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Shenandoah Valley Livestock

Name: Shenandoah Valley Livestock livestock auction prices — 2020-05-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-16

Feeder Cattle · Harrisonburg, Virginia · Sat, May 16

● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2169

← May 2May 16Jun 6 →

Receipts

657 head

▲ 182 vs last sale 475▲ 657 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 285, Heifers 268, Bulls 104)

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 $139.44/cwt on 283 head.

Average price

$139.44

283 head · 603 lb average

Value per head Derived

$841

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$288

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

$24.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.53

vs VA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	415	156.21	648	50
Medium and Large 1	497	144.70	718	72
Medium and Large 1-2	709	131.88	935	161

One grade step is worth $24.33/cwt here — about −$288 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 sale283 hd

139.44

—

VA average10 barns · 1,667 hd

138.91

+0.53

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

Every lot

58 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	297	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	472	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	325	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	540	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	330	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	541	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	374	175.50/cwt	175.50–175.50	656	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	377	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	569	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	386	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	591	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	412	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	585	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	434	153.78/cwt	148.00–156.00	667	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	471	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	659	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	490	145.63/cwt	145.25–154.00	714	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	525	153.52/cwt	153.00–154.00	806	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	566	136.25/cwt	136.25–136.25	771	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	572	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	781	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	586	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	844	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	660	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	818	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	671	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	845	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	682	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	893	37
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	764	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	951	48
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	895	118.25/cwt	118.25–118.25	1,058	30
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	307	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	424	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	334	146.49/cwt	139.00–147.00	489	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	340	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	490	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	362	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	543	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	382	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	556	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	388	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	563	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	424	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	596	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	436	141.97/cwt	141.00–143.50	619	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	438	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	491	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	463	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	607	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	496	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	689	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	496	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	682	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	531	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	725	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	541	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	698	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	572	127.63/cwt	120.00–128.50	730	38
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	576	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	691	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	625	97.24/cwt	81.00–114.00	608	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	650	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	657	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	656	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	761	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	687	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	811	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	736	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	736	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	744	110.50/cwt	110.50–110.50	822	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	905	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	914	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	330	169.50/cwt	169.50–169.50	559	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	330	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	553	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	375	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	578	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	375	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	574	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	429	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	661	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	435	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	657	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	478	136.46/cwt	128.00–137.00	652	17
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	486	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	654	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	554	133.65/cwt	127.00–135.00	740	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	555	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	738	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	613	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	729	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	654	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	798	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	658	112.35/cwt	105.00–116.00	739	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	710	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	809	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	745	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	834	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	765	109.50/cwt	109.50–109.50	838	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 May 16, 2020

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

Receipts 657Last week 475Year ago 0

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 285, Heifers 268, Bulls 104)

Value Added Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	736	100.00	100.00
15	—	531	136.50	136.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	572	120.00–128.50	127.63
14	—	656	116.00	116.00
10	—	382	145.50	145.50
28	—	436	141.00–143.50	141.97
23	—	496	139.00	139.00
1	—	905	101.00	101.00
1	—	340	144.00	144.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	334	139.00–147.00	146.49
10	—	424	140.50	140.50
10	—	388	145.00	145.00
9	—	496	137.50	137.50
5	—	576	120.00	120.00
2	—	625	81.00–114.00	97.24
1	—	650	101.00	101.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	307	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	438	112.00	112.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	362	150.00	150.00
3	—	463	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	541	129.00	129.00
16	—	744	110.50	110.50
10	—	687	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	434	148.00–156.00	153.78
4	—	377	151.00	151.00
4	—	325	166.00	166.00
24	—	566	136.25	136.25
23	—	490	145.25–154.00	145.63
3	—	671	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	386	153.00	153.00
2	—	412	142.00	142.00
1	—	660	124.00	124.00
1	—	330	164.00	164.00
8	—	572	136.50	136.50
8	—	471	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	297	159.00	159.00
17	—	374	175.50	175.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	764	124.50	124.50
37	—	682	131.00	131.00
30	—	895	118.25	118.25
25	—	525	153.00–154.00	153.52
21	—	586	144.00	144.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	765	109.50	109.50
9	—	613	119.00	119.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	478	128.00–137.00	136.46
12	—	554	127.00–135.00	133.65
7	—	654	122.00	122.00
2	—	435	151.00	151.00
2	—	375	154.00	154.00
2	—	330	169.50	169.50
1	—	745	112.00	112.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	710	114.00	114.00
7	—	555	133.00	133.00
7	—	429	154.00	154.00
6	—	486	134.50	134.50
3	—	658	105.00–116.00	112.35
6	—	375	153.00	153.00
6	—	330	167.50	167.50

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.