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Shenandoah Valley Livestock

Name: Shenandoah Valley Livestock livestock auction prices — 2020-03-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-07

Feeder Cattle · Harrisonburg, Virginia · Sat, Mar 7

● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2169

← Feb 15Mar 7Mar 21 →

Receipts

755 head

▲ 529 vs last sale 226▲ 755 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 300, Heifers 344, Bulls 111)

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 $128.92/cwt on 344 head.

Average price

$128.92

344 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$687

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$34

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

$6.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.27

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	522	134.00	699	28
Medium and Large 2	469	130.62	612	83
Medium and Large 1-2	585	128.24	750	128
Medium and Large 1	524	127.05	665	105

One grade step is worth $6.95/cwt here — about $34 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 sale344 hd

128.92

—

VA average10 barns · 1,838 hd

127.65

+1.27

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

Every lot

63 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	365	163.53/cwt	161.00–166.00	597	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	395	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	622	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	425	155.49/cwt	154.00–156.00	661	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	430	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	667	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	756	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	477	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	801	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	486	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	778	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	535	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	845	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	539	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	755	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	542	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	870	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	545	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	910	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	579	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	840	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	581	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	982	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	581	151.28/cwt	144.00–152.00	879	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	601	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	898	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	655	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	950	33
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	662	141.25/cwt	141.25–141.25	935	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	671	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	923	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	682	141.25/cwt	141.25–141.25	963	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	700	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	770	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3Value Added	709	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	645	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	756	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	960	56
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	764	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	1,035	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	803	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	923	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	902	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	965	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	922	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,079	14
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	317	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	463	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	342	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	438	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	373	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	504	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	381	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	522	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	427	130.46/cwt	130.00–130.50	557	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	437	131.34/cwt	128.00–131.50	574	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	483	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	691	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	485	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	635	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	496	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	655	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	510	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	592	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	522	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	699	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	539	134.21/cwt	132.00–134.50	723	92
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	570	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	718	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	574	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	732	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	600	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	696	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	633	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	766	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	638	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	715	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	663	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	769	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	688	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	578	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	702	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	793	36
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	785	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	824	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	860	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	912	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	321	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	478	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	334	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	601	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	375	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	563	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	391	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	555	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	436	134.80/cwt	127.00–141.00	588	22
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	441	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	666	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	455	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	596	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	499	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	704	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	507	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	669	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	575	132.12/cwt	120.00–137.50	760	19
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	576	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	786	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	630	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	699	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	645	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	793	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	663	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	815	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	725	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	848	1

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 Mar 7, 2020

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

Receipts 755Last week 226Year ago 0

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 300, Heifers 344, Bulls 111)

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
11	—	496	132.00	132.00
8	—	574	127.50	127.50
21	—	373	135.00	135.00
9	—	317	146.00	146.00
1	—	860	106.00	106.00
11	—	427	130.00–130.50	130.46
5	—	638	112.00	112.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
92	—	539	132.00–134.50	134.21
36	—	702	113.00	113.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	570	126.00	126.00
6	—	633	121.00	121.00
2	—	342	128.00	128.00
27	—	485	131.00	131.00
13	—	663	116.00	116.00
2	—	785	105.00	105.00
22	—	437	128.00–131.50	131.34
6	—	381	137.00	137.00
1	—	510	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	483	143.00	143.00
3	—	688	84.00	84.00
5	—	600	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	522	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	662	141.25	141.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	579	145.00	145.00
5	—	803	115.00	115.00
12	—	486	160.00	160.00
6	—	430	155.00	155.00
1	—	395	157.50	157.50
6	—	542	160.50	160.50
1	—	700	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	756	127.00	127.00
14	—	545	167.00	167.00
17	—	601	149.50	149.50
6	—	581	169.00	169.00
33	—	655	145.00	145.00
10	—	450	168.00	168.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	539	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	581	144.00–152.00	151.28
8	—	425	154.00–156.00	155.49
2	—	365	161.00–166.00	163.53
9	—	671	137.50	137.50
5	—	902	107.00	107.00
15	—	477	168.00	168.00
6	—	764	135.50	135.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	709	91.00	91.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	535	158.00	158.00
14	—	922	117.00	117.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	682	141.25	141.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	507	132.00	132.00
1	—	645	123.00	123.00
19	—	575	120.00–137.50	132.12
3	—	391	142.00	142.00
22	—	436	127.00–141.00	134.80
5	—	321	149.00	149.00
1	—	455	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	441	151.00	151.00
5	—	334	180.00	180.00
1	—	630	111.00	111.00
15	—	499	141.00	141.00
5	—	576	136.50	136.50
1	—	725	117.00	117.00
6	—	375	150.00	150.00
3	—	663	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.