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Shenandoah Valley Livestock

Name: Shenandoah Valley Livestock livestock auction prices — 2020-10-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-03

Feeder Cattle · Harrisonburg, Virginia · Sat, Oct 3

● Final61 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2169

← Sep 26Oct 3Oct 10 →

Receipts

812 head

▲ 215 vs last sale 597▲ 238 vs year ago 574 · +41.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 376, Heifers 275, Bulls 161)

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 $140.68/cwt on 373 head.

Average price

$140.68

373 head · 621 lb average

Value per head Derived

$874

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$34

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

$5.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.62

vs VA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	623	141.97	885	276
Medium and Large 1-2	606	137.80	836	50
Medium and Large 2	625	136.12	850	47

One grade step is worth $5.86/cwt here — about $34 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 sale373 hd

140.68

—

VA average8 barns · 1,397 hd

139.06

+1.62

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

Every lot

61 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	358	167.65/cwt	167.00–169.00	600	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	390	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	620	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	418	139.00/cwt	137.00–140.00	581	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	420	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	685	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	489	147.84/cwt	146.50–150.00	723	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	497	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	716	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	504	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	748	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	512	155.27/cwt	151.00–157.50	795	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	526	143.63/cwt	135.00–145.00	755	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	534	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	753	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	561	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	785	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	145.98/cwt	144.00–151.00	836	57
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	625	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	875	46
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	641	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	891	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	643	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	836	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	656	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	853	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	665	134.61/cwt	128.00–135.00	895	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	702	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	888	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	711	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	924	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	716	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	952	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	735	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	948	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	765	127.21/cwt	124.00–128.00	973	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	805	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,030	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	811	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	1,083	38
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	828	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,068	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	921	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,179	8
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	316	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	420	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	378	132.32/cwt	125.00–133.00	500	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	386	135.50/cwt	127.00–136.00	523	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	423	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	533	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	435	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	574	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	485	127.50/cwt	119.00–130.00	618	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	489	123.25/cwt	123.25–123.25	603	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	528	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	586	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	532	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	649	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	535	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	663	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	565	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	701	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	571	124.18/cwt	122.00–125.00	709	45
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	590	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	714	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	626	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	714	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	657	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	782	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	660	117.98/cwt	112.00–126.00	779	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	676	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	683	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	737	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	881	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	860	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	886	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	300	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	420	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	330	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	545	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	348	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	553	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	380	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	665	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	391	148.21/cwt	145.00–149.00	580	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	430	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	591	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	436	144.20/cwt	140.00–145.00	629	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	481	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	645	27
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	485	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	689	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	557	121.12/cwt	121.00–122.00	675	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	564	131.09/cwt	125.50–132.50	739	30
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	623	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	748	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	625	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	781	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	669	123.26/cwt	118.00–125.00	825	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	726	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	875	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	800	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	912	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 Oct 3, 2020

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

Receipts 812Last week 597Year ago 574

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 376, Heifers 275, Bulls 161)

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
20	—	561	140.00	140.00
11	—	702	126.50	126.50
6	—	805	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	656	130.00	130.00
8	—	921	128.00	128.00
5	—	534	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	643	130.00	130.00
1	—	390	159.00	159.00
7	—	497	144.00	144.00
3	—	418	137.00–140.00	139.00
1	—	735	129.00	129.00
7	—	526	135.00–145.00	143.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	504	148.50	148.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	358	167.00–169.00	167.65
10	—	765	124.00–128.00	127.21
9	—	711	130.00	130.00
32	—	489	146.50–150.00	147.84
18	—	665	128.00–135.00	134.61
27	—	512	151.00–157.50	155.27
7	—	420	163.00	163.00
4	—	828	129.00	129.00
57	—	573	144.00–151.00	145.98
13	—	641	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	811	133.50	133.50
46	—	625	140.00	140.00
12	—	716	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	564	125.50–132.50	131.09
8	—	669	118.00–125.00	123.26
6	—	436	140.00–145.00	144.20
6	—	380	175.00	175.00
5	—	623	120.00	120.00
1	—	800	114.00	114.00
1	—	300	140.00	140.00
10	—	726	120.50	120.50
14	—	485	142.00	142.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	348	159.00	159.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	481	134.00	134.00
9	—	625	125.00	125.00
11	—	430	137.50	137.50
9	—	557	121.00–122.00	121.12
5	—	391	145.00–149.00	148.21
6	—	330	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	571	122.00–125.00	124.18
1	—	860	103.00	103.00
11	—	378	125.00–133.00	132.32
15	—	435	132.00	132.00
25	—	485	119.00–130.00	127.50
18	—	535	124.00	124.00
11	—	737	119.50	119.50
21	—	660	112.00–126.00	117.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	528	111.00	111.00
14	—	657	119.00	119.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	386	127.00–136.00	135.50
14	—	590	121.00	121.00
3	—	626	114.00	114.00
28	—	489	123.25	123.25
12	—	423	126.00	126.00
6	—	316	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	676	101.00	101.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	565	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	532	122.00	122.00

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.