Name: Rockingham Livestock Sales, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2019-10-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 193, Heifers 131, Holstein Heifers 24, Bulls 13)

Value Added Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $135.21/cwt on 193 head.

Average price

$135.21

193 head · 626 lb average

Value per head Derived

$846

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$329

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1

$51.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.25

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	141.55	776	88
Medium and Large 1-2	734	135.93	997	87
Medium and Large 2	458	128.40	588	5thin
Small 1	495	90.15	446	13thin

One grade step is worth $51.40/cwt here — about $329 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 sale193 hd

135.21

—

VA average11 barns · 1,699 hd

130.97

+4.25

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

52 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	353	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	406	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	440	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	550	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	747	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	117.24/cwt	114.50–119.00	556	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	715	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	808	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	631	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	789	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	448	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	452	5
Heifers	Small 1	—	715	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	636	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	854	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	662	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	590	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	826	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	545	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	643	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	853	132.25/cwt	132.25–132.25	1,128	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	448	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	578	2
Steers	Small 1	—	775	85.50/cwt	85.50–85.50	663	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 2Guaranteed Open	—	1,571	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	786	8
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	948	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	465	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	600	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	684	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	656	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	353	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	388	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	642	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	722	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	1,160	38.75/cwt	38.75–38.75	450	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	462	117.96/cwt	107.00–121.50	545	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	410	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	1,040	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	801	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	398	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	557	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,035	51.50/cwt	51.50–51.50	533	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3Guaranteed Open	—	1,371	46.50/cwt	46.50–46.50	638	5
Steers	Small 1	—	627	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	571	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	405	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	514	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	755	137.75/cwt	137.75–137.75	1,040	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	675	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	749	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	497	142.65/cwt	142.00–145.50	709	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	657	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	907	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	738	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	915	2
Heifers	Small 1	—	563	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	343	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	539	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	623	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	427	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	542	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	650	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	534	115.83/cwt	115.00–118.00	619	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	886	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	930	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	900	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	819	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	544	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	680	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	430	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	538	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3Guaranteed Open	—	871	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	453	7
Steers	Small 1Value Added	—	345	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	293	6
Steers	Small 1	—	467	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	509	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	761	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	906	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	1,210	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	685	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	143.83/cwt	141.00–147.00	762	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	445	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	636	3

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 Oct 24, 2019

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

Receipts 361Last week 710Year ago 0

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 193, Heifers 131, Holstein Heifers 24, Bulls 13)

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
2	—	353	115.00	115.00
1	—	600	114.00	114.00
6	—	544	125.00	125.00
1	—	430	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	440	125.00	125.00
1	—	525	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	718	104.00	104.00
15	—	474	114.50–119.00	117.24
2	—	353	110.00	110.00
5	—	642	112.50	112.50
34	—	534	115.00–118.00	115.83
4	—	886	105.00	105.00
1	—	900	91.00	91.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	715	113.00	113.00
16	—	631	125.00	125.00
16	—	462	107.00–121.50	117.96
11	—	542	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	448	101.00	101.00
2	—	373	110.00	110.00
5	—	539	115.50	115.50
1	—	610	70.00	70.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	715	89.00	89.00
2	—	563	61.00	61.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,160	38.75	38.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,040	77.00	77.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	623	137.00	137.00
5	—	466	142.00	142.00
2	—	398	140.00	140.00
18	—	657	138.00	138.00
2	—	738	124.00	124.00
39	—	530	141.00–147.00	143.83
3	—	445	143.00	143.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	140.00	140.00
16	—	497	142.00–145.50	142.65
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	545	118.00	118.00
16	—	853	132.25	132.25
44	—	755	137.75	137.75
2	—	675	111.00	111.00
8	—	906	133.50	133.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	448	129.00	129.00
1	—	585	130.00	130.00
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	775	85.50	85.50
3	—	627	91.00	91.00
2	—	467	109.00	109.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	405	127.00	127.00
Steers — Small 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	345	85.00	85.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	484	141.50	141.50
Dairy Heifers — Large 2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,571	50.00	50.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	948	49.00	49.00
2	—	1,035	51.50	51.50
Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,371	46.50	46.50
7	—	871	52.00	52.00

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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