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Shenandoah Valley Livestock

Name: Shenandoah Valley Livestock livestock auction prices — 2020-11-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-14

Feeder Cattle · Harrisonburg, Virginia · Sat, Nov 14

● Final40 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2169

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Receipts

359 head

▼ 437 vs last sale 796▼ 570 vs year ago 929 · −61.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 155, Heifers 172, Bulls 32)

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 $121.38/cwt on 172 head.

Average price

$121.38

172 head · 502 lb average

Value per head Derived

$609

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$110

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

$1.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.51

vs VA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	429	122.84	527	44
Medium and Large 1	527	120.87	637	128

One grade step is worth $1.97/cwt here — about −$110 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

121.38

—

VA average10 barns · 2,330 hd

118.87

+2.51

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

Every lot

40 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	310	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	490	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	331	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	526	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	373	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	560	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	386	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	591	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	407	143.45/cwt	139.00–152.00	584	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	431	153.42/cwt	139.00–158.00	661	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	489	156.76/cwt	140.00–159.50	767	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	498	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	792	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	578	140.70/cwt	131.50–146.50	813	37
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	578	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	792	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	612	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	838	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	627	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	803	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	653	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	862	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	698	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	900	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	718	124.03/cwt	119.00–126.00	891	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	721	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	880	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	324	133.07/cwt	120.00–135.00	431	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	325	133.80/cwt	121.00–137.00	435	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	376	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	481	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	377	123.59/cwt	115.00–130.00	466	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	414	117.65/cwt	107.00–124.00	487	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	438	119.92/cwt	115.00–122.00	525	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	484	121.56/cwt	110.00–122.50	588	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	487	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	599	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	565	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	650	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	570	123.04/cwt	105.00–123.50	701	39
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	630	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	668	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	655	113.71/cwt	112.50–116.50	745	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	732	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	834	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	905	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	787	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	375	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	570	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	384	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	599	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	436	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	650	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	443	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	616	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	474	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	687	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	485	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	679	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	551	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	733	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	640	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	784	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	670	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	831	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	731	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	874	3

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 Nov 14, 2020

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

Receipts 359Last week 796Year ago 929

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 155, Heifers 172, Bulls 32)

Value Added 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
3	—	436	149.00	149.00
3	—	551	133.00	133.00
3	—	731	119.50	119.50
5	—	384	156.00	156.00
5	—	474	145.00	145.00
6	—	670	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	152.00	152.00
1	—	485	140.00	140.00
2	—	640	122.50	122.50
3	—	443	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	718	119.00–126.00	124.03
1	—	310	158.00	158.00
4	—	386	153.00	153.00
18	—	653	132.00	132.00
15	—	612	137.00	137.00
16	—	498	159.00	159.00
37	—	578	131.50–146.50	140.70
4	—	431	139.00–158.00	153.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	698	129.00	129.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	721	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	407	139.00–152.00	143.45
3	—	373	150.00	150.00
4	—	331	159.00	159.00
4	—	578	137.00	137.00
7	—	489	140.00–159.50	156.76
2	—	627	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	487	123.00	123.00
39	—	570	105.00–123.50	123.04
1	—	630	106.00	106.00
2	—	732	114.00	114.00
5	—	325	121.00–137.00	133.80
7	—	377	115.00–130.00	123.59
24	—	438	115.00–122.00	119.92
24	—	655	112.50–116.50	113.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	905	87.00	87.00
12	—	414	107.00–124.00	117.65
13	—	484	110.00–122.50	121.56
3	—	376	128.00	128.00
3	—	565	115.00	115.00
12	—	324	120.00–135.00	133.07

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.