Sale reports / Virginia / Shenandoah Valley Livestock / 2020-05-02

Shenandoah Valley Livestock

Name: Shenandoah Valley Livestock livestock auction prices — 2020-05-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-02

Feeder Cattle · Harrisonburg, Virginia · Sat, May 2

● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2169

← Apr 25May 2May 16 →

Receipts

475 head

▲ 127 vs last sale 348▲ 475 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 216, Heifers 202, Bulls 57)

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 $134.73/cwt on 216 head.

Average price

$134.73

216 head · 609 lb average

Value per head Derived

$821

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$276

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

$15.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.05

vs VA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	397	147.27	585	13thin
Medium and Large 1	592	135.95	805	100
Medium and Large 1-2	652	131.96	860	103

One grade step is worth $15.31/cwt here — about −$276 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 sale216 hd

134.73

—

VA average9 barns · 1,461 hd

135.78

−1.05

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

Every lot

59 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	313	160.79/cwt	159.00–162.50	503	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	320	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	528	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	374	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	527	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	375	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	600	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	390	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	612	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	413	152.31/cwt	151.00–153.00	629	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	417	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	626	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	458	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	719	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	480	151.25/cwt	150.00–152.00	726	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	485	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	694	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	525	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	767	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	530	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	694	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	549	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	774	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	550	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	721	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	570	134.60/cwt	131.00–138.00	767	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	598	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	810	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	631	137.36/cwt	132.50–139.50	867	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	640	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	787	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	675	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	894	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	707	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	880	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	735	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	845	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	754	118.27/cwt	108.50–123.00	892	46
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	943	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	971	8
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	325	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	458	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	330	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	462	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	375	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	499	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	377	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	509	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	415	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	527	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	430	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	553	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	432	127.99/cwt	120.00–129.00	553	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	481	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	611	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	484	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	600	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	505	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	581	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	514	123.39/cwt	118.50–125.00	634	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	548	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	658	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	554	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	676	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	567	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	635	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	570	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	656	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	655	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	590	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	658	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	717	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	669	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	676	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	720	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	641	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	790	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	798	12
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	310	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	518	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	335	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	536	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	378	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	593	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	395	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	612	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	424	142.79/cwt	137.00–144.00	605	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	430	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	658	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	465	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	665	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	487	132.72/cwt	131.00–140.00	646	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	540	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	626	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	551	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	711	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	574	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	752	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	620	110.34/cwt	104.00–117.00	684	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	660	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	799	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	675	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	682	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	735	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	823	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	750	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	818	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 May 2, 2020

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

Receipts 475Last week 348Year ago 0

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 216, Heifers 202, Bulls 57)

Value Added Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	458	157.00	157.00
13	—	549	141.00	141.00
46	—	754	108.50–123.00	118.27
30	—	631	132.50–139.50	137.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	374	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	525	146.00	146.00
8	—	943	103.00	103.00
15	—	598	135.50	135.50
5	—	707	124.50	124.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	413	151.00–153.00	152.31
2	—	313	159.00–162.50	160.79
1	—	550	131.00	131.00
1	—	485	143.00	143.00
1	—	390	157.00	157.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	675	132.50	132.50
1	—	530	131.00	131.00
1	—	375	160.00	160.00
31	—	570	131.00–138.00	134.60
16	—	480	150.00–152.00	151.25
1	—	320	165.00	165.00
2	—	735	115.00	115.00
2	—	417	150.00	150.00
1	—	640	123.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	548	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	554	122.00	122.00
12	—	790	101.00	101.00
16	—	658	109.00	109.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	415	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	570	115.00	115.00
10	—	481	127.00	127.00
6	—	669	101.00	101.00
1	—	330	140.00	140.00
7	—	377	135.00	135.00
28	—	514	118.50–125.00	123.39
18	—	432	120.00–129.00	127.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	90.00	90.00
1	—	505	115.00	115.00
10	—	484	124.00	124.00
8	—	375	133.00	133.00
7	—	567	112.00	112.00
4	—	430	128.50	128.50
2	—	720	89.00	89.00
3	—	325	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	735	112.00	112.00
1	—	675	101.00	101.00
1	—	540	116.00	116.00
1	—	465	143.00	143.00
1	—	395	155.00	155.00
1	—	310	167.00	167.00
3	—	430	153.00	153.00
2	—	620	104.00–117.00	110.34
1	—	750	109.00	109.00
6	—	551	129.00	129.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	335	160.00	160.00
9	—	574	131.00	131.00
8	—	378	157.00	157.00
6	—	424	137.00–144.00	142.79
5	—	660	121.00	121.00
5	—	487	131.00–140.00	132.72

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.