Sale reports / Virginia / Shenandoah Valley Livestock / 2021-08-07

Shenandoah Valley Livestock

Name: Shenandoah Valley Livestock livestock auction prices — 2021-08-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-07

Feeder Cattle · Harrisonburg, Virginia · Sat, Aug 7

● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2169

← Jul 10Aug 7Aug 21 →

Receipts

814 head

▲ 266 vs last sale 548▲ 814 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 316, Heifers 362, Bulls 136)

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 $134.46/cwt on 362 head.

Average price

$134.46

362 head · 567 lb average

Value per head Derived

$762

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$80

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

$6.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.23

vs VA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	486	137.78	670	120
Medium and Large 1-2	660	134.94	891	109
Medium and Large 3	517	132.11	683	27
Medium and Large 1	573	130.81	750	106

One grade step is worth $6.97/cwt here — about −$80 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 sale362 hd

134.46

—

VA average10 barns · 2,000 hd

133.23

+1.23

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

Every lot

66 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	340	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	604	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	380	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	542	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	423	151.15/cwt	135.00–155.00	639	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	434	167.89/cwt	145.00–170.00	729	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	484	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	770	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	493	158.76/cwt	155.00–159.00	783	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	536	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	858	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	552	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	834	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	562	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	792	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	571	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	811	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	576	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	890	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	589	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	878	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	603	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	898	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	615	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	815	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	654	139.29/cwt	136.00–139.50	911	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	654	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	850	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	662	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	996	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	674	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	903	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	738	127.64/cwt	123.00–128.00	942	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	743	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,055	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	776	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	1,090	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	810	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	923	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	828	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	1,196	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	860	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,170	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	883	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,210	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	994	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	1,287	18
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	340	157.84/cwt	140.00–159.00	537	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	380	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	551	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	387	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	577	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	418	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	589	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	435	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	609	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	461	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	645	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	471	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	636	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	478	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	650	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	488	134.75/cwt	134.75–134.75	658	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	505	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	576	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	557	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	755	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	559	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	729	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	567	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	731	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	571	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	748	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	581	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	802	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	586	131.52/cwt	127.00–134.00	771	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	641	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	814	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	656	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	922	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	661	123.50/cwt	120.00–124.00	816	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	666	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	833	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	729	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	991	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	729	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	868	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	841	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	976	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	864	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,037	16
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	330	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	619	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	333	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	608	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	370	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	638	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	383	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	647	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	422	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	713	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	423	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	728	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	490	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	760	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	495	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	767	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	523	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	711	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	545	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	665	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	571	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	737	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	581	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	720	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	633	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	810	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	650	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	780	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	665	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	738	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	679	119.88/cwt	119.00–121.00	814	30

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 Aug 7, 2021

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

Receipts 814Last week 548Year ago 0

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 316, Heifers 362, Bulls 136)

Value Added Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	810	114.00	114.00
16	—	552	151.00	151.00
28	—	776	140.50	140.50
10	—	883	137.00	137.00
13	—	674	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	743	142.00	142.00
16	—	589	149.00	149.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	177.50	177.50
1	—	380	142.50	142.50
1	—	860	136.00	136.00
3	—	828	144.50	144.50
8	—	536	160.00	160.00
8	—	654	130.00	130.00
10	—	423	135.00–155.00	151.15
16	—	571	142.00	142.00
22	—	484	159.00	159.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	738	123.00–128.00	127.64
16	—	493	155.00–159.00	158.76
17	—	654	136.00–139.50	139.29
22	—	576	154.50	154.50
1	—	615	132.50	132.50
12	—	434	145.00–170.00	167.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	994	129.50	129.50
24	—	662	150.50	150.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	603	149.00	149.00
11	—	562	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	557	135.50	135.50
16	—	864	120.00	120.00
20	—	729	136.00	136.00
24	—	656	140.50	140.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	559	130.50	130.50
25	—	488	134.75	134.75
16	—	380	145.00	145.00
1	—	505	114.00	114.00
14	—	418	141.00	141.00
15	—	340	140.00–159.00	157.84
15	—	666	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	461	140.00	140.00
11	—	586	127.00–134.00	131.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	567	129.00	129.00
14	—	471	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	729	119.00	119.00
11	—	435	140.00	140.00
16	—	661	120.00–124.00	123.50
33	—	571	131.00	131.00
3	—	841	116.00	116.00
7	—	387	149.00	149.00
16	—	478	136.00	136.00
10	—	641	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	581	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	423	172.00	172.00
14	—	495	155.00	155.00
30	—	679	119.00–121.00	119.88
3	—	333	182.50	182.50
5	—	581	124.00	124.00
10	—	383	169.00	169.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	665	111.00	111.00
8	—	523	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	187.50	187.50
1	—	545	122.00	122.00
1	—	650	120.00	120.00
5	—	370	172.50	172.50
6	—	633	128.00	128.00
9	—	571	129.00	129.00
11	—	422	169.00	169.00
11	—	490	155.00	155.00

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.