Name: Rockingham Livestock Sales, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2020-08-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 265, Heifers 196, Bulls 45)

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 $137.44/cwt on 265 head.

Average price

$137.44

265 head · 732 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,006

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$167

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$26.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.54

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	678	141.76	962	72
Medium and Large 1-2	769	137.99	1,061	161
Medium and Large 2	677	127.14	861	22
Small 1	618	126.00	778	2thin
Medium and Large 2-3	570	125.00	713	3thin
Medium and Large 3	691	115.00	795	5thin

One grade step is worth $26.76/cwt here — about $167 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 sale265 hd

137.44

—

VA average9 barns · 1,187 hd

138.98

−1.54

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
Heifers	Small 1	—	730	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	781	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	680	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	632	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	610	111.50/cwt	111.50–111.50	680	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	595	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	696	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	748	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	838	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	565	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	582	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	728	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	874	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	736	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	647	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	606	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	733	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	938	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	642	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	860	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	579	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	758	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	843	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	969	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	521	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	667	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	435	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	579	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	675	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	722	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	639	122.15/cwt	120.50–124.50	781	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	559	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	696	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	615	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	880	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	785	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	871	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	905	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	923	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3Value Added	—	593	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	771	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 3Value Added	—	747	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	874	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	509	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	662	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	645	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	748	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	455	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	660	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	616	119.22/cwt	113.00–124.00	734	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	443	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	656	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	385	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	597	1
Steers	Small 1	—	745	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	797	1
Steers	Small 1	—	490	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	711	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3Value Added	—	691	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	795	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	570	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	713	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	794	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	993	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	671	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	798	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	578	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	789	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	799	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	785	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	826	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,140	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	735	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,000	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	939	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	1,207	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	592	145.23/cwt	144.00–147.00	860	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	448	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	721	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	624	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	899	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	539	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	792	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	657	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	969	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	640	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	950	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	736	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	994	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	527	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	785	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	1,040	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	1,191	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	911	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	807	128.60/cwt	127.00–129.00	1,038	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	993	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	941	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	559	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	822	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	925	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,008	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	558	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	513	109.50/cwt	109.50–109.50	562	2
Heifers	Small 1	—	450	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	477	2

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 Aug 13, 2020

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

Receipts 506Last week 0Year ago 0

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 265, Heifers 196, Bulls 45)

Value Added and Natural Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	107.00	107.00
1	—	680	93.00	93.00
1	—	610	111.50	111.50
1	—	595	117.00	117.00
2	—	513	109.50	109.50
2	—	450	106.00	106.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	748	112.00	112.00
1	—	565	103.00	103.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	728	120.00	120.00
1	—	640	115.00	115.00
1	—	530	122.00	122.00
1	—	485	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	733	128.00	128.00
36	—	642	134.00	134.00
22	—	579	131.00	131.00
9	—	843	115.00	115.00
6	—	521	128.00	128.00
4	—	435	133.00	133.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	107.00	107.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	639	120.50–124.50	122.15
7	—	559	124.50	124.50
7	—	466	132.00	132.00
4	—	730	120.50	120.50
2	—	785	111.00	111.00
1	—	905	102.00	102.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	593	130.00	130.00
5	—	747	117.00	117.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	509	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	645	116.00	116.00
1	—	455	145.00	145.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	616	113.00–124.00	119.22
5	—	443	148.00	148.00
1	—	385	155.00	155.00
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	745	107.00	107.00
1	—	490	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	691	115.00	115.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	570	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	794	125.00	125.00
7	—	671	119.00	119.00
6	—	578	136.50	136.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	131.00	131.00
1	—	565	139.00	139.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	826	138.00	138.00
42	—	735	136.00	136.00
29	—	939	128.50	128.50
12	—	592	144.00–147.00	145.23
8	—	448	161.00	161.00
7	—	624	144.00	144.00
5	—	539	147.00	147.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	657	147.50	147.50
11	—	640	148.50	148.50
7	—	736	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	527	149.00	149.00
4	—	1,040	114.50	114.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	624	146.00	146.00
5	—	807	127.00–129.00	128.60
4	—	730	136.00	136.00
4	—	663	142.00	142.00
4	—	559	147.00	147.00
1	—	925	109.00	109.00
1	—	360	155.00	155.00

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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