Name: Rockingham Livestock Sales, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2019-11-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 588, Dairy Steers 11, Heifers 335, Bulls 25)

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 $138.27/cwt on 585 head.

Average price

$138.27

585 head · 672 lb average

Value per head Derived

$929

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$328

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1

$48.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.43

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	616	145.55	897	209
Medium and Large 2	647	138.31	895	35
Medium and Large 1-2	718	137.19	985	302
Medium and Large 2-3	684	118.62	811	19thin
Small 1	587	96.95	569	20

One grade step is worth $48.60/cwt here — about $328 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 sale585 hd

138.27

—

VA average10 barns · 2,375 hd

133.84

+4.43

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

65 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	Medium and Large 1	—	380	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	566	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	535	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	439	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	918	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	734	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	439	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	630	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	816	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	573	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	659	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	739	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	850	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	461	109.41/cwt	104.00–110.00	504	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	659	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	652	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	645	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	774	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	663	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	796	4
Steers	Small 1	—	635	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	572	7
Steers	Small 1	—	740	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	851	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	840	133.75/cwt	133.75–133.75	1,124	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	534	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	653	128.80/cwt	115.00–134.00	841	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	537	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	784	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	1,033	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,012	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	154.25/cwt	154.25–154.25	713	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	476	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	743	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	161.72/cwt	148.00–175.00	852	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	733	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	902	2
Heifers	Small 1	—	368	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	357	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	520	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	520	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	578	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	439	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	505	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	446	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	513	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	779	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	935	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	110.41/cwt	96.00–111.00	588	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	757	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	867	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	450	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	558	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	577	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	704	8
Steers	Small 1Value Added	—	453	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	480	3
Steers	Small 1	—	656	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	617	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	794	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,072	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	437	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	581	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	838	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,182	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	782	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,110	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	485	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	495	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	698	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	921	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	834	140.75/cwt	140.75–140.75	1,174	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	140.64/cwt	140.50–141.00	790	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	715	18
Heifers	Small 1	—	441	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	353	5
Heifers	Small 1	—	725	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	645	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	459	101.78/cwt	99.00–102.00	467	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	613	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	674	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	760	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	939	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	496	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	516	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	586	112.77/cwt	110.00–115.00	661	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	103.78/cwt	101.00–109.00	649	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	408	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	448	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	573	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	360	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	468	1
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	—	912	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	702	11
Steers	Small 1	—	514	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	514	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	684	118.62/cwt	115.50–120.00	811	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	792	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	740	136.12/cwt	135.25–136.50	1,007	101
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	637	137.91/cwt	136.00–139.00	878	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	599	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	839	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	143.75/cwt	143.75–143.75	815	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	722	140.25/cwt	140.25–140.25	1,013	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	961	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,230	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	637	138.29/cwt	138.00–140.50	881	25

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 Nov 14, 2019

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

Receipts 959Last week 286Year ago 0

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 588, Dairy Steers 11, Heifers 335, Bulls 25)

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$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	149.00	149.00
40	—	527	148.00–175.00	161.72
2	—	733	123.00	123.00
50	—	562	140.50–141.00	140.64
18	—	467	153.00	153.00
25	—	637	138.00–140.50	138.29
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	635	90.00	90.00
1	—	740	115.00	115.00
4	—	656	94.00	94.00
5	—	514	100.00	100.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	840	133.75	133.75
16	—	794	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	368	145.00	145.00
6	—	437	133.00	133.00
7	—	530	149.50	149.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	653	115.00–134.00	128.80
14	—	537	146.00	146.00
3	—	1,033	98.00	98.00
59	—	838	141.00	141.00
27	—	782	142.00	142.00
4	—	485	102.00	102.00
101	—	740	135.25–136.50	136.12
33	—	637	136.00–139.00	137.91
9	—	599	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	462	154.25	154.25
6	—	698	132.00	132.00
7	—	567	143.75	143.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	476	156.00	156.00
13	—	834	140.75	140.75
45	—	722	140.25	140.25
6	—	961	128.00	128.00
Steers — Small 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	453	106.00	106.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	684	115.50–120.00	118.62
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	535	82.00	82.00
4	—	368	97.00	97.00
5	—	441	80.00	80.00
1	—	725	89.00	89.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	918	80.00	80.00
3	—	520	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	385	114.00	114.00
11	—	550	105.00	105.00
6	—	439	115.00	115.00
14	—	459	99.00–102.00	101.78
6	—	613	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
62	—	630	129.50	129.50
14	—	573	115.00	115.00
17	—	446	115.00	115.00
22	—	760	123.50	123.50
9	—	496	104.00	104.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	739	115.00	115.00
15	—	779	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	461	104.00–110.00	109.41
4	—	659	99.00	99.00
26	—	533	96.00–111.00	110.41
12	—	757	114.50	114.50
43	—	586	110.00–115.00	112.77
14	—	625	101.00–109.00	103.78
2	—	378	108.00	108.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	120.00	120.00
2	—	450	124.00	124.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	663	120.00	120.00
8	—	577	122.00	122.00
9	—	448	128.00	128.00
1	—	360	130.00	130.00
Dairy Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	912	77.00	77.00

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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