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Shenandoah Valley Livestock

Name: Shenandoah Valley Livestock livestock auction prices — 2021-08-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-21

Feeder Cattle · Harrisonburg, Virginia · Sat, Aug 21

● Final50 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2169

← Aug 7Aug 21Sep 11 →

Receipts

410 head

▼ 404 vs last sale 814▲ 410 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 132, Heifers 198, Bulls 80)

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 $139.05/cwt on 198 head.

Average price

$139.05

198 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$758

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$1

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$25.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.87

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	533	144.41	769	51
Medium and Large 2	484	137.75	667	46
Medium and Large 1	576	137.68	793	97
Medium and Large 3	647	119.00	770	4thin

One grade step is worth $25.41/cwt here — about −$1 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 sale198 hd

139.05

—

VA average11 barns · 1,745 hd

131.19

+7.87

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

Every lot

50 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	350	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	536	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	431	151.73/cwt	145.00–154.00	654	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	481	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	774	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	515	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	850	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	526	159.53/cwt	157.00–165.00	839	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	570	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	901	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	570	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	889	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	585	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	872	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	635	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	953	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	654	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	984	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	657	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	910	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	722	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,054	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	752	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,072	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	850	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,131	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	867	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,266	11
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	337	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	489	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	348	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	538	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	390	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	573	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	430	138.18/cwt	133.00–145.00	594	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	435	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	644	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	476	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	683	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	477	145.15/cwt	133.00–148.00	692	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	481	137.99/cwt	134.00–144.00	664	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	536	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	691	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	537	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	698	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	554	144.75/cwt	144.75–144.75	802	37
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	579	138.79/cwt	136.50–139.00	804	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	592	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	826	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	620	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	744	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	641	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	888	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	647	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	770	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	690	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	814	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	740	126.72/cwt	124.00–129.50	938	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	757	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	878	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	875	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,006	7
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	321	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	538	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	347	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	538	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	367	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	602	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	371	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	601	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	428	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	659	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	433	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	684	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	475	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	746	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	482	132.81/cwt	123.00–136.50	640	24
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	483	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	729	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	556	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	784	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	572	132.75/cwt	122.00–136.50	759	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	630	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	699	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	638	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	823	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	700	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	833	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	732	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	878	4

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 21, 2021

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

Receipts 410Last week 814Year ago 0

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 132, Heifers 198, Bulls 80)

Value Added Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	740	124.00–129.50	126.72
10	—	481	134.00–144.00	137.99
5	—	537	130.00	130.00
12	—	579	136.50–139.00	138.79
5	—	435	148.00	148.00
1	—	390	147.00	147.00
1	—	620	120.00	120.00
19	—	348	154.50	154.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	118.00	118.00
14	—	477	133.00–148.00	145.15
4	—	337	145.00	145.00
14	—	430	133.00–145.00	138.18
9	—	536	129.00	129.00
2	—	757	116.00	116.00
2	—	592	139.50	139.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	476	143.50	143.50
37	—	554	144.75	144.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	647	119.00	119.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	875	115.00	115.00
19	—	641	138.50	138.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	654	150.50	150.50
9	—	526	157.00–165.00	159.53
3	—	481	161.00	161.00
1	—	635	150.00	150.00
12	—	752	142.50	142.50
11	—	867	146.00	146.00
8	—	570	156.00	156.00
1	—	350	153.00	153.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	431	145.00–154.00	151.73
1	—	585	149.00	149.00
1	—	515	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	657	138.50	138.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	570	158.00	158.00
5	—	850	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	722	146.00	146.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	321	167.50	167.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	433	158.00	158.00
6	—	367	164.00	164.00
3	—	556	141.00	141.00
1	—	700	119.00	119.00
1	—	475	157.00	157.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	638	129.00	129.00
8	—	572	122.00–136.50	132.75
4	—	371	162.00	162.00
8	—	428	154.00	154.00
4	—	732	120.00	120.00
2	—	347	155.00	155.00
4	—	483	151.00	151.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	111.00	111.00
24	—	482	123.00–136.50	132.81

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.