Name: Rockingham Livestock Sales, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2020-09-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 421, Heifers 187, Bulls 26)

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 $140.01/cwt on 398 head.

Average price

$140.01

398 head · 772 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,081

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$90

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

$29.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.66

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	712	145.05	1,033	84
Medium and Large 2	531	142.64	757	14thin
Medium and Large 1	801	138.63	1,110	298
Small 1	818	115.25	942	2thin

One grade step is worth $29.80/cwt here — about $90 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 sale398 hd

140.01

—

VA average8 barns · 1,031 hd

140.67

−0.66

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

58 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
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3Value Added	—	578	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	659	13
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3Value Added	—	721	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	815	4
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3Value Added	—	820	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	861	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	672	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	636	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	900	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	924	132.63/cwt	129.25–135.50	1,226	101
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	786	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,120	59
Steers	Small 1	—	740	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	966	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	145.27/cwt	139.00–150.00	832	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	859	136.75/cwt	136.75–136.75	1,175	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	562	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	846	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	604	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	815	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	890	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	1,144	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	810	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,150	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	442	157.21/cwt	153.00–163.00	695	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	549	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	769	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	749	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,041	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	635	147.63/cwt	144.50–149.00	937	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	604	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	870	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	485	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	728	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	801	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,061	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	514	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	807	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	645	144.60/cwt	144.00–145.00	933	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	413	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	628	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	920	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,012	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	666	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	952	8
Heifers	Small 1	—	545	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	550	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	730	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,000	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	765	1
Steers	Small 1	—	895	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	895	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	955	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,175	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	428	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	574	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	551	129.73/cwt	126.00–130.00	715	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	442	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	890	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,095	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	640	123.75/cwt	123.75–123.75	792	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	707	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	536	135.25/cwt	135.25–135.25	725	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	653	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	882	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	512	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	568	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	795	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	768	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	998	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	582	3
Heifers	Small 1	—	670	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	590	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	736	127.75/cwt	127.75–127.75	940	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	647	133.75/cwt	133.75–133.75	865	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	639	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	773	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	513	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	657	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	975	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	743	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	921	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	755	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	914	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	745	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	894	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	442	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	672	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	380	160.00/cwt	159.00–161.00	608	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	660	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	845	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	469	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	722	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	536	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	772	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	794	1

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 Sep 10, 2020

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

Receipts 634Last week 0Year ago 461

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 421, Heifers 187, Bulls 26)

Value Added and Natural Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	578	114.00	114.00
4	—	721	113.00	113.00
2	—	820	105.00	105.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	164.00	164.00
17	—	636	141.50	141.50
12	—	573	139.00–150.00	145.27
6	—	890	128.50	128.50
6	—	749	139.00	139.00
5	—	801	132.50	132.50
1	—	920	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
101	—	924	129.25–135.50	132.63
57	—	859	136.75	136.75
34	—	810	142.00	142.00
33	—	635	144.50–149.00	147.63
11	—	514	157.00	157.00
8	—	666	143.00	143.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	786	142.50	142.50
13	—	562	150.50	150.50
7	—	442	153.00–163.00	157.21
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	740	130.50	130.50
1	—	895	100.00	100.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	604	135.00	135.00
4	—	549	140.00	140.00
3	—	485	150.00	150.00
2	—	413	152.00	152.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	604	144.00	144.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	645	144.00–145.00	144.60
1	—	730	137.00	137.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	143.00	143.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	101.00	101.00
2	—	670	88.00	88.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	955	123.00	123.00
3	—	345	128.00	128.00
6	—	575	123.00	123.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	428	134.00	134.00
5	—	890	123.00	123.00
11	—	536	135.25	135.25
14	—	568	140.00	140.00
30	—	736	127.75	127.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	551	126.00–130.00	129.73
2	—	385	133.00	133.00
3	—	460	126.50	126.50
8	—	639	121.00	121.00
13	—	743	124.00	124.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	640	123.75	123.75
16	—	653	135.00	135.00
23	—	768	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	647	133.75	133.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	513	128.00	128.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	780	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	755	121.00	121.00
7	—	442	152.00	152.00
1	—	575	138.00	138.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	745	120.00	120.00
2	—	380	159.00–161.00	160.00
3	—	660	128.00	128.00
5	—	469	154.00	154.00
6	—	536	144.00	144.00

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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