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Shenandoah Valley Livestock

Name: Shenandoah Valley Livestock livestock auction prices — 2020-04-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-25

Feeder Cattle · Harrisonburg, Virginia · Sat, Apr 25

● Final60 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2169

← Apr 18Apr 25May 2 →

Receipts

348 head

▼ 132 vs last sale 480▲ 348 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 123, Heifers 172, Bulls 53)

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 $127.36/cwt on 171 head.

Average price

$127.36

171 head · 506 lb average

Value per head Derived

$644

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$152

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

$19.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.64

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	402	137.00	551	13thin
Medium and Large 1	499	129.37	646	86
Medium and Large 2	470	128.68	605	37
Medium and Large 1-2	599	117.43	703	35

One grade step is worth $19.57/cwt here — about −$152 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 sale171 hd

127.36

—

VA average12 barns · 1,475 hd

121.71

+5.64

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

Every lot

60 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	345	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	566	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	374	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	546	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	385	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	616	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	390	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	624	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	417	156.50/cwt	156.50–156.50	653	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	420	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	638	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	421	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	648	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	460	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	630	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	490	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	772	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	499	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	801	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	555	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	799	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	556	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	812	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	560	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	820	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	607	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	829	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	635	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	864	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	640	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	883	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	652	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	874	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	680	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	843	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	735	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	944	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	735	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	882	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	756	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	900	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	810	109.50/cwt	109.50–109.50	887	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	825	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	924	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	955	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,012	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	324	138.31/cwt	134.00–143.00	448	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	345	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	480	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	381	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	501	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	387	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	519	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	402	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	551	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	426	133.11/cwt	130.00–133.50	567	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	430	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	568	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	435	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	566	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	473	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	596	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	481	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	647	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	488	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	664	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	513	128.61/cwt	127.00–131.00	660	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	568	128.53/cwt	123.00–129.00	730	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	573	121.82/cwt	116.00–123.00	698	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	575	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	727	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	577	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	687	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	640	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	685	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	666	111.50/cwt	111.50–111.50	743	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	666	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	726	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	725	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	740	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	803	11
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	318	155.57/cwt	154.00–159.00	495	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	347	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	579	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	390	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	585	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	390	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	562	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	425	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	601	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	431	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	597	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	480	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	648	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	481	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	654	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	505	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	677	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	510	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	673	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	558	127.72/cwt	127.00–130.00	713	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	560	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	731	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	661	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	760	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	670	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	797	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	740	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	821	3

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 25, 2020

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

Receipts 348Last week 480Year ago 0

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 123, Heifers 172, Bulls 53)

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
4	—	666	109.00	109.00
1	—	725	102.00	102.00
9	—	426	130.00–133.50	133.11
6	—	573	116.00–123.00	121.82
6	—	481	134.50	134.50
6	—	324	134.00–143.00	138.31
5	—	381	131.50	131.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	577	119.00	119.00
11	—	750	107.00	107.00
11	—	473	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	435	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	575	126.50	126.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	430	132.00	132.00
15	—	488	136.00	136.00
13	—	568	123.00–129.00	128.53
8	—	666	111.50	111.50
8	—	387	134.00	134.00
5	—	513	127.00–131.00	128.61
1	—	640	107.00	107.00
1	—	345	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	402	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	560	130.50	130.50
5	—	481	136.00	136.00
3	—	661	115.00	115.00
3	—	431	138.50	138.50
3	—	318	154.00–159.00	155.57
2	—	390	150.00	150.00
1	—	510	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	505	134.00	134.00
7	—	558	127.00–130.00	127.72
3	—	740	111.00	111.00
3	—	425	141.50	141.50
2	—	390	144.00	144.00
2	—	347	167.00	167.00
1	—	670	119.00	119.00
1	—	480	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	420	152.00	152.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	374	146.00	146.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	560	146.50	146.50
2	—	460	137.00	137.00
1	—	735	120.00	120.00
1	—	680	124.00	124.00
1	—	640	138.00	138.00
1	—	390	160.00	160.00
1	—	345	164.00	164.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	499	160.50	160.50
9	—	607	136.50	136.50
8	—	556	146.00	146.00
4	—	735	128.50	128.50
3	—	810	109.50	109.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	417	156.50	156.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	652	134.00	134.00
3	—	955	106.00	106.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	490	157.50	157.50
10	—	421	154.00	154.00
9	—	635	136.00	136.00
8	—	555	144.00	144.00
3	—	756	119.00	119.00
2	—	825	112.00	112.00
1	—	385	160.00	160.00

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.