Name: Shenandoah Valley Livestock livestock auction prices — 2019-09-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 147, Heifers 228, Bulls 106)

Valued Added Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $108.75/cwt on 225 head.

Average price

$108.75

225 head · 560 lb average

Value per head Derived

$609

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$82

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

$6.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.77

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	599	111.40	667	25
Medium and Large 1	552	111.04	613	119
Medium and Large 2	559	104.57	585	81

One grade step is worth $6.83/cwt here — about $82 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 sale225 hd

108.75

—

VA average11 barns · 1,674 hd

111.52

−2.77

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 2	—	321	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	379	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	825	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	908	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	699	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	748	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	449	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	530	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	813	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	699	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	501	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	561	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	111.08/cwt	108.00–114.00	685	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	620	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	116.76/cwt	108.00–118.00	501	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	460	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	661	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	654	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	917	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,009	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	565	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	492	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	504	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	549	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	556	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	612	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	504	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	554	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	329	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	457	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	438	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	567	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	385	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	504	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	656	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	760	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	768	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	562	108.13/cwt	97.00–110.00	608	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	496	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	600	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	429	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	558	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	768	109.50/cwt	109.50–109.50	841	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	377	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	516	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	326	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	476	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	687	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	749	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3Value Added	—	578	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	514	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	434	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	573	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	610	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	732	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	487	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	611	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	557	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	691	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	676	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	777	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	436	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	567	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	742	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	518	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	510	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	612	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	480	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	552	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	438	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	591	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	815	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	978	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	620	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	794	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	728	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	122.19/cwt	119.00–122.50	813	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	127.59/cwt	121.00–129.00	618	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	123.67/cwt	117.00–130.00	528	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	816	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	963	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	886	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,037	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	528	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	670	98.70/cwt	92.00–100.00	661	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	600	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	546	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	491	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	535	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	688	92.75/cwt	90.00–93.00	638	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	394	113.97/cwt	112.00–117.50	449	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	556	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	595	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	491	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	764	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	772	6

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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