Sale reports / Virginia / Shenandoah Valley Livestock / 2019-12-07

Shenandoah Valley Livestock

Name: Shenandoah Valley Livestock livestock auction prices — 2019-12-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-07

Feeder Cattle · Harrisonburg, Virginia · Sat, Dec 7

● Final61 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2169

← Nov 16Dec 7Jan 4 →

Receipts

830 head

▼ 99 vs last sale 929▲ 830 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 239, Heifers 402, Bulls 189)

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 $113.72/cwt on 383 head.

Average price

$113.72

383 head · 514 lb average

Value per head Derived

$585

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$71

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

$5.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.21

vs VA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	549	115.29	633	187
Medium and Large 2	472	112.94	533	152
Medium and Large 1-2	512	109.73	562	44

One grade step is worth $5.56/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 sale383 hd

113.72

—

VA average10 barns · 2,272 hd

112.50

+1.21

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

Every lot

61 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 2	345	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	500	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	385	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	551	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	398	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	569	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	426	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	622	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	441	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	662	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	491	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	707	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	495	147.90/cwt	147.50–151.00	732	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	498	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	764	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	533	144.43/cwt	142.00–147.50	770	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	567	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	799	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	568	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	801	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	571	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	825	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	606	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	861	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	619	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	842	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	633	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	798	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	668	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	902	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	684	137.68/cwt	136.00–138.00	942	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	725	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	834	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	760	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	866	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	828	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	994	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	930	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	791	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	935	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,010	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	1,135	95.50/cwt	95.50–95.50	1,084	9
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	299	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	368	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	320	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	400	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	342	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	414	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	381	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	471	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	386	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	502	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	424	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	500	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	431	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	478	39
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	438	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	491	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	480	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	480	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	483	114.87/cwt	109.00–116.00	555	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	493	107.68/cwt	102.00–108.00	531	37
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	501	113.15/cwt	109.00–113.25	567	42
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	538	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	635	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	542	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	618	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	565	115.20/cwt	109.00–118.00	651	64
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	575	110.46/cwt	106.00–111.00	635	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	582	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	640	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	653	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	718	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	677	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	711	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	741	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	797	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	780	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	959	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	848	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	933	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	941	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	988	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	312	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	496	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	340	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	493	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	372	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	543	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	375	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	555	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	426	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	594	21
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	426	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	592	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	430	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	596	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	472	132.79/cwt	130.50–137.00	627	22
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	489	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	650	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	510	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	561	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	565	127.12/cwt	126.00–129.00	718	45
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	584	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	701	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	652	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	737	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	672	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	759	22
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	767	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	798	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 Dec 7, 2019

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

Receipts 830Last week 929Year ago 0

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 239, Heifers 402, Bulls 189)

Value Added Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	312	159.00	159.00
4	—	372	146.00	146.00
5	—	767	104.00	104.00
9	—	426	139.00	139.00
15	—	489	133.00	133.00
22	—	672	113.00	113.00
45	—	565	126.00–129.00	127.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	340	145.00	145.00
21	—	426	139.50	139.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	430	138.50	138.50
22	—	472	130.50–137.00	132.79
10	—	584	120.00	120.00
7	—	375	148.00	148.00
2	—	652	113.00	113.00
1	—	510	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	398	143.00	143.00
1	—	935	108.00	108.00
3	—	760	114.00	114.00
4	—	828	120.00	120.00
9	—	606	142.00	142.00
14	—	441	150.00	150.00
24	—	684	136.00–138.00	137.68
26	—	495	147.50–151.00	147.90
29	—	571	144.50	144.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	491	144.00	144.00
1	—	725	115.00	115.00
15	—	567	141.00	141.00
1	—	930	85.00	85.00
5	—	385	143.00	143.00
5	—	633	126.00	126.00
7	—	426	146.00	146.00
2	—	345	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	568	141.00	141.00
9	—	619	136.00	136.00
25	—	498	153.50	153.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	668	135.00	135.00
9	—	1,135	95.50	95.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	533	142.00–147.50	144.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	424	118.00	118.00
19	—	483	109.00–116.00	114.87
19	—	653	110.00	110.00
42	—	501	109.00–113.25	113.15
2	—	320	125.00	125.00
64	—	565	109.00–118.00	115.20
5	—	941	105.00	105.00
11	—	386	130.00	130.00
3	—	848	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	381	123.50	123.50
9	—	677	105.00	105.00
9	—	299	123.00	123.00
7	—	741	107.50	107.50
39	—	431	111.00	111.00
6	—	342	121.00	121.00
37	—	493	102.00–108.00	107.68
18	—	575	106.00–111.00	110.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	538	118.00	118.00
6	—	780	123.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	480	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	542	114.00	114.00
11	—	438	112.00	112.00
10	—	582	110.00	110.00

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.