Name: Shenandoah Valley Livestock livestock auction prices — 2019-08-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 157, Heifers 208, Bulls 99)

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 $121.88/cwt on 208 head.

Average price

$121.88

208 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$674

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$13

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

$8.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.14

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	555	128.18	711	59
Medium and Large 2	504	119.68	603	61
Medium and Large 1	586	119.19	698	88

One grade step is worth $8.99/cwt here — about $13 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 sale208 hd

121.88

—

VA average9 barns · 1,863 hd

121.75

+0.14

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

57 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 1-2Value Added	—	591	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	789	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	657	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	802	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	503	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	629	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	598	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	736	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	544	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	690	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	925	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	120.75/cwt	114.00–121.00	685	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	487	121.44/cwt	117.00–122.00	591	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	654	111.27/cwt	111.00–115.00	728	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	772	104.03/cwt	96.00–108.00	803	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	509	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	384	125.15/cwt	120.00–130.00	481	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	572	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	715	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	482	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	593	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	673	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	713	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	440	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	524	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	475	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	385	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	447	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	556	124.63/cwt	124.00–125.00	693	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	503	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	624	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	485	126.35/cwt	118.00–128.00	613	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	578	124.25/cwt	117.00–125.00	718	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	430	134.50/cwt	121.00–136.00	578	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	756	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	816	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	676	116.82/cwt	108.00–119.00	790	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	715	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	765	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	388	130.61/cwt	128.00–136.00	507	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	505	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	651	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	451	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	631	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	528	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	702	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	473	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	639	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	564	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	823	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	894	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	132.79/cwt	131.00–133.00	620	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	539	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	679	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	544	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	764	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	795	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	585	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	440	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	694	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	916	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	544	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	835	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	586	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	879	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	695	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	910	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	497	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	686	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	653	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	868	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	822	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	823	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	613	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	935	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	523	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	481	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	582	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	556	118.50/cwt	112.50–119.00	659	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	120.83/cwt	114.00–122.00	637	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	539	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	130.77/cwt	130.00–135.00	494	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	657	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	657	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	555	1

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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