Name: Rockingham Livestock Sales, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2020-03-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 414, Heifers 253, Bulls 12)

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 $126.63/cwt on 413 head.

Average price

$126.63

413 head · 740 lb average

Value per head Derived

$937

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$148

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Small 1

$45.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−18.40

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	560	142.55	798	21
Medium and Large 1-2	664	135.69	901	183
Medium and Large 1	829	117.70	976	203
Small 1	671	96.83	650	6thin

One grade step is worth $45.71/cwt here — about $148 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 sale413 hd

126.63

—

VA average12 barns · 2,839 hd

145.03

−18.40

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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	638	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	935	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	667	3
Steers	Small 1	—	490	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	588	1
Steers	Small 1	—	868	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	703	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	365	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	485	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	1,048	100.25/cwt	100.25–100.25	1,051	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	851	110.50/cwt	110.50–110.50	940	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	648	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	927	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	470	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	752	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	530	159.05/cwt	135.00–164.00	843	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	755	103.50/cwt	103.50–103.50	781	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	544	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	819	14
Steers	Small 1	—	563	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	659	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	861	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	643	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	919	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	849	113.25/cwt	113.25–113.25	961	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	793	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	912	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	875	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	910	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	372	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	428	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	545	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	676	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	95.17/cwt	94.00–97.00	595	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	825	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	767	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Natural	—	377	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	437	3
Heifers	Small 1	—	600	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	564	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	520	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	529	121.08/cwt	105.00–155.00	641	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	479	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	623	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	745	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	764	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	441	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	531	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	393	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	456	2
Heifers	Small 1	—	880	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	686	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	588	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	617	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	436	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	582	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	649	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	617	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	594	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Natural	—	475	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	618	18
Heifers	Small 1	—	460	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	322	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	610	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	610	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	485	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	601	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	685	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	692	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	557	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	702	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	431	155.50/cwt	155.50–155.50	670	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	839	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	1,011	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	764	117.36/cwt	117.00–117.75	897	74
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	668	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	775	3
Steers	Small 1	—	675	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	439	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	459	155.50/cwt	155.50–155.50	714	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	573	153.25/cwt	153.25–153.25	878	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	721	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	876	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	954	109.50/cwt	109.50–109.50	1,045	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	557	156.50/cwt	156.50–156.50	872	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	659	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	936	16

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 Mar 12, 2020

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

Receipts 679Last week 71Year ago 0

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 414, Heifers 253, Bulls 12)

Value Added and Natural Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	638	146.50	146.50
15	—	470	160.00	160.00
18	—	530	135.00–164.00	159.05
13	—	431	155.50	155.50
16	—	839	120.50	120.50
74	—	764	117.00–117.75	117.36
12	—	557	156.50	156.50
16	—	659	142.00	142.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	460	145.00	145.00
1	—	755	103.50	103.50
14	—	544	150.50	150.50
3	—	668	116.00	116.00
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	120.00	120.00
2	—	868	81.00	81.00
2	—	563	117.00	117.00
1	—	675	65.00	65.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	133.00	133.00
6	—	1,048	100.25	100.25
48	—	851	110.50	110.50
6	—	643	143.00	143.00
48	—	849	113.25	113.25
6	—	573	153.25	153.25
9	—	721	121.50	121.50
54	—	954	109.50	109.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	648	143.00	143.00
3	—	793	115.00	115.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	570	151.00	151.00
7	—	459	155.50	155.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	875	104.00	104.00
9	—	529	105.00–155.00	121.08
7	—	588	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	372	115.00	115.00
31	—	545	124.00	124.00
21	—	479	130.00	130.00
62	—	745	102.50	102.50
14	—	436	133.50	133.50
42	—	649	95.00	95.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	625	94.00–97.00	95.17
11	—	441	120.50	120.50
7	—	521	114.00	114.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	825	93.00	93.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	377	116.00	116.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	600	94.00	94.00
1	—	880	78.00	78.00
1	—	460	70.00	70.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	433	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	393	116.00	116.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	475	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	100.00	100.00
1	—	485	124.00	124.00
9	—	557	126.00	126.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	101.00	101.00

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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