Name: Shenandoah Valley Livestock livestock auction prices — 2019-10-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 194, Heifers 289, Bulls 152)

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 $115.44/cwt on 285 head.

Average price

$115.44

285 head · 503 lb average

Value per head Derived

$581

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$63

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

$8.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.36

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	501	117.94	591	179
Medium and Large 1-2	540	112.92	610	49
Medium and Large 2	480	109.75	527	57

One grade step is worth $8.19/cwt here — about $63 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 sale285 hd

115.44

—

VA average10 barns · 2,120 hd

112.08

+3.36

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

56 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	—	393	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	495	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	702	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	821	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	115.98/cwt	102.00–118.00	651	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	488	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	573	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	116.81/cwt	108.00–118.00	501	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	384	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	467	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	730	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	97.88/cwt	95.00–99.00	710	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	336	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	400	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	485	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	608	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	333	135.72/cwt	130.00–137.00	452	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	579	116.89/cwt	116.00–117.00	677	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	380	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	490	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	491	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	565	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	438	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	556	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	665	101.50/cwt	101.50–101.50	675	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	112.52/cwt	111.00–114.00	583	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	407	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	549	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	561	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	679	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	537	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	634	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	492	122.99/cwt	111.00–125.00	605	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	580	116.89/cwt	115.00–118.00	678	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	678	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	766	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	548	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	739	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	783	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	374	135.39/cwt	127.00–138.00	506	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	340	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	466	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	549	104.50/cwt	104.50–104.50	574	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	669	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	769	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	776	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	869	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	288	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	346	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	381	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	626	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	115.43/cwt	110.00–116.00	439	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	634	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	672	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	434	110.58/cwt	105.00–113.00	480	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	488	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	517	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	513	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	641	124.45/cwt	114.00–126.50	798	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	871	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	442	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	606	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	488	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	639	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	126.66/cwt	126.00–129.00	730	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	610	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	854	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	773	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	986	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	398	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	569	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	989	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	1,231	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	881	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,145	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	735	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	875	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	369	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	528	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	551	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	669	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	833	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	766	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	484	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	663	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	656	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	846	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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