Sale reports / Virginia / Shenandoah Valley Livestock / 2019-08-03

Shenandoah Valley Livestock

Name: Shenandoah Valley Livestock livestock auction prices — 2019-08-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-03

Feeder Cattle · Harrisonburg, Virginia · Sat, Aug 3

● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2169

← Jul 13Aug 3Aug 17 →

Receipts

464 head

▼ 93 vs last sale 557▲ 464 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 157, Heifers 208, Bulls 99)

Value Added Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $121.88/cwt on 208 head.

Average price

$121.88

208 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$674

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$13

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

$8.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.14

vs VA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	555	128.18	711	59
Medium and Large 2	504	119.68	603	61
Medium and Large 1	586	119.19	698	88

One grade step is worth $8.99/cwt here — about $13 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 sale208 hd

121.88

—

VA average9 barns · 1,863 hd

121.75

+0.14

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot

57 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	320	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	440	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	378	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	544	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	380	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	523	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	427	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	585	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	435	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	613	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	451	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	631	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	467	132.79/cwt	131.00–133.00	620	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	473	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	639	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	497	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	686	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	528	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	702	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	539	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	679	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	544	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	835	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	564	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	823	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	565	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	822	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	586	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	879	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	653	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	868	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	665	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	894	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	694	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	916	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	695	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	910	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	735	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	823	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	764	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	795	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	820	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	935	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	378	130.77/cwt	130.00–135.00	494	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	384	125.15/cwt	120.00–130.00	481	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	544	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	428	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	509	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	435	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	539	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	481	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	582	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	487	121.44/cwt	117.00–122.00	591	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	503	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	629	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	527	120.83/cwt	114.00–122.00	637	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	556	118.50/cwt	112.50–119.00	659	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	567	120.75/cwt	114.00–121.00	685	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	591	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	789	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	598	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	736	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	610	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	555	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	654	111.27/cwt	111.00–115.00	728	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	657	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	802	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	657	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	657	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	690	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	925	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	772	104.03/cwt	96.00–108.00	803	9
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	330	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	475	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	385	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	447	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	388	130.61/cwt	128.00–136.00	507	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	430	134.50/cwt	121.00–136.00	578	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	440	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	524	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	482	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	593	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	485	126.35/cwt	118.00–128.00	613	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	503	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	624	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	505	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	651	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	556	124.63/cwt	124.00–125.00	693	19
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	572	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	715	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	578	124.25/cwt	117.00–125.00	718	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	673	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	713	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	676	116.82/cwt	108.00–119.00	790	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	715	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	765	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	756	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	816	5

This sale against other markets

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 →

Shenandoah Valley Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale - Harrisonburg, VA

Sat Aug 3, 2019

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Richmond, VA (LS-RH)

Receipts 464Last week 557Year ago 0

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 157, Heifers 208, Bulls 99)

Value Added Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	591	133.50	133.50
5	—	657	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	503	125.00	125.00
10	—	598	123.00	123.00
9	—	425	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	690	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	567	114.00–121.00	120.75
18	—	487	117.00–122.00	121.44
15	—	654	111.00–115.00	111.27
9	—	772	96.00–108.00	104.03
4	—	428	119.00	119.00
4	—	384	120.00–130.00	125.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	481	121.00	121.00
13	—	556	112.50–119.00	118.50
11	—	527	114.00–122.00	120.83
10	—	435	124.00	124.00
6	—	378	130.00–135.00	130.77
5	—	657	100.00	100.00
1	—	610	91.00	91.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	572	125.00	125.00
4	—	482	123.00	123.00
3	—	673	106.00	106.00
2	—	440	119.00	119.00
2	—	330	144.00	144.00
1	—	385	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	556	124.00–125.00	124.63
13	—	503	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	485	118.00–128.00	126.35
11	—	578	117.00–125.00	124.25
10	—	430	121.00–136.00	134.50
5	—	756	108.00	108.00
5	—	676	108.00–119.00	116.82
3	—	715	107.00	107.00
3	—	388	128.00–136.00	130.61
2	—	505	129.00	129.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	451	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	528	133.00	133.00
4	—	473	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	564	146.00	146.00
11	—	665	134.50	134.50
9	—	467	131.00–133.00	132.79
6	—	539	126.00	126.00
6	—	378	144.00	144.00
5	—	764	104.00	104.00
2	—	427	137.00	137.00
1	—	320	137.50	137.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	694	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	544	153.50	153.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	586	150.00	150.00
6	—	695	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	497	138.00	138.00
9	—	653	133.00	133.00
6	—	565	145.50	145.50
3	—	735	112.00	112.00
2	—	435	141.00	141.00
1	—	820	114.00	114.00
1	—	380	137.50	137.50

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.