Name: Rockingham Livestock Sales, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2019-08-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 366, Heifers 304, Bulls 6)

Value Added and Natural Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $140.48/cwt on 366 head.

Average price

$140.48

366 head · 674 lb average

Value per head Derived

$947

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$299

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

$36.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.79

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	669	144.20	964	240
Medium and Large 2	560	143.57	804	7thin
Medium and Large 2-3	651	136.87	891	30
Medium and Large 1	715	134.12	959	80
Small 1	617	107.78	665	9thin

One grade step is worth $36.42/cwt here — about $299 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 sale366 hd

140.48

—

VA average10 barns · 2,000 hd

141.28

−0.79

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

Every lot, as filed

55 lots · USDA AMS · Rockingham Graded Feeder Cattle Sale - Harrisonburg, VA

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Small 1	—	770	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	809	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	822	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	1,122	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	759	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	1,097	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	925	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	1,179	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	143.65/cwt	143.00–144.00	685	3
Steers	Small 1	—	522	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	522	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	721	140.64/cwt	140.25–142.50	1,014	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	600	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	870	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	1,048	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,069	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	551	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	793	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	599	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	554	133.33/cwt	114.00–139.50	739	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	731	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	976	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	638	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	734	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	629	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	859	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	825	116.50/cwt	116.50–116.50	961	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	473	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	516	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	761	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	985	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	611	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	764	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	486	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	588	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Value Added	—	566	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	526	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	425	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	730	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	876	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	724	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	782	4
Heifers	Small 1	—	480	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	480	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	770	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	908	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,008	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	658	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	790	14
Steers	Small 1	—	643	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	727	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	453	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	666	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	474	139.20/cwt	136.00–143.00	660	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	659	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	956	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	607	142.29/cwt	138.00–143.00	864	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	640	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	902	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	549	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	834	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	645	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	990	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	746	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	925	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	698	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	942	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	660	148.57/cwt	147.50–150.00	981	31
Heifers	Small 1	—	560	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	571	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	494	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	588	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	470	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	602	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	545	123.53/cwt	119.00–125.50	673	26
Heifers	Small 1	—	700	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	525	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	620	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	719	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	490	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	637	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	650	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	754	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	787	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	751	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	886	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	500	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	597	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	830	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	573	148.98/cwt	141.00–153.00	854	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	637	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	936	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	133.45/cwt	133.00–133.50	901	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	823	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	938	2

How this sale compares

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 →

Rockingham Graded Feeder Cattle Sale - Harrisonburg, VA

Thu Aug 8, 2019

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

Receipts 676Last week 0Year ago 0

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 366, Heifers 304, Bulls 6)

Value Added and Natural Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	770	105.00	105.00
3	—	522	100.00	100.00
5	—	643	113.00	113.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	822	136.50	136.50
56	—	721	140.25–142.50	140.64
8	—	600	145.00	145.00
15	—	474	136.00–143.00	139.20
15	—	549	152.00	152.00
31	—	660	147.50–150.00	148.57
33	—	573	141.00–153.00	148.98
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	759	144.50	144.50
10	—	513	153.50	153.50
12	—	637	147.00	147.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	925	127.50	127.50
3	—	477	143.00–144.00	143.65
5	—	551	144.00	144.00
7	—	607	138.00–143.00	142.29
7	—	746	124.00	124.00
9	—	751	118.00	118.00
2	—	370	135.00	135.00
10	—	675	133.00–133.50	133.45
2	—	823	114.00	114.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,048	102.00	102.00
7	—	659	145.00	145.00
11	—	645	153.50	153.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	453	147.00	147.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	640	141.00	141.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	698	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	597	139.00	139.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	560	107.00	107.00
6	—	638	115.00	115.00
1	—	390	109.00	109.00
3	—	675	114.00	114.00
5	—	494	119.00	119.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	554	114.00–139.50	133.33
47	—	629	136.50	136.50
49	—	761	129.50	129.50
4	—	908	111.00	111.00
10	—	470	128.00	128.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	731	133.50	133.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	825	116.50	116.50
7	—	611	125.00	125.00
10	—	730	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	473	109.00	109.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	486	121.00	121.00
4	—	724	108.00	108.00
14	—	658	120.00	120.00
26	—	545	119.00–125.50	123.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	566	93.00	93.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	100.00	100.00
1	—	560	102.00	102.00
1	—	700	75.00	75.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	620	116.00	116.00
3	—	490	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	116.00	116.00

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.

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