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Shenandoah Valley Livestock

Name: Shenandoah Valley Livestock livestock auction prices — 2021-05-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-01

Feeder Cattle · Harrisonburg, Virginia · Sat, May 1

● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2169

← Apr 24May 1May 15 →

Receipts

610 head

▼ 111 vs last sale 721▲ 135 vs year ago 475 · +28.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 265, Heifers 226, Bulls 119)

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 $141.05/cwt on 265 head.

Average price

$141.05

265 head · 682 lb average

Value per head Derived

$962

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$4.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.85

vs VA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	678	145.50	986	17thin
Medium and Large 2	608	141.83	862	41
Medium and Large 1	697	140.53	980	207

One grade step is worth $4.97/cwt here — about $6 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 sale265 hd

141.05

—

VA average8 barns · 1,420 hd

146.90

−5.85

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

Every lot

67 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	335	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	570	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	335	160.48/cwt	142.50–179.00	538	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	375	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	608	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	407	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	672	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	431	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	672	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	450	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	653	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	503	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	775	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	159.92/cwt	150.00–162.00	840	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	563	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	895	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	582	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	928	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	587	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	898	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	630	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	942	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	647	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	880	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	648	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	969	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	662	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	914	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	670	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	931	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	678	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	986	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	715	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	872	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	738	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	959	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	741	128.66/cwt	119.00–132.50	953	39
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	758	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	955	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	830	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	996	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	835	126.79/cwt	105.00–128.00	1,059	57
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	957	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,120	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	320	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	384	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	327	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	491	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	360	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	536	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	380	138.93/cwt	127.50–144.00	528	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	429	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	644	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	431	140.79/cwt	139.00–141.00	607	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	435	138.25/cwt	138.25–138.25	601	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	443	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	571	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	455	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	560	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	477	132.71/cwt	132.00–133.00	633	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	493	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	638	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	517	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	646	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	526	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	697	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	548	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	734	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	557	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	724	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	559	130.04/cwt	124.00–130.50	727	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	570	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	713	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	621	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	727	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	625	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	769	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	635	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	724	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	653	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	751	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	668	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	715	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	730	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	788	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	770	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	793	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	865	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	761	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	921	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	866	8
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	315	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	465	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	335	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	595	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	368	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	585	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	383	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	575	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	425	150.00/cwt	147.00–151.00	638	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	437	141.76/cwt	140.00–153.00	619	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	451	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	591	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	485	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	698	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	520	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	749	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	558	131.45/cwt	120.00–132.00	733	23
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	571	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	711	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	581	128.82/cwt	123.50–142.00	748	24
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	613	110.99/cwt	110.00–112.00	680	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	635	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	730	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	665	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	818	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	680	117.23/cwt	110.00–119.00	797	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	747	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	837	7

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 May 1, 2021

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

Receipts 610Last week 721Year ago 475

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 265, Heifers 226, Bulls 119)

Value Added Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	477	132.00–133.00	132.71
3	—	621	117.00	117.00
9	—	431	139.00–141.00	140.79
4	—	770	103.00	103.00
14	—	559	124.00–130.50	130.04
1	—	320	120.00	120.00
11	—	548	134.00	134.00
6	—	360	149.00	149.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	668	107.00	107.00
9	—	443	129.00	129.00
8	—	526	132.50	132.50
6	—	455	123.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	570	125.00	125.00
12	—	653	115.00	115.00
21	—	493	129.50	129.50
3	—	380	127.50–144.00	138.93
6	—	435	138.25	138.25
1	—	635	114.00	114.00
2	—	327	150.00	150.00
1	—	865	88.00	88.00
2	—	517	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	921	94.00	94.00
23	—	625	123.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	557	130.00	130.00
9	—	730	108.00	108.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	429	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	587	153.00	153.00
1	—	450	145.00	145.00
2	—	335	142.50–179.00	160.48
1	—	715	122.00	122.00
4	—	431	156.00	156.00
3	—	503	154.00	154.00
2	—	375	162.00	162.00
5	—	662	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	525	150.00–162.00	159.92
8	—	670	139.00	139.00
2	—	407	165.00	165.00
11	—	630	149.50	149.50
1	—	335	170.00	170.00
13	—	563	159.00	159.00
1	—	830	120.00	120.00
3	—	738	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
57	—	835	105.00–128.00	126.79
6	—	957	117.00	117.00
39	—	741	119.00–132.50	128.66
15	—	582	159.50	159.50
23	—	648	149.50	149.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	678	145.50	145.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	647	136.00	136.00
12	—	758	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	747	112.00	112.00
8	—	425	147.00–151.00	150.00
8	—	665	123.00	123.00
23	—	558	120.00–132.00	131.45
1	—	520	144.00	144.00
1	—	635	115.00	115.00
7	—	485	144.00	144.00
3	—	368	159.00	159.00
1	—	335	177.50	177.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	613	110.00–112.00	110.99
24	—	581	123.50–142.00	128.82
1	—	315	147.50	147.50
5	—	680	110.00–119.00	117.23
3	—	383	150.00	150.00
7	—	437	140.00–153.00	141.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	571	124.50	124.50
8	—	451	131.00	131.00

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.