Name: Rockingham Livestock Sales, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2019-12-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 404, Heifers 306, Bulls 17)

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 $138.77/cwt on 399 head.

Average price

$138.77

399 head · 621 lb average

Value per head Derived

$861

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$12

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Small 1

$36.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.43

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	499	141.71	707	14thin
Medium and Large 1	606	140.59	852	160
Medium and Large 1-2	637	140.55	895	204
Small 1	658	105.67	696	21

One grade step is worth $36.05/cwt here — about $12 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 sale399 hd

138.77

—

VA average10 barns · 2,407 hd

135.34

+3.43

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

61 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	—	453	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	553	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	620	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	756	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	552	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	712	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	533	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	656	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	109.50/cwt	109.50–109.50	717	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	120.63/cwt	110.00–122.50	679	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	607	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	819	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	664	137.43/cwt	136.00–140.00	913	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	142.03/cwt	135.00–147.00	814	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	749	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	155.78/cwt	155.00–156.50	743	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	758	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	940	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	454	144.27/cwt	125.00–147.00	655	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	798	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	825	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	364	138.25/cwt	138.00–139.00	503	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	446	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	678	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	657	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	917	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	850	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,003	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	452	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	470	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	473	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	119.89/cwt	112.00–121.00	634	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	369	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	358	4
Steers	Small 1	—	415	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	535	1
Steers	Small 1	—	535	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	455	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	452	115.25/cwt	115.00–117.00	521	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	116.50/cwt	116.50–116.50	720	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	858	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	729	10
Heifers	Small 1	—	428	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	347	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	810	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	826	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	546	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	674	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	602	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	722	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	741	134.75/cwt	134.75–134.75	998	33
Steers	Small 1Value Added	—	535	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	444	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	500	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	623	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	440	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	519	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	860	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	877	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	623	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	773	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	986	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	1,168	23
Steers	Small 1Value Added	—	661	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	767	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	526	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	807	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	442	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	663	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	652	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	887	14
Steers	Small 1Value Added	—	766	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	858	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	623	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	869	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	385	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	597	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	755	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	838	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	856	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,104	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	591	138.68/cwt	125.00–143.00	820	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	565	141.70/cwt	135.00–150.50	801	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	490	156.50/cwt	156.50–156.50	767	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	653	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	924	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	537	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	795	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	640	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	883	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	486	121.18/cwt	121.00–121.50	589	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	779	105.50/cwt	105.50–105.50	822	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	541	123.64/cwt	120.50–125.00	669	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	682	122.85/cwt	117.50–126.00	838	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	446	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	526	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	609	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	758	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	624	97.54/cwt	91.00–104.00	609	4

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 Dec 12, 2019

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

Receipts 727Last week 0Year ago 0

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 404, Heifers 306, Bulls 17)

Value Added and Natural 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	—	453	122.00	122.00
4	—	620	122.00	122.00
5	—	552	129.00	129.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	533	123.00	123.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	109.50	109.50
7	—	563	110.00–122.50	120.63
44	—	529	112.00–121.00	119.89
8	—	452	115.00–117.00	115.25
11	—	618	116.50	116.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	452	104.00	104.00
4	—	369	97.00	97.00
2	—	810	102.00	102.00
4	—	624	91.00–104.00	97.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	430	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	858	85.00	85.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	428	81.00	81.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	546	123.50	123.50
10	—	602	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	500	124.50	124.50
3	—	440	118.00	118.00
1	—	860	102.00	102.00
13	—	609	124.50	124.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	623	124.00	124.00
14	—	486	121.00–121.50	121.18
11	—	779	105.50	105.50
33	—	541	120.50–125.00	123.64
30	—	682	117.50–126.00	122.85
12	—	446	118.00	118.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	607	135.00	135.00
25	—	664	136.00–140.00	137.43
49	—	573	135.00–147.00	142.03
1	—	515	145.50	145.50
4	—	758	124.00	124.00
17	—	454	125.00–147.00	144.27
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	477	155.00–156.50	155.78
18	—	657	139.50	139.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	152.00	152.00
1	—	630	131.00	131.00
4	—	364	138.00–139.00	138.25
6	—	446	152.00	152.00
2	—	850	118.00	118.00
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	129.00	129.00
2	—	535	85.00	85.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	741	134.75	134.75
23	—	986	118.50	118.50
18	—	526	153.50	153.50
15	—	442	150.00	150.00
14	—	652	136.00	136.00
3	—	385	155.00	155.00
1	—	755	111.00	111.00
31	—	565	135.00–150.50	141.70
21	—	640	138.00	138.00
Steers — Small 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	535	83.00	83.00
5	—	661	116.00	116.00
9	—	766	112.00	112.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	623	139.50	139.50
14	—	856	129.00	129.00
12	—	591	125.00–143.00	138.68
9	—	490	156.50	156.50
9	—	653	141.50	141.50
9	—	537	148.00	148.00

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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