Sale reports / Virginia / Shenandoah Valley Livestock / 2020-08-15

Shenandoah Valley Livestock

Name: Shenandoah Valley Livestock livestock auction prices — 2020-08-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-15

Feeder Cattle · Harrisonburg, Virginia · Sat, Aug 15

● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2169

← Aug 1Aug 15Sep 12 →

Receipts

453 head

▲ 80 vs last sale 373▼ 24 vs year ago 477 · −5.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 206, Heifers 198, Bulls 49)

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 $150.92/cwt on 203 head.

Average price

$150.92

203 head · 578 lb average

Value per head Derived

$872

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$196

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

$4.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.80

vs VA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	595	151.38	900	129
Medium and Large 1-2	572	151.14	865	55
Medium and Large 2	478	147.19	704	19thin

One grade step is worth $4.19/cwt here — about $196 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 sale203 hd

150.92

—

VA average10 barns · 1,373 hd

141.12

+9.80

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	352	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	554	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	360	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	659	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	418	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	715	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	437	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	697	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	438	166.44/cwt	164.00–171.50	729	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	452	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	669	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	479	160.09/cwt	153.00–163.00	767	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	488	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	781	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	490	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	696	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	503	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	772	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	531	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	820	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	542	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	818	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	555	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	857	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	562	140.01/cwt	138.00–144.00	787	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	570	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	861	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	633	147.25/cwt	147.25–147.25	932	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	637	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	764	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	647	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	919	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	712	145.25/cwt	145.25–145.25	1,034	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	782	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,056	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	855	132.25/cwt	132.25–132.25	1,131	20
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	332	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	515	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	369	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	552	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	372	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	530	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	377	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	513	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	377	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	498	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	426	132.56/cwt	125.00–134.00	565	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	432	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	626	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	433	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	606	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	474	131.12/cwt	128.00–134.00	622	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	482	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	660	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	483	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	628	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	485	127.92/cwt	127.50–129.50	620	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	522	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	715	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	532	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	673	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	570	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	741	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	573	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	719	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	605	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	726	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	639	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	824	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	644	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	815	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	651	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	853	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	755	112.75/cwt	112.75–112.75	851	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	336	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	630	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	340	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	561	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	390	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	679	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	395	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	703	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	415	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	627	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	433	174.50/cwt	174.50–174.50	756	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	490	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	657	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	502	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	718	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	572	134.31/cwt	132.00–134.50	768	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	576	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	772	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	636	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	801	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	652	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	841	2

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 15, 2020

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

Receipts 453Last week 373Year ago 477

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 206, Heifers 198, Bulls 49)

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$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	369	149.50	149.50
5	—	755	112.75	112.75
11	—	644	126.50	126.50
27	—	474	128.00–134.00	131.12
4	—	570	130.00	130.00
4	—	432	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	573	125.50	125.50
7	—	532	126.50	126.50
9	—	426	125.00–134.00	132.56
5	—	372	142.50	142.50
3	—	332	155.00	155.00
1	—	605	120.00	120.00
9	—	485	127.50–129.50	127.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	522	137.00	137.00
14	—	651	131.00	131.00
25	—	639	129.00	129.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	433	140.00	140.00
7	—	377	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	483	130.00	130.00
4	—	377	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	482	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	531	154.50	154.50
20	—	855	132.25	132.25
2	—	782	135.00	135.00
5	—	570	151.00	151.00
6	—	488	160.00	160.00
15	—	712	145.25	145.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	479	153.00–163.00	160.09
21	—	438	164.00–171.50	166.44
1	—	360	183.00	183.00
7	—	555	154.50	154.50
8	—	542	151.00	151.00
10	—	647	142.00	142.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	637	120.00	120.00
3	—	562	138.00–144.00	140.01
5	—	437	159.50	159.50
2	—	490	142.00	142.00
2	—	352	157.50	157.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	503	153.50	153.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	418	171.00	171.00
32	—	633	147.25	147.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	452	148.00	148.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	572	132.00–134.50	134.31
7	—	433	174.50	174.50
6	—	336	187.50	187.50
4	—	502	143.00	143.00
2	—	652	129.00	129.00
2	—	395	178.00	178.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	576	134.00	134.00
3	—	636	126.00	126.00
2	—	490	134.00	134.00
2	—	415	151.00	151.00
2	—	340	165.00	165.00
1	—	390	174.00	174.00

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.