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Shenandoah Valley Livestock

Name: Shenandoah Valley Livestock livestock auction prices — 2020-09-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-26

Feeder Cattle · Harrisonburg, Virginia · Sat, Sep 26

● Final60 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2169

← Sep 12Sep 26Oct 3 →

Receipts

597 head

▼ 341 vs last sale 938▲ 597 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Grade Feeder Cattle (Steers 248, Heifers 221, Bulls 128)

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 $145.71/cwt on 242 head.

Average price

$145.71

242 head · 615 lb average

Value per head Derived

$896

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$135

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

$18.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.93

vs VA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	565	150.59	851	161
Medium and Large 2	676	140.34	949	36
Medium and Large 1-2	745	132.51	987	45

One grade step is worth $18.08/cwt here — about −$135 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 sale242 hd

145.71

—

VA average9 barns · 1,517 hd

139.78

+5.93

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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	375	184.52/cwt	168.00–186.00	692	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	432	169.50/cwt	169.50–169.50	732	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	438	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	758	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	465	158.45/cwt	151.00–159.00	737	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	531	148.87/cwt	141.00–151.00	790	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	539	156.50/cwt	156.50–156.50	844	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	562	144.25/cwt	139.00–145.00	811	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	570	142.93/cwt	141.00–144.00	815	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	619	142.71/cwt	142.00–144.00	883	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	635	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	883	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	635	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	860	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	662	135.99/cwt	134.00–137.25	900	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	666	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	959	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	720	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	868	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	742	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	953	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	745	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	961	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	750	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	930	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	832	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	1,111	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	873	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,109	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	888	134.25/cwt	134.25–134.25	1,192	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	940	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	1,180	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1,051	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,093	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	321	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	462	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	335	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	499	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	374	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	497	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	385	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	535	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	431	127.78/cwt	125.00–128.00	551	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	435	129.75/cwt	129.75–129.75	564	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	484	130.18/cwt	120.00–132.00	630	35
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	485	118.00/cwt	115.00–121.00	572	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	503	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	583	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	531	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	672	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	561	121.81/cwt	111.00–122.75	683	45
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	568	116.49/cwt	107.00–118.50	662	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	613	114.65/cwt	108.00–115.50	703	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	630	111.40/cwt	111.00–112.00	702	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	636	111.50/cwt	108.00–112.00	709	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	678	110.50/cwt	110.50–110.50	749	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	680	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	765	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	697	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	805	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	755	111.77/cwt	111.75–112.00	844	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	758	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	853	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	826	116.50/cwt	116.50–116.50	962	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	300	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	549	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	306	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	554	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	360	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	619	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	380	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	692	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	430	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	675	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	433	157.08/cwt	150.00–160.00	680	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	473	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	686	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	495	140.37/cwt	134.00–141.00	695	22
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	525	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	667	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	547	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	673	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	577	131.25/cwt	122.00–133.00	757	28
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	578	118.80/cwt	115.00–120.00	687	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	664	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	843	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	703	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	833	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	710	136.09/cwt	119.00–144.50	966	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	757	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	855	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	800	108.50/cwt	108.50–108.50	868	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 Sep 26, 2020

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Receipts 597Last week 938Year ago 0

State Grade Feeder Cattle (Steers 248, Heifers 221, Bulls 128)

Value Added Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	306	181.00	181.00
2	—	360	172.00	172.00
9	—	710	119.00–144.50	136.09
8	—	430	157.00	157.00
4	—	578	115.00–120.00	118.80
1	—	525	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	473	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	433	150.00–160.00	157.08
6	—	547	123.00	123.00
5	—	703	118.50	118.50
2	—	380	182.00	182.00
1	—	800	108.50	108.50
1	—	300	183.00	183.00
28	—	577	122.00–133.00	131.25
22	—	495	134.00–141.00	140.37
12	—	757	113.00	113.00
9	—	664	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	940	125.50	125.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	619	142.00–144.00	142.71
9	—	745	129.00	129.00
7	—	1,051	104.00	104.00
7	—	832	133.50	133.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	570	141.00–144.00	142.93
7	—	432	169.50	169.50
4	—	635	135.50	135.50
3	—	873	127.00	127.00
2	—	720	120.50	120.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	375	168.00–186.00	184.52
5	—	742	128.50	128.50
9	—	438	173.00	173.00
2	—	635	139.00	139.00
1	—	750	124.00	124.00
34	—	562	139.00–145.00	144.25
9	—	531	141.00–151.00	148.87
29	—	465	151.00–159.00	158.45
23	—	662	134.00–137.25	135.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	539	156.50	156.50
12	—	666	144.00	144.00
8	—	888	134.25	134.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	697	115.50	115.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	613	108.00–115.50	114.65
8	—	374	133.00	133.00
3	—	680	112.50	112.50
3	—	321	144.00	144.00
2	—	485	115.00–121.00	118.00
14	—	431	125.00–128.00	127.78
11	—	755	111.75–112.00	111.77
5	—	503	116.00	116.00
11	—	568	107.00–118.50	116.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	435	129.75	129.75
13	—	678	110.50	110.50
8	—	636	108.00–112.00	111.50
1	—	385	139.00	139.00
45	—	561	111.00–122.75	121.81
35	—	484	120.00–132.00	130.18
3	—	826	116.50	116.50
3	—	335	149.00	149.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	630	111.00–112.00	111.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	531	126.50	126.50
3	—	758	112.50	112.50

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.