Name: Shenandoah Valley Livestock livestock auction prices — 2019-09-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 240, Heifers 331, Bulls 107)

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 $111.13/cwt on 328 head.

Average price

$111.13

328 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$605

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$367

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

$28.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.66

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	626	122.53	767	34
Medium and Large 1	499	112.49	562	165
Medium and Large 2-3	652	107.33	700	55
Medium and Large 2	526	106.52	560	61
Medium and Large 3	573	104.00	596	10thin
Large 1-2	426	94.00	400	3thin

One grade step is worth $28.53/cwt here — about $367 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 sale328 hd

111.13

—

VA average9 barns · 1,587 hd

110.47

+0.66

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

58 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 2-3Value Added	—	715	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	787	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	621	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	702	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	732	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	637	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	433	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	614	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	331	113.05/cwt	111.00–117.00	374	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	671	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	839	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	562	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	669	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	486	112.87/cwt	105.00–115.00	549	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	111.84/cwt	105.00–113.50	479	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	549	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	645	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	648	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	739	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	426	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	97.98/cwt	95.00–104.00	568	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	389	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	831	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	731	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	672	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	426	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	400	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3Value Added	—	583	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	618	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	656	92.31/cwt	90.00–93.00	606	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	579	103.50/cwt	103.50–103.50	599	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	410	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	476	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	362	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	413	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	510	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	556	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	497	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	654	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	569	122.23/cwt	104.00–126.50	695	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	421	128.83/cwt	128.00–129.00	542	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	689	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	723	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	764	88.28/cwt	75.00–97.00	674	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	630	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	662	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	315	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	406	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	582	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	725	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	553	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	608	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	745	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	782	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	439	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	544	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	496	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	595	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	388	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	508	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	676	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	723	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	435	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	673	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	872	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	558	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	692	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	478	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	636	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	597	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	818	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	707	120.92/cwt	102.00–129.50	855	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	868	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,007	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	734	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	133.83/cwt	126.00–135.00	567	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	695	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	498	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	660	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	762	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	108.50/cwt	108.50–108.50	787	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	888	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	959	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	796	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Value Added	—	573	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	596	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	566	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	504	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	579	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	648	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	106.67/cwt	90.00–110.00	523	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	114.06/cwt	99.00–116.00	433	9

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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