Name: Shenandoah Valley Livestock livestock auction prices — 2019-10-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 145, Heifers 220, Bulls 136)

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 $114.54/cwt on 217 head.

Average price

$114.54

217 head · 512 lb average

Value per head Derived

$587

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$247

per head · Medium and Large 2-3 over Medium and Large 2

$8.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.38

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2-3	668	121.50	812	12thin
Medium and Large 1-2	532	115.80	616	20
Medium and Large 1	499	114.96	573	102
Medium and Large 2	501	112.72	565	83

One grade step is worth $8.78/cwt here — about $247 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 sale217 hd

114.54

—

VA average12 barns · 2,575 hd

110.16

+4.38

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

50 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 1-2Value Added	—	752	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	850	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	626	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	757	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	491	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	541	112.26/cwt	100.00–113.00	607	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	491	117.43/cwt	116.50–120.00	577	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	492	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	477	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	642	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	732	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	91.83/cwt	90.00–97.00	518	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	399	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	815	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	431	124.58/cwt	97.50–126.00	537	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	559	116.60/cwt	116.00–118.00	652	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	487	112.54/cwt	95.00–115.00	548	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	372	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	517	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	336	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	457	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	670	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	750	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	698	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	761	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	572	114.84/cwt	113.00–115.00	657	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	489	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	616	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	434	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	551	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	665	114.32/cwt	104.00–117.00	760	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	378	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	529	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	748	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	793	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	442	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	760	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	874	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	835	111.50/cwt	111.50–111.50	931	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	793	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	326	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	403	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	491	99.68/cwt	92.00–105.00	489	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	119.65/cwt	93.00–122.00	450	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	111.34/cwt	98.00–115.00	469	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	567	109.74/cwt	104.00–110.00	622	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	668	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	812	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	620	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	832	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	940	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	438	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	569	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	664	131.66/cwt	127.00–132.00	874	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	497	133.48/cwt	133.00–133.50	663	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	754	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	630	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	847	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	941	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	1,087	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	676	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	892	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	584	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	672	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	760	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	828	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	553	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	557	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	707	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	673	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	835	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	531	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	511	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	629	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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