Name: Shenandoah Valley Livestock livestock auction prices — 2019-11-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 175, Heifers 172, Bulls 70)

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 $119.62/cwt on 169 head.

Average price

$119.62

169 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$643

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$31

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

$3.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.17

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	551	121.13	668	64
Medium and Large 1	525	119.04	625	76
Medium and Large 2	541	117.79	637	29

One grade step is worth $3.34/cwt here — about $31 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 sale169 hd

119.62

—

VA average8 barns · 1,589 hd

108.45

+11.17

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

48 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 1	—	666	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	753	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	419	136.69/cwt	130.00–139.00	573	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	145.40/cwt	145.00–146.00	473	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	385	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	547	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	760	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	817	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	497	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	646	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	561	115.10/cwt	110.00–125.00	646	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	690	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	381	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	545	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	593	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	472	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	621	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	875	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	954	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	678	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	514	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	123.17/cwt	114.00–127.00	452	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	116.15/cwt	110.50–122.50	551	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	842	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,002	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	505	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	619	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	552	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	497	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	547	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	655	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	825	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	565	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	678	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	332	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	422	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	475	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	516	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	631	116.36/cwt	115.50–120.00	734	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	766	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	889	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	503	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	568	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	547	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	637	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	796	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	865	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	407	136.53/cwt	135.00–145.00	556	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	128.72/cwt	124.00–131.00	734	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	139.71/cwt	135.50–143.00	678	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	590	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	826	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	956	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	1,228	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	617	132.52/cwt	129.00–134.25	818	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	524	143.22/cwt	140.50–146.00	750	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	745	138.75/cwt	138.75–138.75	1,034	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	653	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	819	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	745	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	916	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	358	140.51/cwt	140.00–141.00	503	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	778	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	636	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	494	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	664	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	680	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	887	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	600	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	642	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.

Virginia feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →