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Shenandoah Valley Livestock

Name: Shenandoah Valley Livestock livestock auction prices — 2020-04-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-18

Feeder Cattle · Harrisonburg, Virginia · Sat, Apr 18

● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2169

← Apr 4Apr 18Apr 25 →

Receipts

480 head

▼ 387 vs last sale 867▲ 480 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 225, Heifers 200, Bulls 55)

Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

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 $136.21/cwt on 224 head.

Average price

$136.21

224 head · 600 lb average

Value per head Derived

$817

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$14.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.60

vs VA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	488	144.45	706	38
Medium and Large 1-2	642	135.61	871	97
Medium and Large 1	607	133.67	811	81
Medium and Large 2-3	542	130.00	705	8thin

One grade step is worth $14.45/cwt here — about $1 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 sale224 hd

136.21

—

VA average9 barns · 857 hd

135.61

+0.60

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

Every lot

52 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	387	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	600	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	393	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	668	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	428	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	655	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	432	156.50/cwt	156.50–156.50	676	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	477	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	677	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	487	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	789	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	501	142.79/cwt	139.00–143.00	715	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	505	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	682	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	512	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	791	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	542	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	705	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	552	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	740	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	570	135.25/cwt	135.25–135.25	771	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	599	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	833	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	670	132.38/cwt	121.00–139.75	887	45
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	674	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	849	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	695	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	778	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	753	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	881	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	770	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	909	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	823	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	914	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	915	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	915	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	320	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	414	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	330	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	439	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	382	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	506	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	390	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	507	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	532	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	412	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	534	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	437	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	542	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	480	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	571	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	488	123.73/cwt	123.00–125.00	604	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	497	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	641	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	525	114.98/cwt	113.00–117.00	604	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	545	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	610	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	547	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	665	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	576	119.30/cwt	116.00–119.50	687	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	589	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	689	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	640	113.50/cwt	113.50–113.50	726	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	654	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	667	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	660	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	686	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	684	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	759	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	732	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	813	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	745	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	745	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	378	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	556	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	385	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	574	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	423	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	592	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	445	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	619	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	480	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	658	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	490	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	637	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	527	126.32/cwt	122.00–127.00	666	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	573	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	705	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	586	120.19/cwt	117.00–125.00	704	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	672	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	793	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	713	112.52/cwt	112.00–114.00	802	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 18, 2020

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

Receipts 480Last week 867Year ago 0

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 225, Heifers 200, Bulls 55)

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
9	—	390	130.00	130.00
7	—	412	129.50	129.50
6	—	589	117.00	117.00
4	—	745	100.00	100.00
5	—	684	111.00	111.00
4	—	320	129.50	129.50
13	—	480	119.00	119.00
2	—	525	113.00–117.00	114.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	660	104.00	104.00
1	—	330	133.00	133.00
24	—	488	123.00–125.00	123.73
18	—	576	116.00–119.50	119.30
12	—	382	132.50	132.50
6	—	437	124.00	124.00
1	—	545	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
19	—	732	111.00	111.00
19	—	547	121.50	121.50
6	—	400	133.00	133.00
10	—	654	102.00	102.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	497	129.00	129.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	640	113.50	113.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	695	112.00	112.00
2	—	505	135.00	135.00
14	—	432	156.50	156.50
9	—	552	134.00	134.00
1	—	915	100.00	100.00
6	—	387	155.00	155.00
4	—	477	142.00	142.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	487	162.00	162.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	501	139.00–143.00	142.79
15	—	570	135.25	135.25
3	—	393	170.00	170.00
9	—	428	153.00	153.00
6	—	674	126.00	126.00
4	—	753	117.00	117.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	770	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	823	111.00	111.00
9	—	512	154.50	154.50
45	—	670	121.00–139.75	132.38
26	—	599	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	542	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	527	122.00–127.00	126.32
5	—	672	118.00	118.00
5	—	586	117.00–125.00	120.19
4	—	713	112.00–114.00	112.52
3	—	445	139.00	139.00
1	—	385	149.00	149.00
9	—	480	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	573	123.00	123.00
7	—	423	140.00	140.00
6	—	490	130.00	130.00
4	—	378	147.00	147.00

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.