Name: Shenandoah Valley Livestock livestock auction prices — 2021-12-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 257, Heifers 364, Bulls 201)

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 $131.76/cwt on 364 head.

Average price

$131.76

364 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$720

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$107

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

$9.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.71

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	554	134.33	744	179
Medium and Large 2	492	131.80	648	117
Medium and Large 3	525	125.80	661	27
Medium and Large 1-2	684	124.37	851	41

One grade step is worth $9.96/cwt here — about −$107 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 sale364 hd

131.76

—

VA average9 barns · 1,630 hd

128.05

+3.71

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

63 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	615	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	836	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	432	153.98/cwt	145.00–157.00	665	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	371	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	627	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	558	140.10/cwt	136.00–141.00	782	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	737	122.85/cwt	121.00–123.00	905	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	658	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	869	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	157.15/cwt	145.00–163.50	885	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	508	165.82/cwt	165.00–167.00	842	27
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	505	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	606	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	488	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	778	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	381	181.43/cwt	175.00–183.00	691	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	707	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	786	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,093	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	604	160.12/cwt	132.00–161.00	967	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	777	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,002	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	845	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,006	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	969	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,260	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	667	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	994	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	829	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	924	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	148.81/cwt	132.00–153.00	1,010	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	715	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	652	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	822	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	466	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	647	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	974	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	167.41/cwt	162.50–177.50	722	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	488	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	800	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	605	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	140.40/cwt	136.00–145.00	470	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	130.68/cwt	130.00–131.00	510	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	508	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	772	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	775	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	953	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	626	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	770	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	509	127.86/cwt	110.00–129.00	651	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	494	138.79/cwt	136.00–139.00	686	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	374	161.16/cwt	147.50–167.00	603	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	332	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	548	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	434	136.26/cwt	119.00–140.00	591	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	490	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	647	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	716	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	465	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	558	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	647	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	589	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	135.73/cwt	119.00–143.00	786	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	540	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	683	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	496	135.09/cwt	130.00–141.00	670	47
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	590	128.24/cwt	128.00–128.50	757	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	431	152.04/cwt	152.00–152.50	655	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	670	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	704	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	133.24/cwt	126.00–136.00	696	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	609	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	539	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	652	110.34/cwt	110.00–112.00	719	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	482	130.63/cwt	124.00–131.50	630	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	648	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	810	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	970	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,193	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	595	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	827	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	718	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	869	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	652	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	717	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	441	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	538	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	566	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	722	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	564	148.85/cwt	126.00–153.00	840	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	683	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,011	8

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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