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Shenandoah Valley Livestock

Name: Shenandoah Valley Livestock livestock auction prices — 2020-11-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-21

Feeder Cattle · Harrisonburg, Virginia · Sat, Nov 21

● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2169

← Nov 14Nov 21Dec 5 →

Receipts

399 head

▲ 40 vs last sale 359▲ 399 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 142, Heifers 144, Bulls 113)

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 $123.92/cwt on 144 head.

Average price

$123.92

144 head · 526 lb average

Value per head Derived

$651

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$183

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

$5.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.62

vs VA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	496	125.13	621	63
Medium and Large 1	522	123.76	646	67
Medium and Large 1-2	674	119.21	804	14thin

One grade step is worth $5.91/cwt here — about −$183 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 sale144 hd

123.92

—

VA average10 barns · 1,568 hd

119.30

+4.62

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

Every lot

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	305	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	519	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	378	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	605	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	390	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	634	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	420	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	634	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	434	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	668	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	497	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	780	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	497	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	741	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	571	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	879	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	572	146.99/cwt	136.00–148.50	841	33
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	578	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	803	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	592	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	820	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	615	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	763	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	650	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	845	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	661	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	806	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	716	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	945	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	735	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	889	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	795	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	986	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	809	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,060	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	830	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	996	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	865	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,038	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	1,178	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,366	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	318	137.80/cwt	129.00–139.50	438	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	333	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	453	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	376	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	504	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	378	130.26/cwt	122.00–132.00	492	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	418	128.30/cwt	120.00–130.00	536	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	424	131.04/cwt	126.00–131.50	556	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	488	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	620	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	494	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	622	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	576	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	680	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	581	119.48/cwt	114.00–120.00	694	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	582	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	710	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	606	120.63/cwt	114.00–121.50	731	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	641	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	699	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	650	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	748	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	680	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	816	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	715	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	815	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	718	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	826	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	851	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	945	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	320	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	528	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	335	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	556	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	371	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	597	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	384	156.97/cwt	149.00–158.00	603	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	424	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	634	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	485	125.61/cwt	115.00–136.00	609	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	488	142.44/cwt	142.00–149.00	695	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	570	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	724	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	579	130.95/cwt	122.00–132.00	758	29
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	647	116.50/cwt	116.50–116.50	754	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	647	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	725	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	662	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	798	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	675	115.31/cwt	109.00–122.00	778	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	720	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	821	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	742	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	850	12

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 21, 2020

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

Receipts 399Last week 359Year ago 0

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 142, Heifers 144, Bulls 113)

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 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	571	154.00	154.00
6	—	1,178	116.00	116.00
13	—	716	132.00	132.00
25	—	809	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	162.50	162.50
1	—	830	120.00	120.00
5	—	434	154.00	154.00
7	—	497	157.00	157.00
33	—	572	136.00–148.50	146.99
15	—	650	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	795	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	170.00	170.00
1	—	615	124.00	124.00
1	—	865	120.00	120.00
2	—	735	121.00	121.00
3	—	661	122.00	122.00
4	—	378	160.00	160.00
4	—	420	151.00	151.00
5	—	497	149.00	149.00
5	—	578	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	592	138.50	138.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	488	127.00	127.00
20	—	581	114.00–120.00	119.48
4	—	376	134.00	134.00
4	—	851	111.00	111.00
6	—	318	129.00–139.50	137.80
8	—	641	109.00	109.00
12	—	424	126.00–131.50	131.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	718	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	680	120.00	120.00
2	—	582	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	715	114.00	114.00
6	—	378	122.00–132.00	130.26
6	—	418	120.00–130.00	128.30
7	—	576	118.00	118.00
8	—	650	115.00	115.00
9	—	606	114.00–121.50	120.63
11	—	333	136.00	136.00
15	—	494	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	579	122.00–132.00	130.95
15	—	488	142.00–149.00	142.44
5	—	720	114.00	114.00
5	—	662	120.50	120.50
3	—	371	161.00	161.00
2	—	647	112.00	112.00
2	—	320	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	742	114.50	114.50
14	—	647	116.50	116.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	570	127.00	127.00
7	—	424	149.50	149.50
9	—	384	149.00–158.00	156.97
2	—	485	115.00–136.00	125.61
2	—	675	109.00–122.00	115.31
3	—	335	166.00	166.00

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.