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Shenandoah Valley Livestock

Name: Shenandoah Valley Livestock livestock auction prices — 2021-10-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-30

Feeder Cattle · Harrisonburg, Virginia · Sat, Oct 30

● Final55 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2169

← Oct 23Oct 30Nov 6 →

Receipts

479 head

▼ 137 vs last sale 616▲ 93 vs year ago 386 · +24.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 262, Heifers 161, Bulls 56)

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 $146.04/cwt on 262 head.

Average price

$146.04

262 head · 575 lb average

Value per head Derived

$840

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$94

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

$9.79/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.74

vs VA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	592	148.54	879	192
Medium and Large 2	481	139.73	672	30
Medium and Large 1-2	566	138.75	785	40

One grade step is worth $9.79/cwt here — about $94 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 sale262 hd

146.04

—

VA average9 barns · 1,718 hd

145.30

+0.74

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

Every lot

55 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	335	136.84/cwt	131.00–142.50	458	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	375	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	506	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	434	153.41/cwt	141.00–158.00	666	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	443	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	594	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	444	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	599	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	445	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	627	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	450	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	698	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	472	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	703	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	485	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	718	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	496	146.29/cwt	121.00–149.00	726	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	519	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	690	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	526	158.21/cwt	151.00–162.00	832	62
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	560	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	890	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	569	146.17/cwt	126.00–149.00	832	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	595	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	779	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	605	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	762	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	635	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	775	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	661	142.48/cwt	133.00–144.00	942	33
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	680	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	945	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	735	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,036	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	780	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	967	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	855	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,052	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	913	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	1,155	14
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	331	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	407	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	345	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	417	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	376	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	455	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	420	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	523	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	427	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	512	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	458	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	573	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	475	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	599	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	483	128.00/cwt	112.00–134.00	618	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	538	135.45/cwt	105.00–138.00	729	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	554	123.84/cwt	114.00–125.50	686	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	577	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	744	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	602	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	783	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	608	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	793	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	637	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	809	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	657	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	815	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	718	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	826	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	871	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	958	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	340	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	442	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	373	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	496	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	374	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	490	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	405	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	510	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	440	124.31/cwt	121.00–126.00	547	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	469	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	551	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	490	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	608	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	494	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	603	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	515	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	628	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	515	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	582	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	557	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	668	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	581	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	744	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	601	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	691	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	642	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	803	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	750	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	758	1

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 Oct 30, 2021

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

Receipts 479Last week 616Year ago 386

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 262, Heifers 161, Bulls 56)

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$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	519	133.00	133.00
9	—	450	155.00	155.00
8	—	443	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	595	131.00	131.00
10	—	496	121.00–149.00	146.29
1	—	375	135.00	135.00
1	—	635	122.00	122.00
9	—	445	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	434	141.00–158.00	153.41
2	—	335	131.00–142.50	136.84
62	—	526	151.00–162.00	158.21
1	—	780	124.00	124.00
33	—	661	133.00–144.00	142.48
26	—	569	126.00–149.00	146.17
1	—	605	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	735	141.00	141.00
6	—	485	148.00	148.00
7	—	560	159.00	159.00
14	—	913	126.50	126.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	680	139.00	139.00
8	—	855	123.00	123.00
5	—	472	149.00	149.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	444	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	538	105.00–138.00	135.45
25	—	608	130.50	130.50
2	—	657	124.00	124.00
2	—	345	121.00	121.00
34	—	483	112.00–134.00	128.00
14	—	554	114.00–125.50	123.84
4	—	427	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	577	129.00	129.00
7	—	420	124.50	124.50
5	—	376	121.00	121.00
2	—	637	127.00	127.00
5	—	331	123.00	123.00
7	—	475	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	718	115.00	115.00
6	—	871	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	458	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	602	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	494	122.00	122.00
3	—	373	133.00	133.00
2	—	642	125.00	125.00
2	—	405	126.00	126.00
1	—	750	101.00	101.00
1	—	515	122.00	122.00
15	—	581	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	374	131.00	131.00
3	—	440	121.00–126.00	124.31
2	—	490	124.00	124.00
2	—	557	120.00	120.00
2	—	340	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	113.00	113.00
3	—	601	115.00	115.00
8	—	469	117.50	117.50

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.