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Shenandoah Valley Livestock

Name: Shenandoah Valley Livestock livestock auction prices — 2020-01-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-04

Feeder Cattle · Harrisonburg, Virginia · Sat, Jan 4

● Final62 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2169

← Dec 7Jan 4Feb 1 →

Receipts

459 head

▲ 459 vs last sale 0▲ 459 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 182, Heifers 204, Bulls 73)

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 $122.01/cwt on 200 head.

Average price

$122.01

200 head · 492 lb average

Value per head Derived

$600

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$81

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$13.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.96

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	526	125.83	662	71
Medium and Large 1	472	123.33	582	43
Medium and Large 2	455	120.60	549	61
Medium and Large 2-3	518	112.32	582	25

One grade step is worth $13.51/cwt here — about $81 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 sale200 hd

122.01

—

VA average6 barns · 502 hd

117.04

+4.96

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

Every lot

62 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 1	300	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	489	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	331	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	510	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	370	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	555	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	391	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	598	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	422	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	650	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	440	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	664	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	470	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	719	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	489	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	758	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3Value Added	502	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	628	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	546	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	824	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	555	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	835	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	590	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	826	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	594	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	820	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	629	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	934	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	635	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	876	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	764	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,047	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	885	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,106	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	897	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,166	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	914	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,079	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	930	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,079	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	970	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,019	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	308	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	397	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	333	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	445	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	333	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	423	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	367	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	477	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	392	121.93/cwt	116.00–125.00	478	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	415	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	448	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	439	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	536	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	445	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	552	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	480	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	614	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	485	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	609	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	500	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	623	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	521	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	573	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	696	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	576	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	665	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	583	127.72/cwt	127.00–129.00	745	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	601	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	721	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	630	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	611	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	637	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	669	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	640	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	678	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	660	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	845	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	675	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	689	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	690	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	697	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	715	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	722	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	770	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	816	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	860	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	705	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	332	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	452	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	341	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	512	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	386	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	556	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	390	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	546	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	429	134.54/cwt	131.00–140.00	577	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	430	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	615	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	472	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	673	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	475	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	670	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	515	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	690	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	567	131.36/cwt	128.00–135.50	745	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	569	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	762	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	642	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	809	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	653	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	767	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	711	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	818	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	785	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	801	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	803	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	843	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 Jan 4, 2020

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

Receipts 459Last week 0Year ago 0

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 182, Heifers 204, Bulls 73)

Value 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
29	—	392	116.00–125.00	121.93
1	—	630	97.00	97.00
4	—	576	115.50	115.50
12	—	500	124.50	124.50
7	—	439	122.00	122.00
1	—	690	101.00	101.00
2	—	715	101.00	101.00
3	—	333	133.50	133.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	367	130.00	130.00
8	—	485	125.50	125.50
6	—	308	129.00	129.00
2	—	860	82.00	82.00
2	—	445	124.00	124.00
1	—	675	102.00	102.00
1	—	770	106.00	106.00
10	—	573	121.50	121.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	480	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	583	127.00–129.00	127.72
6	—	640	106.00	106.00
16	—	660	128.00	128.00
17	—	333	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	637	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	415	108.00	108.00
7	—	601	120.00	120.00
12	—	521	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	489	155.00	155.00
10	—	555	150.50	150.50
3	—	370	150.00	150.00
2	—	300	163.00	163.00
1	—	970	105.00	105.00
1	—	885	125.00	125.00
1	—	635	138.00	138.00
6	—	440	151.00	151.00
4	—	914	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	590	140.00	140.00
2	—	930	116.00	116.00
7	—	391	153.00	153.00
12	—	422	154.00	154.00
9	—	470	153.00	153.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	897	130.00	130.00
18	—	764	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	502	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	546	151.00	151.00
13	—	331	154.00	154.00
14	—	629	148.50	148.50
22	—	594	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	341	150.00	150.00
4	—	475	141.00	141.00
3	—	386	144.00	144.00
2	—	642	126.00	126.00
2	—	430	143.00	143.00
1	—	785	102.00	102.00
5	—	803	105.00	105.00
9	—	567	128.00–135.50	131.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	134.00	134.00
4	—	653	117.50	117.50
5	—	429	131.00–140.00	134.54
6	—	472	142.50	142.50
9	—	569	134.00	134.00
2	—	332	136.00	136.00
4	—	390	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	711	115.00	115.00

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.