Name: Shenandoah Valley Livestock livestock auction prices — 2021-10-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 262, Heifers 161, Bulls 56)

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 $146.04/cwt on 262 head.

Average price

$146.04

262 head · 575 lb average

Value per head Derived

$840

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$94

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

$9.79/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.74

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	592	148.54	879	192
Medium and Large 2	481	139.73	672	30
Medium and Large 1-2	566	138.75	785	40

One grade step is worth $9.79/cwt here — about $94 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 sale262 hd

146.04

—

VA average9 barns · 1,718 hd

145.30

+0.74

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

55 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 1-2	—	519	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	690	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	538	135.45/cwt	105.00–138.00	729	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	698	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	595	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	779	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	496	146.29/cwt	121.00–149.00	726	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	506	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	434	153.41/cwt	141.00–158.00	666	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	735	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,036	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	136.84/cwt	131.00–142.50	458	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	775	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	158.21/cwt	151.00–162.00	832	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	967	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	485	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	718	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	627	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	661	142.48/cwt	133.00–144.00	942	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	146.17/cwt	126.00–149.00	832	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	680	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	945	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	762	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	560	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	890	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	443	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	594	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	855	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,052	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	494	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	603	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	496	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	642	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	803	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	405	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	510	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	750	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	758	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	515	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	628	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	581	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	744	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	374	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	490	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	440	124.31/cwt	121.00–126.00	547	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	515	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	582	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	577	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	744	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	490	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	608	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	718	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	826	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	601	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	691	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	469	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	551	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	557	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	668	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	523	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	340	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	442	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	455	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	637	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	809	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	331	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	407	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	599	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	608	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	793	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	871	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	958	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	657	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	815	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	345	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	417	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	128.00/cwt	112.00–134.00	618	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	554	123.84/cwt	114.00–125.50	686	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	444	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	599	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	573	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	472	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	703	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	913	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	1,155	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	602	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	783	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	512	4

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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