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Shenandoah Valley Livestock

Name: Shenandoah Valley Livestock livestock auction prices — 2020-02-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-15

Feeder Cattle · Harrisonburg, Virginia · Sat, Feb 15

● Final45 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2169

← Feb 1Feb 15Mar 7 →

Receipts

226 head

▼ 553 vs last sale 779▲ 226 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 80, Heifers 85, Bulls 61)

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 $130.16/cwt on 85 head.

Average price

$130.16

85 head · 566 lb average

Value per head Derived

$737

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$99

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

$0.79/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.68

vs VA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	518	130.63	677	34
Medium and Large 1	598	129.85	777	51

One grade step is worth $0.79/cwt here — about −$99 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 sale85 hd

130.16

—

VA average11 barns · 1,573 hd

126.48

+3.68

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

Every lot

45 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	435	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	674	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	440	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	726	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	495	158.50/cwt	158.50–158.50	785	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	500	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	770	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	516	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	851	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	567	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	907	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	628	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	920	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	629	148.34/cwt	147.00–149.00	933	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	685	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	973	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	971	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	786	131.25/cwt	131.25–131.25	1,032	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	915	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	732	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	300	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	441	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	347	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	500	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	355	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	511	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	360	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	500	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	425	131.82/cwt	121.00–133.50	560	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	429	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	566	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	476	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	643	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	490	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	654	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	541	140.77/cwt	128.00–142.00	762	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	577	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	762	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	585	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	743	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	598	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	819	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	605	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	750	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	655	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	793	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	660	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	752	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	687	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	852	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	743	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	869	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	779	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	919	16
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	323	178.42/cwt	177.00–180.00	576	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	336	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	591	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	377	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	611	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	397	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	596	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	425	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	633	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	425	144.48/cwt	141.00–145.00	614	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	467	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	654	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	468	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	679	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	516	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	728	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	545	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	755	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	565	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	740	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	636	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	801	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	687	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	818	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	700	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	798	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	770	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	793	2

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 Feb 15, 2020

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

Receipts 226Last week 779Year ago 0

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 80, Heifers 85, Bulls 61)

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
1	—	565	131.00	131.00
2	—	323	177.00–180.00	178.42
2	—	770	103.00	103.00
3	—	636	126.00	126.00
4	—	467	140.00	140.00
5	—	516	141.00	141.00
7	—	377	162.00	162.00
8	—	425	141.00–145.00	144.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	114.00	114.00
2	—	397	150.00	150.00
2	—	687	119.00	119.00
4	—	336	176.00	176.00
5	—	545	138.50	138.50
6	—	425	149.00	149.00
9	—	468	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	155.00	155.00
1	—	685	142.00	142.00
1	—	915	80.00	80.00
2	—	500	154.00	154.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	567	160.00	160.00
1	—	440	165.00	165.00
5	—	495	158.50	158.50
6	—	628	146.50	146.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	516	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	786	131.25	131.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	750	129.50	129.50
18	—	629	147.00–149.00	148.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	577	132.00	132.00
4	—	476	135.00	135.00
1	—	605	124.00	124.00
1	—	660	114.00	114.00
2	—	360	139.00	139.00
7	—	425	121.00–133.50	131.82
11	—	541	128.00–142.00	140.77
1	—	300	147.00	147.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	144.00	144.00
6	—	429	132.00	132.00
7	—	585	127.00	127.00
13	—	490	133.50	133.50
2	—	347	144.00	144.00
2	—	655	121.00	121.00
3	—	743	117.00	117.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	687	124.00	124.00
4	—	598	137.00	137.00
16	—	779	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.