Sale reports / Virginia / Shenandoah Valley Livestock / 2019-10-05

Shenandoah Valley Livestock

Name: Shenandoah Valley Livestock livestock auction prices — 2019-10-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-05

Feeder Cattle · Harrisonburg, Virginia · Sat, Oct 5

● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2169

← Sep 21Oct 5Oct 12 →

Receipts

574 head

▲ 93 vs last sale 481▲ 574 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 242, Heifers 225, Bulls 107)

Value Added Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $129.10/cwt on 239 head.

Average price

$129.10

239 head · 570 lb average

Value per head Derived

$735

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$71

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

$8.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.36

vs VA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	535	132.29	707	135
Medium and Large 1-2	702	125.54	882	56
Medium and Large 2	512	124.29	637	48

One grade step is worth $8.00/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 sale239 hd

129.10

—

VA average10 barns · 1,752 hd

127.74

+1.36

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

Every lot

54 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	345	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	466	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	377	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	535	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	386	138.23/cwt	138.00–139.00	534	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	421	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	547	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	428	138.39/cwt	134.00–139.00	592	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	482	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	656	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	482	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	598	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	532	124.85/cwt	116.00–134.00	664	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	540	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	694	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	544	117.64/cwt	117.00–121.00	640	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	546	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	661	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	561	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	712	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	573	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	699	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	575	134.65/cwt	130.50–143.00	774	55
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	575	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	713	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	585	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	708	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	650	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	741	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	712	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	815	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	742	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	801	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	767	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	974	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	835	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	927	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	903	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,147	19
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	322	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	393	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	333	112.77/cwt	102.00–121.00	376	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	373	119.30/cwt	107.50–121.00	445	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	378	125.63/cwt	125.00–127.50	475	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	428	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	505	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	434	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	508	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	490	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	566	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	493	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	567	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	514	113.16/cwt	105.00–114.00	582	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	552	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	607	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	559	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	654	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	576	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	660	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	589	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	695	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	639	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	732	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	677	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	772	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	724	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	833	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	748	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	793	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	818	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	933	9
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	328	135.54/cwt	132.50–137.00	445	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	335	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	456	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	370	137.92/cwt	130.00–140.00	510	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	375	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	525	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	427	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	581	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	446	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	566	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	490	117.11/cwt	111.00–117.50	574	16
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	492	111.87/cwt	110.00–112.00	550	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	512	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	579	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	564	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	654	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	569	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	660	18
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	644	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	708	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	657	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	690	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	734	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	789	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 Oct 5, 2019

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

Receipts 574Last week 481Year ago 0

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 242, Heifers 225, Bulls 107)

Value Added Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	561	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	482	124.00	124.00
9	—	585	121.00	121.00
6	—	544	117.00–121.00	117.64
4	—	421	130.00	130.00
3	—	345	135.00	135.00
2	—	712	114.50	114.50
2	—	377	142.00	142.00
1	—	650	114.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	903	127.00	127.00
11	—	540	128.50	128.50
8	—	767	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	573	122.00	122.00
8	—	546	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	575	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	575	130.50–143.00	134.65
32	—	482	136.00	136.00
26	—	532	116.00–134.00	124.85
8	—	428	134.00–139.00	138.39
4	—	386	138.00–139.00	138.23
2	—	742	108.00	108.00
1	—	835	111.00	111.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	328	132.50–137.00	135.54
3	—	375	140.00	140.00
5	—	427	136.00	136.00
5	—	734	107.50	107.50
10	—	644	110.00	110.00
16	—	490	111.00–117.50	117.11
18	—	569	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	512	113.00	113.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	446	127.00	127.00
4	—	657	105.00	105.00
5	—	370	130.00–140.00	137.92
6	—	564	116.00	116.00
7	—	335	136.00	136.00
15	—	492	110.00–112.00	111.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	322	122.00	122.00
6	—	639	114.50	114.50
11	—	514	105.00–114.00	113.16
12	—	378	125.00–127.50	125.63
23	—	493	115.00	115.00
23	—	559	117.00	117.00
31	—	434	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
9	—	818	114.00	114.00
12	—	724	115.00	115.00
20	—	552	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	677	114.00	114.00
5	—	748	106.00	106.00
14	—	576	114.50	114.50
13	—	490	115.50	115.50
11	—	428	118.00	118.00
8	—	373	107.50–121.00	119.30
7	—	333	102.00–121.00	112.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	589	118.00	118.00

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.