Name: Rockingham Livestock Sales, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2020-02-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 308, Heifers 234, 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 $154.72/cwt on 308 head.

Average price

$154.72

308 head · 603 lb average

Value per head Derived

$933

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$37

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Small 1

$61.79/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.82

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	407	165.79	674	14thin
Medium and Large 1	547	158.38	867	41
Medium and Large 1-2	624	154.71	965	247
Small 1	613	104.00	637	6thin

One grade step is worth $61.79/cwt here — about $37 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 sale308 hd

154.72

—

VA average9 barns · 1,268 hd

146.90

+7.82

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	—	639	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	741	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	611	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	683	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	635	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	469	141.29/cwt	139.00–146.00	663	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	603	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	742	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	665	2
Steers	Small 1	—	515	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	613	1
Steers	Small 1	—	632	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	638	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	350	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	606	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	875	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	875	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	152.60/cwt	149.00–156.00	786	2
Heifers	Small 1	—	510	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	479	2
Heifers	Small 1	—	588	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	559	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	550	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	666	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	610	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	348	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	442	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	550	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	550	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	587	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	658	125.25/cwt	125.25–125.25	824	12
Heifers	Small 1	—	654	90.50/cwt	90.50–90.50	592	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	552	8
Heifers	Small 1	—	340	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	381	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	735	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	838	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	371	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	627	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	661	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	935	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	533	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	890	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	446	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	589	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	584	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	894	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	657	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	972	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	495	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	827	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	345	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	573	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	557	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	766	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	719	135.25/cwt	135.25–135.25	972	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	468	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	651	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	423	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	577	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	347	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	416	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	785	118.25/cwt	118.25–118.25	928	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	522	138.17/cwt	135.50–139.75	721	73
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	594	156.55/cwt	148.00–158.00	930	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	530	172.64/cwt	171.50–173.00	915	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	463	175.06/cwt	171.00–176.50	811	26
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	369	170.10/cwt	169.00–175.00	628	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	390	179.50/cwt	179.50–179.50	700	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	793	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	1,035	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	669	145.75/cwt	145.75–145.75	975	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	618	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	939	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	943	124.75/cwt	124.75–124.75	1,176	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	634	126.25/cwt	126.25–126.25	800	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	412	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	556	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	910	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	1,069	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	847	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	970	13

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 Feb 13, 2020

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

Receipts 567Last week 0Year ago 0

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 308, Heifers 234, Bulls 25)

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
5	—	639	116.00	116.00
1	—	345	166.00	166.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	163.00	163.00
2	—	683	93.00	93.00
3	—	469	139.00–146.00	141.29
4	—	603	123.00	123.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	735	114.00	114.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	371	169.00	169.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	380	175.00	175.00
1	—	875	100.00	100.00
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	119.00	119.00
5	—	632	101.00	101.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	173.00	173.00
2	—	515	149.00–156.00	152.60
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	661	141.50	141.50
3	—	533	167.00	167.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	584	153.00	153.00
6	—	657	148.00	148.00
2	—	495	167.00	167.00
10	—	390	179.50	179.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	719	135.25	135.25
59	—	594	148.00–158.00	156.55
59	—	530	171.50–173.00	172.64
26	—	463	171.00–176.50	175.06
24	—	793	130.50	130.50
23	—	669	145.75	145.75
19	—	618	152.00	152.00
13	—	943	124.75	124.75
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	369	169.00–175.00	170.10
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	510	94.00	94.00
2	—	588	95.00	95.00
5	—	654	90.50	90.50
1	—	340	112.00	112.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	110.00	110.00
1	—	555	120.00	120.00
1	—	610	100.00	100.00
2	—	348	127.00	127.00
8	—	431	128.00	128.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	550	100.00	100.00
3	—	455	129.00	129.00
12	—	658	125.25	125.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	446	132.00	132.00
7	—	557	137.50	137.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	468	139.00	139.00
13	—	423	136.50	136.50
73	—	522	135.50–139.75	138.17
41	—	634	126.25	126.25
7	—	910	117.50	117.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	347	120.00	120.00
3	—	412	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	785	118.25	118.25
13	—	847	114.50	114.50

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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