Sale reports / Virginia / Shenandoah Valley Livestock / 2019-08-17

Shenandoah Valley Livestock

Name: Shenandoah Valley Livestock livestock auction prices — 2019-08-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-17

Feeder Cattle · Harrisonburg, Virginia · Sat, Aug 17

● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2169

← Aug 3Aug 17Sep 7 →

Receipts

477 head

▲ 13 vs last sale 464▲ 477 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 193, Heifers 231, Bulls 53)

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 $123.29/cwt on 231 head.

Average price

$123.29

231 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$674

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$23

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

$9.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.27

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	528	127.89	675	97
Medium and Large 1	567	120.78	685	85
Medium and Large 2	550	118.54	651	49

One grade step is worth $9.35/cwt here — about $23 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 sale231 hd

123.29

—

VA average11 barns · 1,865 hd

117.02

+6.27

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

Every lot

52 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	380	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	543	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	385	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	501	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	423	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	643	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	446	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	622	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	446	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	446	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	457	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	695	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	479	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	661	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	484	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	724	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	490	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	686	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	495	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	745	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	500	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	695	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	575	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	857	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	580	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	844	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	585	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	801	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	644	118.01/cwt	114.00–119.00	760	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	673	136.60/cwt	133.00–139.00	919	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	682	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	975	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	688	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	936	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	763	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,015	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	815	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	823	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	833	132.20/cwt	131.75–133.50	1,101	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	911	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	1,171	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	920	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	929	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	369	128.29/cwt	115.00–132.00	473	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	396	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	505	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	422	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	538	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	427	120.27/cwt	118.00–121.00	514	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	428	131.88/cwt	131.00–133.00	564	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	475	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	594	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	484	128.27/cwt	126.00–129.50	621	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	500	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	585	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	545	128.85/cwt	123.00–129.50	702	57
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	566	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	668	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	575	119.68/cwt	116.00–120.50	688	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	594	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	713	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	607	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	698	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	620	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	645	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	661	111.31/cwt	108.00–112.00	736	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	664	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	724	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	681	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	810	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	760	108.50/cwt	108.50–108.50	825	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	814	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	940	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	350	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	522	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	379	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	644	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	430	144.72/cwt	140.00–147.00	622	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	444	128.88/cwt	124.00–135.00	572	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	465	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	570	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	509	133.37/cwt	121.00–136.00	679	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	554	125.87/cwt	124.00–126.00	697	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	578	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	653	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	645	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	774	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	663	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	729	2

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 17, 2019

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

Receipts 477Last week 464Year ago 0

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 193, Heifers 231, Bulls 53)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	814	115.50	115.50
11	—	681	119.00	119.00
7	—	607	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	575	116.00–120.50	119.68
17	—	484	126.00–129.50	128.27
12	—	661	108.00–112.00	111.31
9	—	369	115.00–132.00	128.29
6	—	422	127.50	127.50
1	—	620	104.00	104.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	760	108.50	108.50
10	—	396	127.50	127.50
10	—	566	118.00	118.00
9	—	475	125.00	125.00
6	—	664	109.00	109.00
4	—	427	118.00–121.00	120.27
1	—	500	117.00	117.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
57	—	545	123.00–129.50	128.85
22	—	428	131.00–133.00	131.88
18	—	594	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	444	124.00–135.00	128.88
3	—	578	113.00	113.00
2	—	663	110.00	110.00
2	—	350	149.00	149.00
1	—	465	122.50	122.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	554	124.00–126.00	125.87
7	—	645	120.00	120.00
6	—	509	121.00–136.00	133.37
5	—	379	170.00	170.00
3	—	430	140.00–147.00	144.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	139.00	139.00
2	—	380	143.00	143.00
6	—	490	140.00	140.00
6	—	575	149.00	149.00
7	—	423	152.00	152.00
10	—	673	133.00–139.00	136.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	585	137.00	137.00
5	—	644	114.00–119.00	118.01
9	—	479	138.00	138.00
1	—	385	130.00	130.00
1	—	815	101.00	101.00
1	—	920	101.00	101.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	446	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	446	139.50	139.50
8	—	457	152.00	152.00
8	—	688	136.00	136.00
11	—	911	128.50	128.50
13	—	763	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	495	150.50	150.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	682	143.00	143.00
21	—	580	145.50	145.50
23	—	484	149.50	149.50
31	—	833	131.75–133.50	132.20

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.