Name: Shenandoah Valley Livestock livestock auction prices — 2019-07-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-07-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 191, Heifers 214, Bulls 152)

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 $113.71/cwt on 214 head.

Average price

$113.71

214 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$608

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$327

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1

$62.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.73

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	123.74	671	70
Medium and Large 2	514	119.75	616	38
Medium and Large 1-2	528	119.17	630	41
Medium and Large 2-3	480	106.40	511	50
Medium and Large 3	795	61.00	485	12thin
Small 1	563	61.00	343	3thin

One grade step is worth $62.74/cwt here — about $327 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 sale214 hd

113.71

—

VA average12 barns · 2,240 hd

119.43

−5.73

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

62 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 2	—	428	118.94/cwt	111.00–121.00	509	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	327	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	428	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	687	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	811	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	499	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	510	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	658	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	123.67/cwt	116.00–124.00	701	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	616	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	662	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	778	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	125.32/cwt	125.00–126.00	538	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	777	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	800	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	331	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	447	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	645	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	729	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	500	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	545	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	426	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	458	37
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	383	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	475	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	560	111.75/cwt	101.00–113.00	626	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	768	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	837	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	417	125.90/cwt	122.00–128.00	525	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	368	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	482	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	510	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	648	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	675	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	770	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	305	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	436	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	511	103.59/cwt	96.50–115.50	529	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	656	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	722	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	477	127.57/cwt	124.00–128.00	609	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	426	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	554	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	663	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	776	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	537	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	682	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	558	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	647	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	367	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	477	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	345	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	497	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	395	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	506	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	484	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	581	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	652	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	756	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	557	115.28/cwt	109.00–116.00	642	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	665	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	791	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	519	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	618	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	353	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	420	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	468	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	515	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	620	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	515	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Value Added	—	795	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	485	12
Heifers	Small 1Value Added	—	563	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	343	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	505	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	658	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	445	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	619	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	931	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	1,075	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	661	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	820	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	734	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	925	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	493	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	685	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	771	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	546	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	800	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	609	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	874	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	716	131.36/cwt	129.50–135.00	941	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	470	144.61/cwt	142.50–148.00	680	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	580	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	858	26
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	533	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	780	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	858	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	880	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	942	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	123.64/cwt	118.00–129.00	470	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	639	123.62/cwt	118.00–124.50	790	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	124.99/cwt	117.00–130.50	661	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	695	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	834	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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