Name: Shenandoah Valley Livestock livestock auction prices — 2021-11-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 145, Heifers 228, Bulls 96)

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 $124.13/cwt on 228 head.

Average price

$124.13

228 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$681

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$51

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

$7.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.90

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	504	125.00	630	82
Medium and Large 1	548	124.70	683	91
Medium and Large 1-2	665	123.45	821	40
Medium and Large 3	493	117.67	580	15thin

One grade step is worth $7.34/cwt here — about $51 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 sale228 hd

124.13

—

VA average11 barns · 1,969 hd

118.22

+5.90

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	441	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	556	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	818	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	892	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	785	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	688	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	557	125.75/cwt	125.75–125.75	700	27
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	560	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	503	130.05/cwt	106.00–135.00	654	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	597	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	812	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	850	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,114	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	875	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,155	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	537	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	725	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	665	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	934	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	468	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	647	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	873	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	884	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	558	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	815	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	788	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	576	136.93/cwt	124.00–145.00	789	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	133.00/cwt	127.00–134.00	890	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	162.69/cwt	160.00–165.50	931	20
Steers	Medium and Large 3Value Added	—	465	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	512	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	777	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	1,045	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	616	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	918	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,175	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	661	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	846	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	429	130.91/cwt	118.00–134.00	562	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	485	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	718	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	333	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	503	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	740	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	844	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	395	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	482	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	569	132.83/cwt	111.00–135.00	756	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	377	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	535	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	575	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	678	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	793	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	894	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	939	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	446	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	593	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	552	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	742	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	504	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	630	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	511	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	685	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	559	133.37/cwt	109.00–137.00	746	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	735	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	757	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	327	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	481	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	666	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	561	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	687	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	133.09/cwt	124.00–135.00	498	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	766	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	873	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	620	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Value Added	—	472	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	543	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	652	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	766	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	540	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	648	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	422	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	506	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	491	123.38/cwt	120.00–124.00	606	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	127.19/cwt	117.00–128.00	616	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	403	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	409	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	544	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	718	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	558	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	394	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	520	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	637	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	895	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	603	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	784	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	670	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	797	6

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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