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Shenandoah Valley Livestock

Name: Shenandoah Valley Livestock livestock auction prices — 2019-10-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-19

Feeder Cattle · Harrisonburg, Virginia · Sat, Oct 19

● Final50 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2169

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Receipts

501 head

▼ 134 vs last sale 635▲ 501 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 145, Heifers 220, Bulls 136)

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 $114.54/cwt on 217 head.

Average price

$114.54

217 head · 512 lb average

Value per head Derived

$587

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$247

per head · Medium and Large 2-3 over Medium and Large 2

$8.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.38

vs VA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2-3	668	121.50	812	12thin
Medium and Large 1-2	532	115.80	616	20
Medium and Large 1	499	114.96	573	102
Medium and Large 2	501	112.72	565	83

One grade step is worth $8.78/cwt here — about $247 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 sale217 hd

114.54

—

VA average12 barns · 2,575 hd

110.16

+4.38

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

Every lot

50 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	385	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	531	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	432	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	553	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	438	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	569	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	497	133.48/cwt	133.00–133.50	663	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	511	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	629	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	517	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	620	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	557	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	707	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	565	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	754	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	584	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	672	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	630	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	847	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	664	131.66/cwt	127.00–132.00	874	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	673	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	835	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	676	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	892	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	760	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	828	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	832	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	940	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	941	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	1,087	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	326	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	403	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	330	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	399	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	376	119.65/cwt	93.00–122.00	450	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	385	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	477	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	421	111.34/cwt	98.00–115.00	469	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	424	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	492	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	427	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	491	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	491	117.43/cwt	116.50–120.00	577	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	491	99.68/cwt	92.00–105.00	489	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	541	112.26/cwt	100.00–113.00	607	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	564	91.83/cwt	90.00–97.00	518	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	567	109.74/cwt	104.00–110.00	622	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	626	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	757	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	642	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	732	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	655	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	793	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	668	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	812	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	715	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	815	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	752	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	850	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	760	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	874	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	835	111.50/cwt	111.50–111.50	931	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	325	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	442	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	336	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	457	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	372	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	517	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	378	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	529	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	431	124.58/cwt	97.50–126.00	537	20
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	434	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	551	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	487	112.54/cwt	95.00–115.00	548	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	489	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	616	23
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	559	116.60/cwt	116.00–118.00	652	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	572	114.84/cwt	113.00–115.00	657	25
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	665	114.32/cwt	104.00–117.00	760	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	670	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	750	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	698	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	761	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	748	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	793	3

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 19, 2019

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

Receipts 501Last week 635Year ago 0

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 145, Heifers 220, Bulls 136)

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
4	—	752	113.00	113.00
4	—	626	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	427	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	541	100.00–113.00	112.26
30	—	491	116.50–120.00	117.43
15	—	424	116.00	116.00
9	—	385	124.00	124.00
7	—	642	114.00	114.00
4	—	564	90.00–97.00	91.83
3	—	330	121.00	121.00
1	—	715	114.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	760	115.00	115.00
5	—	835	111.50	111.50
7	—	655	121.00	121.00
9	—	326	123.50	123.50
12	—	491	92.00–105.00	99.68
13	—	376	93.00–122.00	119.65
14	—	421	98.00–115.00	111.34
22	—	567	104.00–110.00	109.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	668	121.50	121.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	431	97.50–126.00	124.58
10	—	559	116.00–118.00	116.60
8	—	487	95.00–115.00	112.54
7	—	372	139.00	139.00
3	—	336	136.00	136.00
1	—	670	112.00	112.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	698	109.00	109.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	572	113.00–115.00	114.84
23	—	489	126.00	126.00
12	—	434	127.00	127.00
5	—	665	104.00–117.00	114.32
4	—	378	140.00	140.00
3	—	748	106.00	106.00
3	—	325	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	517	120.00	120.00
2	—	832	113.00	113.00
4	—	438	130.00	130.00
15	—	664	127.00–132.00	131.66
23	—	497	133.00–133.50	133.48
28	—	565	133.50	133.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	630	134.50	134.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	941	115.50	115.50
8	—	676	132.00	132.00
16	—	584	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	760	109.00	109.00
5	—	432	128.00	128.00
5	—	557	127.00	127.00
6	—	673	124.00	124.00
7	—	385	138.00	138.00
9	—	511	123.00	123.00

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.