Name: Shenandoah Valley Livestock livestock auction prices — 2019-12-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 239, Heifers 402, Bulls 189)

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 $113.72/cwt on 383 head.

Average price

$113.72

383 head · 514 lb average

Value per head Derived

$585

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$71

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

$5.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.21

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	549	115.29	633	187
Medium and Large 2	472	112.94	533	152
Medium and Large 1-2	512	109.73	562	44

One grade step is worth $5.56/cwt here — about $71 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 sale383 hd

113.72

—

VA average10 barns · 2,272 hd

112.50

+1.21

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

61 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	—	312	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	496	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	372	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	543	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	767	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	798	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	426	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	592	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	489	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	650	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	672	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	759	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	398	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	569	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	491	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	707	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	935	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,010	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	866	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	828	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	994	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	834	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	606	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	861	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	567	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	799	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	930	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	791	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	441	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	662	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	684	137.68/cwt	136.00–138.00	942	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	495	147.90/cwt	147.50–151.00	732	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	825	29
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	551	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	633	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	798	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	622	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	801	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	842	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	498	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	764	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	500	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	114.87/cwt	109.00–116.00	555	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	653	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	718	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	501	113.15/cwt	109.00–113.25	567	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	381	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	471	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	668	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	902	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	1,135	95.50/cwt	95.50–95.50	1,084	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	533	144.43/cwt	142.00–147.50	770	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	538	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	635	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	780	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	959	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	480	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	480	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	493	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	127.12/cwt	126.00–129.00	718	45
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	596	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	472	132.79/cwt	130.50–137.00	627	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	584	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	701	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	555	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	400	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	115.20/cwt	109.00–118.00	651	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	941	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	988	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	652	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	737	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	510	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	561	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	594	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	677	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	711	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	299	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	368	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	741	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	797	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	478	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	386	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	502	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	848	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	933	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	342	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	414	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	542	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	618	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	491	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	640	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	493	107.68/cwt	102.00–108.00	531	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	110.46/cwt	106.00–111.00	635	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	500	2

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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