Sale reports / Virginia / Shenandoah Valley Livestock / 2020-08-01

Shenandoah Valley Livestock

Name: Shenandoah Valley Livestock livestock auction prices — 2020-08-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-01

Feeder Cattle · Harrisonburg, Virginia · Sat, Aug 1

● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2169

← Jul 11Aug 1Aug 15 →

Receipts

373 head

▼ 22 vs last sale 395▼ 91 vs year ago 464 · −19.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 172, Heifers 150, Bulls 51)

Value Added and Natural 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 $137.78/cwt on 172 head.

Average price

$137.78

172 head · 661 lb average

Value per head Derived

$911

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$122

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

$12.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.22

vs VA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	652	139.20	907	107
Medium and Large 2	574	138.93	797	21
Medium and Large 1-2	715	134.72	963	39
Large 1-2	813	126.50	1,028	5thin

One grade step is worth $12.70/cwt here — about −$122 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 sale172 hd

137.78

—

VA average7 barns · 1,220 hd

136.56

+1.22

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

Every lot

54 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	370	140.51/cwt	140.00–141.00	520	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	382	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	611	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	420	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	634	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	445	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	703	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	463	158.49/cwt	156.00–160.00	734	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	495	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	743	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	503	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	697	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	508	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	711	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	535	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	647	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	575	151.50/cwt	151.50–151.50	871	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	577	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	834	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	637	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	854	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	642	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	896	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	661	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	952	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	693	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	929	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	715	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	915	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	718	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	912	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	799	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	1,027	30
Steers	—	Large 1-2Value Added	813	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	1,028	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	831	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	1,109	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	950	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,159	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	332	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	495	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	363	131.48/cwt	131.00–132.00	477	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	376	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	523	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	409	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	562	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	427	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	564	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	485	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	635	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	495	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	611	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	510	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	615	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	512	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	681	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	518	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	694	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	548	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	726	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	557	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	641	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	566	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	747	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	568	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	738	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	625	129.70/cwt	128.50–130.00	811	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	653	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	777	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	684	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	852	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	738	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	886	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	744	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	856	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	810	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	923	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	321	175.50/cwt	175.50–175.50	563	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	340	174.50/cwt	174.50–174.50	593	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	360	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	598	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	371	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	620	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	421	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	661	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	440	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	664	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	486	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	710	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	497	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	651	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	559	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	732	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	577	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	788	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	660	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	812	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	661	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	816	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	770	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	770	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 Aug 1, 2020

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

Receipts 373Last week 395Year ago 464

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 172, Heifers 150, Bulls 51)

Value Added and Natural Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	770	100.00	100.00
3	—	661	123.50	123.50
4	—	486	146.00	146.00
5	—	340	174.50	174.50
5	—	559	131.00	131.00
6	—	421	157.00	157.00
10	—	371	167.00	167.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	123.00	123.00
2	—	360	166.00	166.00
2	—	440	151.00	151.00
2	—	497	131.00	131.00
2	—	577	136.50	136.50
6	—	321	175.50	175.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	642	139.50	139.50
10	—	495	150.00	150.00
1	—	445	158.00	158.00
3	—	503	138.50	138.50
4	—	382	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	508	140.00	140.00
3	—	715	128.00	128.00
5	—	637	134.00	134.00
7	—	577	144.50	144.50
2	—	370	140.00–141.00	140.51
1	—	420	151.00	151.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	950	122.00	122.00
9	—	718	127.00	127.00
10	—	575	151.50	151.50
13	—	693	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	535	121.00	121.00
11	—	463	156.00–160.00	158.49
25	—	661	144.00	144.00
30	—	799	128.50	128.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	813	126.50	126.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	831	133.50	133.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	566	132.00	132.00
7	—	744	115.00	115.00
7	—	512	133.00	133.00
17	—	485	131.00	131.00
2	—	810	114.00	114.00
11	—	427	132.00	132.00
2	—	332	149.00	149.00
10	—	684	124.50	124.50
10	—	376	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	738	120.00	120.00
5	—	518	134.00	134.00
20	—	625	128.50–130.00	129.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	363	131.00–132.00	131.48
5	—	653	119.00	119.00
5	—	568	130.00	130.00
2	—	510	120.50	120.50
7	—	495	123.50	123.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	557	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	548	132.50	132.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	409	137.50	137.50

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.