Name: Rockingham Livestock Sales, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2020-04-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 402, Heifers 239, Bulls 9)

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $132.72/cwt on 401 head.

Average price

$132.72

401 head · 628 lb average

Value per head Derived

$833

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$362

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1

$52.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.04

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	610	138.78	847	250
Medium and Large 1	689	126.15	869	116
Medium and Large 2	487	125.56	611	9thin
Small and Medium 1-2	423	114.41	484	10thin
Medium and Large 3	741	113.00	837	9thin
Small 1	564	86.00	485	7thin

One grade step is worth $52.78/cwt here — about $362 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 sale401 hd

132.72

—

VA average11 barns · 2,028 hd

138.77

−6.04

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

57 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
Heifers	Small 1Value Added	—	548	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	526	4
Heifers	Small 1Value Added	—	406	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	447	2
Heifers	Small 1	—	700	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	672	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	600	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	570	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	505	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	540	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Value Added	—	394	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	441	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Value Added	—	406	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	447	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	536	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	702	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	345	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	404	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	480	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	432	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	503	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	576	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	113.50/cwt	113.50–113.50	704	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	420	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	624	116.26/cwt	111.00–119.00	725	97
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	534	128.25/cwt	128.25–128.25	685	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	434	124.13/cwt	123.50–125.25	539	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	485	115.56/cwt	111.00–118.00	560	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	586	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	765	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	770	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	755	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	820	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	738	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	573	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	496	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	556	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	479	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	392	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	463	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	498	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	608	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	657	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	772	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	530	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	657	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	477	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	810	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	585	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	138.75/cwt	138.75–138.75	740	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	553	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	749	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	501	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	721	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	827	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	910	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	753	119.69/cwt	116.00–127.00	901	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	864	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	968	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	575	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	788	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	661	140.97/cwt	123.00–144.50	932	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	906	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	929	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	431	144.00/cwt	138.00–149.00	621	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	488	146.00/cwt	137.00–150.00	712	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	799	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	919	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	726	125.10/cwt	124.50–126.00	908	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	581	148.76/cwt	147.50–151.00	864	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	682	135.27/cwt	135.00–135.50	923	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	519	144.59/cwt	124.50–152.75	750	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	616	142.97/cwt	128.00–149.75	881	50
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	598	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	560	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	767	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	810	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	729	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	394	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	520	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3Value Added	—	741	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	837	9
Steers	Small 1	—	420	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	378	1
Steers	Small 1	—	635	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	400	1
Steers	Small 1	—	775	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	566	1
Steers	Small 1	—	530	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	498	4
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2Value Added	—	423	114.41/cwt	110.00–119.00	484	10

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 Apr 9, 2020

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

Receipts 650Last week 122Year ago 0

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 402, Heifers 239, Bulls 9)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	548	96.00	96.00
2	—	406	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	96.00	96.00
1	—	600	95.00	95.00
1	—	505	107.00	107.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	394	112.00	112.00
2	—	406	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	536	131.00	131.00
2	—	345	117.00	117.00
1	—	480	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	503	114.50	114.50
3	—	620	113.50	113.50
2	—	365	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
97	—	624	111.00–119.00	116.26
25	—	534	128.25	128.25
16	—	434	123.50–125.25	124.13
11	—	485	111.00–118.00	115.56
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	586	130.50	130.50
9	—	770	98.00	98.00
2	—	820	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	531	108.00	108.00
9	—	496	112.00	112.00
4	—	428	112.00	112.00
3	—	392	118.00	118.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	498	122.00	122.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	657	117.50	117.50
2	—	530	124.00	124.00
2	—	373	128.00	128.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	635	127.50	127.50
6	—	433	135.00	135.00
8	—	533	138.75	138.75
12	—	553	135.50	135.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	501	144.00	144.00
7	—	827	110.00	110.00
9	—	753	116.00–127.00	119.69
10	—	864	112.00	112.00
12	—	575	137.00	137.00
19	—	661	123.00–144.50	140.97
21	—	906	102.50	102.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	431	138.00–149.00	144.00
22	—	488	137.00–150.00	146.00
22	—	799	115.00	115.00
27	—	726	124.50–126.00	125.10
33	—	581	147.50–151.00	148.76
38	—	682	135.00–135.50	135.27
43	—	519	124.50–152.75	144.59
50	—	616	128.00–149.75	142.97
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	478	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	137.00	137.00
1	—	810	90.00	90.00
4	—	394	132.00	132.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	741	113.00	113.00
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	90.00	90.00
1	—	635	63.00	63.00
1	—	775	73.00	73.00
4	—	530	94.00	94.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	423	110.00–119.00	114.41

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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