Sale reports / Virginia / Shenandoah Valley Livestock / 2019-09-21

Shenandoah Valley Livestock

Name: Shenandoah Valley Livestock livestock auction prices — 2019-09-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-21

Feeder Cattle · Harrisonburg, Virginia · Sat, Sep 21

● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2169

← Sep 7Sep 21Oct 5 →

Receipts

481 head

▼ 197 vs last sale 678▲ 481 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 147, Heifers 228, Bulls 106)

Valued 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 $108.75/cwt on 225 head.

Average price

$108.75

225 head · 560 lb average

Value per head Derived

$609

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$82

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

$6.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.77

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	599	111.40	667	25
Medium and Large 1	552	111.04	613	119
Medium and Large 2	559	104.57	585	81

One grade step is worth $6.83/cwt here — about $82 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 sale225 hd

108.75

—

VA average11 barns · 1,674 hd

111.52

−2.77

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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	355	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	518	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	380	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	528	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	427	123.67/cwt	117.00–130.00	528	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	434	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	573	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	436	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	567	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	438	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	591	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	480	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	552	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	484	127.59/cwt	121.00–129.00	618	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	487	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	611	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	510	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	612	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	557	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	691	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	560	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	728	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3Value Added	578	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	514	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	610	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	732	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	620	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	794	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	645	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	742	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	665	122.19/cwt	119.00–122.50	813	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	676	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	777	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	815	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	978	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	816	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	963	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	886	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,037	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	321	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	379	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	377	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	460	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	394	113.97/cwt	112.00–117.50	449	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	427	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	491	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	429	116.76/cwt	108.00–118.00	501	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	449	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	530	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	491	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	535	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	501	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	561	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	556	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	595	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	569	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	620	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	600	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	546	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	617	111.08/cwt	108.00–114.00	685	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	661	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	654	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	670	98.70/cwt	92.00–100.00	661	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	688	92.75/cwt	90.00–93.00	638	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	699	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	748	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	764	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	772	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	813	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	699	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	825	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	908	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	917	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,009	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	326	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	476	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	329	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	457	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	377	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	516	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	385	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	504	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	429	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	558	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	438	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	567	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	496	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	600	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	504	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	554	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	504	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	549	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	556	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	612	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	562	108.13/cwt	97.00–110.00	608	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	565	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	492	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	625	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	656	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	687	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	749	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	760	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	768	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	768	109.50/cwt	109.50–109.50	841	7

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 Sep 21, 2019

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

Receipts 481Last week 678Year ago 0

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 147, Heifers 228, Bulls 106)

Valued Added Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	321	118.00	118.00
1	—	825	110.00	110.00
13	—	491	109.00	109.00
12	—	688	90.00–93.00	92.75
11	—	394	112.00–117.50	113.97
9	—	556	107.00	107.00
7	—	427	115.00	115.00
6	—	764	101.00	101.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	699	107.00	107.00
10	—	449	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	813	86.00	86.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	501	112.00	112.00
19	—	617	108.00–114.00	111.08
18	—	569	109.00	109.00
16	—	429	108.00–118.00	116.76
14	—	377	122.00	122.00
9	—	661	99.00	99.00
6	—	917	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	670	92.00–100.00	98.70
6	—	600	91.00	91.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	565	87.00	87.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	504	109.00	109.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	556	110.00	110.00
6	—	504	110.00	110.00
6	—	329	139.00	139.00
5	—	438	129.50	129.50
5	—	385	131.00	131.00
2	—	625	105.00	105.00
1	—	760	101.00	101.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	562	97.00–110.00	108.13
11	—	496	121.00	121.00
9	—	429	130.00	130.00
7	—	768	109.50	109.50
7	—	377	137.00	137.00
5	—	326	146.00	146.00
3	—	687	109.00	109.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	578	89.00	89.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	434	132.00	132.00
7	—	610	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	487	125.50	125.50
5	—	557	124.00	124.00
3	—	676	115.00	115.00
3	—	436	130.00	130.00
1	—	645	115.00	115.00
1	—	355	146.00	146.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	510	120.00	120.00
3	—	480	115.00	115.00
3	—	438	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	815	120.00	120.00
7	—	620	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	560	130.00	130.00
23	—	665	119.00–122.50	122.19
11	—	484	121.00–129.00	127.59
6	—	427	117.00–130.00	123.67
4	—	816	118.00	118.00
3	—	886	117.00	117.00
1	—	380	139.00	139.00

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.