Name: Shenandoah Valley Livestock livestock auction prices — 2019-11-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 384, Heifers 360, Bulls 185)

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 $137.17/cwt on 380 head.

Average price

$137.17

380 head · 607 lb average

Value per head Derived

$833

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$228

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

$8.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.26

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	489	139.46	682	74
Medium and Large 1	611	138.96	848	213
Medium and Large 1-2	693	131.24	910	93

One grade step is worth $8.22/cwt here — about −$228 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 sale380 hd

137.17

—

VA average10 barns · 2,502 hd

134.91

+2.26

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

58 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	—	582	115.58/cwt	113.00–116.00	673	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	315	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	372	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	644	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	721	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	572	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	584	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	718	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	501	123.20/cwt	115.00–123.50	617	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	445	131.57/cwt	130.00–133.00	585	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	654	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	775	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	767	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	874	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	332	141.58/cwt	131.00–144.00	470	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	385	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	535	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	495	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	713	27
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	139.50/cwt	130.00–140.00	601	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	571	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	762	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	381	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	537	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	658	127.55/cwt	124.00–129.00	839	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	347	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	507	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	796	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	1,063	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	630	131.77/cwt	131.00–133.00	830	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	634	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	805	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	898	132.75/cwt	132.75–132.75	1,192	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	636	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	859	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	525	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	719	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	713	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	856	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	491	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	729	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	141.75/cwt	141.75–141.75	799	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	786	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	616	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	789	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	654	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	876	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	774	117.43/cwt	114.00–118.00	909	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	946	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,116	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	525	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	457	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	497	104.27/cwt	97.00–109.00	518	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	114.73/cwt	107.00–116.00	481	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	561	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	628	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	656	91.79/cwt	91.00–92.00	602	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	454	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	336	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	407	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	847	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	839	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	582	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	666	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	753	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	648	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	655	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	499	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	571	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	120.35/cwt	120.00–120.50	644	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	117.34/cwt	113.00–117.50	510	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	763	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	462	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	611	102.83/cwt	95.00–104.00	628	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	767	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	713	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	840	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	874	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	452	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	554	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	436	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	514	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	489	114.51/cwt	112.50–115.00	560	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	383	133.76/cwt	122.50–137.00	512	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	431	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	565	8

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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