Sale reports / Virginia / Shenandoah Valley Livestock / 2020-12-05

Shenandoah Valley Livestock

Name: Shenandoah Valley Livestock livestock auction prices — 2020-12-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-05

Feeder Cattle · Harrisonburg, Virginia · Sat, Dec 5

● Final64 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2169

← Nov 21Dec 5Jan 9 →

Receipts

864 head

▲ 465 vs last sale 399▲ 34 vs year ago 830 · +4.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 228, Heifers 391, Bulls 245)

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 $123.16/cwt on 391 head.

Average price

$123.16

391 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$670

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$280

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

$15.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.19

vs VA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	454	130.43	592	148
Medium and Large 1	544	119.97	653	181
Medium and Large 1-2	757	115.15	871	62

One grade step is worth $15.28/cwt here — about −$280 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 sale391 hd

123.16

—

VA average10 barns · 1,934 hd

119.97

+3.19

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

Every lot

64 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	342	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	557	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	385	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	620	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	397	163.50/cwt	163.50–163.50	649	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	427	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	694	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	485	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	778	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	486	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	792	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	518	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	668	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	853	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	556	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	745	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	567	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	788	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	574	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	867	35
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	576	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	737	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	645	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	903	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	661	125.25/cwt	119.00–126.25	828	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	663	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	796	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	692	119.80/cwt	103.00–124.00	829	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	747	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	896	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	777	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	909	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	841	134.25/cwt	134.25–134.25	1,129	36
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	862	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,103	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	1,016	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,179	10
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	325	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	432	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	330	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	441	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	374	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	503	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	380	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	521	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	420	134.42/cwt	128.50–140.00	565	47
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	430	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	555	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	482	131.85/cwt	129.50–133.00	636	52
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	489	127.39/cwt	124.00–127.50	623	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	529	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	587	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	534	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	641	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	562	116.50/cwt	116.50–116.50	655	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	568	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	679	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	570	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	681	64
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	576	117.77/cwt	93.00–124.50	678	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	641	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	679	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	643	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	682	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	668	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	728	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	677	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	758	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	697	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	641	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	725	110.50/cwt	110.50–110.50	801	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	735	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	823	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	761	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	902	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	805	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	934	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	849	113.50/cwt	113.50–113.50	964	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	945	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,077	13
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	322	162.06/cwt	154.00–163.00	522	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	395	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	589	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	396	167.52/cwt	164.00–168.00	663	33
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	425	159.49/cwt	153.00–160.00	678	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	428	156.07/cwt	155.00–156.50	668	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	470	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	639	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	485	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	669	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	502	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	723	19
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	530	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	758	40
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	564	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	736	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	575	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	730	30
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	605	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	790	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	661	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	727	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	669	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	789	23
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	675	116.17/cwt	109.00–117.00	784	20
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	710	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	724	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	749	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	816	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	829	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	854	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 Dec 5, 2020

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

Receipts 864Last week 399Year ago 830

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 228, Heifers 391, Bulls 245)

Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	485	160.50	160.50
3	—	663	120.00	120.00
2	—	777	117.00	117.00
2	—	567	139.00	139.00
2	—	385	161.00	161.00
12	—	427	162.50	162.50
6	—	342	163.00	163.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	518	129.00	129.00
8	—	556	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	692	103.00–124.00	119.80
36	—	841	134.25	134.25
6	—	576	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	862	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	661	119.00–126.25	125.25
15	—	486	163.00	163.00
12	—	747	120.00	120.00
2	—	397	163.50	163.50
35	—	574	151.00	151.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,016	116.00	116.00
5	—	550	155.00	155.00
4	—	645	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	482	129.50–133.00	131.85
7	—	534	120.00	120.00
5	—	374	134.50	134.50
9	—	562	116.50	116.50
6	—	668	109.00	109.00
21	—	330	133.50	133.50
47	—	420	128.50–140.00	134.42
1	—	725	110.50	110.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	761	118.50	118.50
13	—	945	114.00	114.00
4	—	677	112.00	112.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	735	112.00	112.00
5	—	849	113.50	113.50
12	—	568	119.50	119.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	697	92.00	92.00
64	—	570	119.50	119.50
21	—	430	129.00	129.00
7	—	380	137.00	137.00
1	—	805	116.00	116.00
1	—	325	133.00	133.00
30	—	489	124.00–127.50	127.39
22	—	641	106.00	106.00
4	—	529	111.00	111.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	576	93.00–124.50	117.77
4	—	643	106.00	106.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	322	154.00–163.00	162.06
7	—	661	110.00	110.00
33	—	396	164.00–168.00	167.52
12	—	564	130.50	130.50
7	—	428	155.00–156.50	156.07
5	—	485	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	669	118.00	118.00
11	—	749	109.00	109.00
8	—	829	103.00	103.00
40	—	530	143.00	143.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	575	127.00	127.00
20	—	675	109.00–117.00	116.17
19	—	502	144.00	144.00
14	—	425	153.00–160.00	159.49
1	—	710	102.00	102.00
1	—	605	130.50	130.50
1	—	470	136.00	136.00
1	—	395	149.00	149.00

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.