Sale reports / Virginia / Shenandoah Valley Livestock / 2020-03-21

Shenandoah Valley Livestock

Name: Shenandoah Valley Livestock livestock auction prices — 2020-03-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-21

Feeder Cattle · Harrisonburg, Virginia · Sat, Mar 21

● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2169

← Mar 7Mar 21Apr 4 →

Receipts

438 head

▼ 317 vs last sale 755▲ 438 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 179, Heifers 199, Bulls 60)

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 $124.52/cwt on 197 head.

Average price

$124.52

197 head · 504 lb average

Value per head Derived

$628

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$33

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

$5.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.58

vs VA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	451	125.67	567	64
Medium and Large 1	510	124.44	634	75
Medium and Large 1-2	559	123.55	690	55
Medium and Large 3	500	120.00	600	3thin

One grade step is worth $5.67/cwt here — about −$33 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 sale197 hd

124.52

—

VA average9 barns · 882 hd

118.94

+5.58

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

Every lot

54 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	330	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	470	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	345	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	552	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	393	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	637	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	433	150.91/cwt	148.00–157.00	653	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	442	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	619	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	477	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	730	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	480	161.93/cwt	157.00–166.00	777	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	485	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	829	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	489	162.80/cwt	161.00–164.00	796	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	494	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	741	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	522	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	637	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	573	136.99/cwt	136.00–140.00	785	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	578	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	861	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	595	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	934	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	631	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	871	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	638	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	734	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	668	137.75/cwt	137.75–137.75	920	37
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	726	116.80/cwt	105.00–119.00	848	37
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	728	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	932	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	882	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	961	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	337	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	455	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	343	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	458	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	389	130.39/cwt	128.00–131.00	507	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	389	128.17/cwt	119.00–130.00	499	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	409	129.76/cwt	129.00–131.00	531	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	422	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	544	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	468	119.88/cwt	111.00–121.00	561	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	481	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	572	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	485	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	631	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	487	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	609	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	496	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	650	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	500	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	600	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	527	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	664	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	528	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	692	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	553	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	675	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	576	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	668	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	619	117.98/cwt	116.00–119.00	730	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	639	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	741	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	650	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	683	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	742	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	772	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	325	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	497	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	328	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	523	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	376	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	587	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	378	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	563	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	431	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	642	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	433	141.22/cwt	136.00–143.00	611	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	470	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	658	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	498	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	682	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	541	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	738	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	572	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	749	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	595	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	762	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	600	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	744	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	656	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	807	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	686	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	827	6

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 21, 2020

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

Receipts 438Last week 755Year ago 0

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 179, Heifers 199, Bulls 60)

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
1	—	650	105.00	105.00
19	—	468	111.00–121.00	119.88
12	—	389	119.00–130.00	128.17
8	—	409	129.00–131.00	129.76
4	—	576	116.00	116.00
4	—	337	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	500	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	422	129.00	129.00
12	—	619	116.00–119.00	117.98
15	—	487	125.00	125.00
6	—	553	122.00	122.00
5	—	742	104.00	104.00
5	—	389	128.00–131.00	130.39
4	—	343	133.50	133.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	527	126.00	126.00
18	—	639	116.00	116.00
9	—	496	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	528	131.00	131.00
3	—	481	119.00	119.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	485	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	494	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	573	136.00–140.00	136.99
3	—	638	115.00	115.00
2	—	477	153.00	153.00
2	—	442	140.00	140.00
1	—	330	142.50	142.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	578	149.00	149.00
4	—	631	138.00	138.00
3	—	728	128.00	128.00
3	—	433	148.00–157.00	150.91
3	—	393	162.00	162.00
1	—	345	160.00	160.00
16	—	480	157.00–166.00	161.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	882	109.00	109.00
37	—	726	105.00–119.00	116.80
37	—	668	137.75	137.75
20	—	489	161.00–164.00	162.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	595	157.00	157.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	522	122.00	122.00
7	—	485	171.00	171.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	376	156.00	156.00
6	—	470	140.00	140.00
4	—	431	149.00	149.00
4	—	328	159.50	159.50
3	—	656	123.00	123.00
1	—	595	128.00	128.00
8	—	541	136.50	136.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	378	149.00	149.00
1	—	600	124.00	124.00
1	—	325	153.00	153.00
6	—	686	120.50	120.50
5	—	498	137.00	137.00
4	—	572	131.00	131.00
4	—	433	136.00–143.00	141.22

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.