Name: Shenandoah Valley Livestock livestock auction prices — 2019-10-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 242, Heifers 225, Bulls 107)

Value Added Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $129.10/cwt on 239 head.

Average price

$129.10

239 head · 570 lb average

Value per head Derived

$735

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$71

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

$8.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.36

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	535	132.29	707	135
Medium and Large 1-2	702	125.54	882	56
Medium and Large 2	512	124.29	637	48

One grade step is worth $8.00/cwt here — about $71 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 sale239 hd

129.10

—

VA average10 barns · 1,752 hd

127.74

+1.36

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

54 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	561	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	712	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	328	135.54/cwt	132.50–137.00	445	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	525	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	427	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	581	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	734	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	789	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	644	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	708	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	490	117.11/cwt	111.00–117.50	574	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	569	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	660	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	579	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	446	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	566	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	657	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	690	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	137.92/cwt	130.00–140.00	510	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	564	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	654	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	335	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	456	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	492	111.87/cwt	110.00–112.00	550	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	393	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	639	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	732	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	113.16/cwt	105.00–114.00	582	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	125.63/cwt	125.00–127.50	475	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	493	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	567	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	559	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	654	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	434	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	508	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	818	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	933	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	724	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	833	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	552	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	607	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	677	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	772	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	748	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	793	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	482	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	598	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	708	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	544	117.64/cwt	117.00–121.00	640	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	547	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	466	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	712	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	815	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	535	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	741	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	903	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,147	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	540	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	694	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	767	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	974	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	699	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	546	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	661	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	575	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	713	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	134.65/cwt	130.50–143.00	774	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	656	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	124.85/cwt	116.00–134.00	664	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	138.39/cwt	134.00–139.00	592	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	386	138.23/cwt	138.00–139.00	534	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	742	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	801	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	835	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	927	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	589	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	695	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	576	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	660	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	566	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	505	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	119.30/cwt	107.50–121.00	445	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	112.77/cwt	102.00–121.00	376	7

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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