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Shenandoah Valley Livestock

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

Feeder Cattle · Harrisonburg, Virginia · Sat, Apr 4

● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2169

← Mar 21Apr 4Apr 18 →

Receipts

867 head

▲ 429 vs last sale 438▲ 867 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 414, Heifers 345, Bulls 108)

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $145.27/cwt on 413 head.

Average price

$145.27

413 head · 576 lb average

Value per head Derived

$837

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$59

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

$5.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.02

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	605	146.77	887	212
Medium and Large 2	501	146.66	735	98
Medium and Large 1	588	140.85	829	103

One grade step is worth $5.93/cwt here — about $59 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 sale413 hd

145.27

—

VA average9 barns · 1,534 hd

142.25

+3.02

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

Every lot

73 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 · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	330	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	541	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	340	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	466	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	369	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	502	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	371	146.89/cwt	145.00–151.00	545	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	410	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	648	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	411	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	571	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	420	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	638	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	438	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	615	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	466	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	713	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	473	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	733	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	490	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	718	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	507	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	715	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	709	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	553	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	912	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	564	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	832	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	565	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	839	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	566	160.60/cwt	160.00–163.00	909	83
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	574	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	904	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	617	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	898	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	640	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	867	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	659	141.68/cwt	137.00–148.25	934	60
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	673	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	888	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	686	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	858	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	705	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	783	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	707	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	848	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	767	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	901	37
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	810	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	794	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	859	96.50/cwt	96.50–96.50	829	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	902	88.50/cwt	88.50–88.50	798	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	338	113.20/cwt	111.00–120.00	383	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	342	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	455	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	378	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	461	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	382	126.17/cwt	120.00–128.00	482	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	415	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	481	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	417	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	523	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	425	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	506	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	436	114.57/cwt	107.00–116.50	500	36
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	479	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	465	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	482	111.50/cwt	111.50–111.50	537	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	495	113.06/cwt	113.00–114.00	560	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	533	104.83/cwt	100.00–115.00	559	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	546	112.63/cwt	104.00–113.00	615	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	560	116.33/cwt	96.00–125.50	651	43
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	567	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	578	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	569	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	615	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	574	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	712	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	635	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	635	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	637	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	586	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	638	108.50/cwt	108.50–108.50	692	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	661	107.75/cwt	107.75–107.75	712	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	666	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	686	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	741	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	719	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	731	19
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	329	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	457	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	340	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	513	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	382	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	550	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	387	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	550	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	425	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	589	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	427	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	611	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	436	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	519	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	470	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	583	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	479	126.61/cwt	124.00–127.00	606	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	515	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	613	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	545	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	665	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	562	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	629	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	571	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	679	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	573	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	584	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	625	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	681	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	645	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	742	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	659	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	745	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	665	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	685	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	720	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	641	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	745	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	693	4

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 Apr 4, 2020

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

Receipts 867Last week 438Year ago 0

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 414, Heifers 345, Bulls 108)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	750	97.50	97.50
29	—	661	107.75	107.75
27	—	638	108.50	108.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	574	124.00	124.00
24	—	546	104.00–113.00	112.63
17	—	495	113.00–114.00	113.06
5	—	666	103.00	103.00
4	—	382	120.00–128.00	126.17
2	—	415	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	741	97.00	97.00
3	—	533	100.00–115.00	104.83
1	—	635	100.00	100.00
36	—	436	107.00–116.50	114.57
24	—	482	111.50	111.50
12	—	378	122.00	122.00
6	—	569	108.00	108.00
4	—	338	111.00–120.00	113.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	560	96.00–125.50	116.33
19	—	417	125.50	125.50
5	—	479	97.00	97.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	342	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	567	102.00	102.00
1	—	425	119.00	119.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	637	92.00	92.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	645	115.00	115.00
8	—	479	124.00–127.00	126.61
8	—	659	113.00	113.00
6	—	427	143.00	143.00
5	—	571	119.00	119.00
5	—	387	142.00	142.00
4	—	745	93.00	93.00
4	—	340	151.00	151.00
2	—	545	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	436	119.00	119.00
3	—	515	119.00	119.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	573	102.00	102.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	425	138.50	138.50
8	—	470	124.00	124.00
6	—	562	112.00	112.00
5	—	329	139.00	139.00
4	—	382	144.00	144.00
1	—	720	89.00	89.00
1	—	665	103.00	103.00
1	—	625	109.00	109.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	410	158.00	158.00
13	—	574	157.50	157.50
11	—	640	135.50	135.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	466	153.00	153.00
11	—	564	147.50	147.50
11	—	438	140.50	140.50
8	—	507	141.00	141.00
8	—	369	136.00	136.00
3	—	686	125.00	125.00
1	—	705	111.00	111.00
1	—	340	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
83	—	566	160.00–163.00	160.60
60	—	659	137.00–148.25	141.68
37	—	767	117.50	117.50
15	—	473	155.00	155.00
10	—	330	164.00	164.00
7	—	411	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	553	165.00	165.00
10	—	617	145.50	145.50
7	—	707	120.00	120.00
6	—	859	96.50	96.50
4	—	902	88.50	88.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	565	148.50	148.50
13	—	490	146.50	146.50
11	—	420	152.00	152.00
8	—	673	132.00	132.00
3	—	371	145.00–151.00	146.89
1	—	810	98.00	98.00
1	—	525	135.00	135.00

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.