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	517	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	150.98/cwt	132.50–154.50	654	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	747	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	994	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	853	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,169	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	564	141.20/cwt	124.00–142.00	796	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	641	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	878	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	435	144.13/cwt	135.00–145.00	627	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	384	151.10/cwt	120.00–155.00	580	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	784	116.72/cwt	101.00–119.00	915	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	314	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	421	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	135.52/cwt	120.00–137.00	637	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	433	137.16/cwt	120.00–140.00	594	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	380	145.42/cwt	121.00–150.00	553	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	490	141.29/cwt	131.00–144.00	692	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	653	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	797	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	633	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	582	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	386	130.21/cwt	111.00–132.00	503	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	685	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	870	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	747	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	687	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	332	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	505	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	657	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	854	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	665	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	855	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	771	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	595	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	381	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	491	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	573	123.49/cwt	116.00–126.00	708	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	341	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	443	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	129.97/cwt	123.00–130.50	556	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	731	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	874	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	331	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	434	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	751	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	946	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	125.13/cwt	119.00–125.75	716	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	296	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	388	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	578	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	659	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	852	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	980	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	833	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	616	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	121.63/cwt	114.00–122.50	681	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	661	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	616	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	871	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,080	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	724	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,014	25

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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