Name: Shenandoah Valley Livestock livestock auction prices — 2021-11-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 180, Heifers 211, Bulls 127)

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 $127.57/cwt on 211 head.

Average price

$127.57

211 head · 530 lb average

Value per head Derived

$676

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$73

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$17.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.38

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	565	130.00	735	11thin
Medium and Large 1	539	128.46	692	129
Medium and Large 2	491	128.17	629	59
Medium and Large 3	586	112.83	662	12thin

One grade step is worth $17.17/cwt here — about $73 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 sale211 hd

127.57

—

VA average11 barns · 2,260 hd

126.20

+1.38

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

58 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 1Value Added	—	770	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	870	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	653	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	137.10/cwt	127.50–140.00	517	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	496	128.55/cwt	115.00–129.00	638	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	849	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	392	134.97/cwt	124.00–142.00	529	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	831	122.90/cwt	119.00–131.00	1,021	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	503	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	988	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	890	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	1,215	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	509	133.37/cwt	133.00–134.00	679	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	440	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	656	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	491	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	737	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	759	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,025	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	652	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	900	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	147.88/cwt	130.00–151.00	855	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,192	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,418	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	764	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	781	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	901	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	551	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	821	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	360	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	540	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	684	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	958	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	648	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	804	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	531	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	759	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	697	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	822	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	439	133.74/cwt	121.00–138.00	587	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	380	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	536	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	455	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	725	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	732	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	640	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	698	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	596	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	715	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	662	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	761	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	569	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	734	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	418	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	614	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	688	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	764	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	504	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	763	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	855	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	382	141.80/cwt	140.00–142.00	542	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	501	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	711	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	446	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	571	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	381	128.09/cwt	121.00–129.00	488	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	550	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	562	133.20/cwt	115.00–134.00	749	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	498	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	727	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	726	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	505	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	659	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	456	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	129.03/cwt	121.00–130.00	559	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	129.60/cwt	115.00–135.00	744	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	565	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	735	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	461	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	507	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	532	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	660	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	606	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	839	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	595	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	898	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	331	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	450	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	916	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,035	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	780	10

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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