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Shenandoah Valley Livestock

Name: Shenandoah Valley Livestock livestock auction prices — 2020-10-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-17

Feeder Cattle · Harrisonburg, Virginia · Sat, Oct 17

● Final55 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2169

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Receipts

791 head

▲ 289 vs last sale 502▲ 290 vs year ago 501 · +57.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 319, Heifers 318, Bulls 154)

Value Added Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $121.86/cwt on 314 head.

Average price

$121.86

314 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$648

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$128

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

$5.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.63

vs VA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	523	122.99	644	206
Medium and Large 2	507	120.42	610	78
Medium and Large 1-2	655	117.82	772	30

One grade step is worth $5.18/cwt here — about −$128 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 sale314 hd

121.86

—

VA average8 barns · 1,565 hd

120.23

+1.63

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

Every lot

55 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	322	164.04/cwt	160.00–166.00	528	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	333	146.39/cwt	140.00–152.50	487	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	384	160.63/cwt	157.00–168.00	617	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	385	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	624	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	430	156.48/cwt	137.00–158.00	673	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	431	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	590	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	478	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	650	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	484	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	692	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	487	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	701	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	503	142.70/cwt	141.00–144.00	718	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	563	148.45/cwt	145.00–150.50	836	62
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	584	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	894	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	587	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	828	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	639	135.61/cwt	131.00–140.00	867	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	641	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	869	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	657	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	887	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	660	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	848	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	665	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	811	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	700	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	840	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	745	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	898	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	747	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	915	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	860	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,066	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	866	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	1,095	14
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	323	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	444	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	335	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	449	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	383	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	494	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	388	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	528	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	427	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	529	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	434	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	529	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	462	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	575	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	487	114.70/cwt	103.00–119.00	559	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	489	124.71/cwt	99.00–127.00	610	65
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	509	124.27/cwt	120.50–124.50	633	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	543	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	641	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	565	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	610	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	123.07/cwt	122.00–127.00	705	67
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	650	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	731	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	653	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	712	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	732	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	834	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	748	116.50/cwt	116.50–116.50	871	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	827	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	910	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	890	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	952	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	329	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	543	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	330	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	545	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	365	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	602	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	378	160.68/cwt	160.00–161.00	607	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	422	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	603	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	422	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	591	17
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	484	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	663	22
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	491	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	665	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	557	129.06/cwt	120.00–133.50	719	35
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	593	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	777	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	643	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	707	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	649	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	785	22
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	772	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	841	8

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 17, 2020

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

Receipts 791Last week 502Year ago 501

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 319, Heifers 318, Bulls 154)

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
6	—	388	136.00	136.00
67	—	573	122.00–127.00	123.07
20	—	653	109.00	109.00
18	—	509	120.50–124.50	124.27
65	—	489	99.00–127.00	124.71
2	—	827	110.00	110.00
22	—	427	124.00	124.00
6	—	335	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	462	124.50	124.50
8	—	748	116.50	116.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	487	103.00–119.00	114.70
9	—	543	118.00	118.00
18	—	650	112.50	112.50
1	—	565	108.00	108.00
10	—	323	137.50	137.50
7	—	434	122.00	122.00
15	—	383	129.00	129.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	890	107.00	107.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	732	114.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	557	120.00–133.50	129.06
22	—	649	121.00	121.00
22	—	484	137.00	137.00
17	—	422	140.00	140.00
8	—	772	109.00	109.00
6	—	329	165.00	165.00
2	—	365	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	593	131.00	131.00
3	—	643	110.00	110.00
8	—	491	135.50	135.50
2	—	330	165.00	165.00
9	—	422	143.00	143.00
3	—	378	160.00–161.00	160.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	584	153.00	153.00
8	—	478	136.00	136.00
21	—	657	135.00	135.00
18	—	747	122.50	122.50
14	—	866	126.50	126.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	385	162.00	162.00
62	—	563	145.00–150.50	148.45
25	—	487	144.00	144.00
3	—	322	160.00–166.00	164.04
14	—	745	120.50	120.50
27	—	639	131.00–140.00	135.61
14	—	430	137.00–158.00	156.48
16	—	503	141.00–144.00	142.70
2	—	665	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	431	137.00	137.00
7	—	660	128.50	128.50
2	—	333	140.00–152.50	146.39
13	—	587	141.00	141.00
10	—	484	143.00	143.00
3	—	860	124.00	124.00
13	—	384	157.00–168.00	160.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	641	135.50	135.50
5	—	700	120.00	120.00

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.