Name: Shenandoah Valley Livestock livestock auction prices — 2019-08-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 193, Heifers 231, Bulls 53)

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $123.29/cwt on 231 head.

Average price

$123.29

231 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$674

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$23

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

$9.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.27

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	528	127.89	675	97
Medium and Large 1	567	120.78	685	85
Medium and Large 2	550	118.54	651	49

One grade step is worth $9.35/cwt here — about $23 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 sale231 hd

123.29

—

VA average11 barns · 1,865 hd

117.02

+6.27

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

52 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	—	814	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	940	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	119.68/cwt	116.00–120.50	688	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	128.27/cwt	126.00–129.50	621	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	661	111.31/cwt	108.00–112.00	736	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	128.29/cwt	115.00–132.00	473	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	538	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	645	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	444	128.88/cwt	124.00–135.00	572	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	578	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	653	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	663	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	729	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	350	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	522	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	465	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	570	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	554	125.87/cwt	124.00–126.00	697	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	645	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	774	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	509	133.37/cwt	121.00–136.00	679	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	379	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	644	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	430	144.72/cwt	140.00–147.00	622	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	760	108.50/cwt	108.50–108.50	825	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	396	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	505	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	566	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	668	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	500	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	695	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	543	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	490	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	686	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	857	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	643	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	136.60/cwt	133.00–139.00	919	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	801	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	644	118.01/cwt	114.00–119.00	760	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	661	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	446	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	446	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	594	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	664	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	724	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	120.27/cwt	118.00–121.00	514	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	585	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	545	128.85/cwt	123.00–129.50	702	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	428	131.88/cwt	131.00–133.00	564	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	594	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	713	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	681	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	810	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	607	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	698	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	446	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	622	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	457	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	695	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	688	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	936	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	911	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	1,171	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	763	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,015	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	495	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	745	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	682	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	975	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	580	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	844	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	484	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	724	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	833	132.20/cwt	131.75–133.50	1,101	31
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	501	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	815	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	823	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	920	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	929	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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