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Shenandoah Valley Livestock

Name: Shenandoah Valley Livestock livestock auction prices — 2024-01-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-20

Feeder Cattle · Harrisonburg, Virginia · Sat, Jan 20

● Final34 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2169

← Dec 16Jan 20Feb 2 →

Receipts

146 head

▼ 215 vs last sale 361▼ 225 vs year ago 371 · −60.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 67, Heifers 60, Bulls 19)

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 $240.20/cwt on 67 head.

Average price

$240.20

67 head · 589 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,415

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$364

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

$35.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.95

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	570	261.00	1,488	9thin
Medium and Large 1	607	238.74	1,450	50
Medium and Large 2	498	225.94	1,124	8thin

One grade step is worth $35.06/cwt here — about $364 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 sale67 hd

240.20

—

VA average8 barns · 472 hd

228.26

+11.95

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

Every lot

34 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	423	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	888	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	462	270.16/cwt	265.00–271.00	1,248	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	462	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,224	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	510	211.25/cwt	200.00–222.50	1,077	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	520	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,352	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,488	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	595	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,294	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	628	224.49/cwt	217.50–229.00	1,410	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	733	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,374	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	762	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,600	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	914	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,718	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	311	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	544	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	311	170.79/cwt	170.00–175.00	531	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	371	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	668	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	423	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	901	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	484	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,060	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	493	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,050	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	493	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,011	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	568	181.69/cwt	181.00–185.00	1,032	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	588	175.20/cwt	162.50–188.00	1,030	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	653	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,156	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	655	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,179	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	700	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,204	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	715	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,366	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	320	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	600	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	325	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	666	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	360	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	630	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	395	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	899	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	421	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,000	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	438	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	986	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	495	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,027	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	552	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,297	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	600	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,068	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	695	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,307	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 Jan 20, 2024

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

Receipts 146Last week 361Year ago 371

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 67, Heifers 60, Bulls 19)

Value Added Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	205.00	205.00
1	—	695	188.00	188.00
2	—	395	227.50	227.50
4	—	421	237.50	237.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	438	225.00	225.00
4	—	552	235.00	235.00
1	—	320	187.50	187.50
1	—	360	175.00	175.00
1	—	495	207.50	207.50
1	—	600	178.00	178.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	462	265.00	265.00
2	—	510	200.00–222.50	211.25
2	—	423	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	762	210.00	210.00
6	—	914	188.00	188.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	733	187.50	187.50
9	—	628	217.50–229.00	224.49
23	—	462	265.00–271.00	270.16
2	—	520	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	570	261.00	261.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	595	217.50	217.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	371	180.00	180.00
7	—	311	170.00–175.00	170.79
12	—	568	181.00–185.00	181.69
2	—	700	172.00	172.00
3	—	653	177.00	177.00
4	—	493	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	423	213.00	213.00
3	—	493	213.00	213.00
2	—	588	162.50–188.00	175.20
3	—	311	175.00	175.00
5	—	655	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	715	191.00	191.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	484	219.00	219.00

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.