Name: Shenandoah Valley Livestock livestock auction prices — 2019-10-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 316, Heifers 340, Bulls 144)

Value Added Cattle Weaned and Vaccinated.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $115.16/cwt on 335 head.

Average price

$115.16

335 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$619

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$34

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

$3.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.90

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	566	115.85	655	208
Medium and Large 2	469	114.75	538	94
Medium and Large 1-2	555	112.03	622	33

One grade step is worth $3.82/cwt here — about $34 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 sale335 hd

115.16

—

VA average11 barns · 2,375 hd

113.27

+1.90

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

64 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	620	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	547	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	662	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	117.41/cwt	107.00–122.50	673	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	500	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	573	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	432	115.51/cwt	115.00–120.00	499	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	327	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	445	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	483	95.81/cwt	92.00–104.00	463	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	385	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	497	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	430	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	482	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	559	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	643	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	506	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	645	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	674	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	822	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	492	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	615	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	117.06/cwt	110.00–119.00	507	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	731	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	751	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	849	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	338	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	456	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	853	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	964	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	102.00/cwt	90.00–114.00	551	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	538	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	786	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,022	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	612	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	698	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	468	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	590	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	653	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	816	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	778	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,035	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	965	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	1,086	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	601	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	829	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	738	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	664	125.60/cwt	116.00–130.50	834	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	490	135.86/cwt	135.00–145.00	666	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	443	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	580	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	851	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	511	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	731	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	819	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	121.14/cwt	116.00–126.00	642	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	850	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	935	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	520	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	619	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	111.22/cwt	93.00–115.50	537	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	503	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	115.57/cwt	102.00–119.00	437	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	636	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	331	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	407	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	658	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	724	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	775	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	814	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	686	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	823	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	483	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	448	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	762	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	846	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	877	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	947	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	115.42/cwt	103.50–116.25	650	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	486	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	583	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	113.50/cwt	113.50–113.50	705	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	472	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	513	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	111.32/cwt	92.00–117.00	589	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	108.80/cwt	107.00–109.00	727	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	338	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	423	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	558	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	675	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	434	112.92/cwt	110.00–115.00	490	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	477	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	529	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	751	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	789	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	340	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	459	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	547	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	585	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	372	130.46/cwt	121.00–135.00	485	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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