Name: Rockingham Livestock Sales, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2020-12-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 290, Heifers 224, Bulls 30)

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 $136.01/cwt on 290 head.

Average price

$136.01

290 head · 693 lb average

Value per head Derived

$943

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$296

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1

$18.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.11

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	672	137.43	923	112
Medium and Large 1-2	734	136.13	999	145
Medium and Large 2	593	131.83	781	30
Small 1	527	119.00	627	3thin

One grade step is worth $18.43/cwt here — about $296 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 sale290 hd

136.01

—

VA average9 barns · 1,927 hd

137.12

−1.11

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

55 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	—	550	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	759	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	443	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	642	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	813	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	821	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	676	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	811	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	781	93.22/cwt	76.00–111.00	728	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	690	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	773	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	635	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	597	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	607	4
Heifers	Small 1	—	665	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	565	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	465	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	512	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	558	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	614	3
Steers	Small 1	—	473	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	591	2
Heifers	Small 1	—	540	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	621	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	570	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	684	2
Steers	Small 1	—	635	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	679	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	808	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	807	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	976	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	547	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	717	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	565	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	712	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	651	108.85/cwt	105.00–109.00	709	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	850	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	947	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,023	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	666	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	916	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	734	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	881	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	769	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	528	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	845	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	1,114	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,092	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	910	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	655	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	701	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	387	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	611	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	821	106.50/cwt	106.50–106.50	874	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	416	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	768	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	537	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	725	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	660	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	727	120.25/cwt	120.25–120.25	874	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	764	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	753	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	983	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	446	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	531	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	670	138.77/cwt	133.00–139.50	930	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	663	125.25/cwt	125.25–125.25	830	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	453	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	693	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	694	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	731	131.67/cwt	124.00–134.50	963	26
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	721	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	779	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	447	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	621	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	547	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	681	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	593	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	789	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	928	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,151	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	454	125.41/cwt	120.00–138.00	569	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	462	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	596	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,210	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,258	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	434	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	725	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	785	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	934	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	621	143.12/cwt	134.50–145.00	889	23

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 Dec 10, 2020

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

Receipts 544Last week 790Year ago 727

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 290, Heifers 224, Bulls 30)

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
3	—	550	138.00	138.00
4	—	443	145.00	145.00
9	—	813	101.00	101.00
11	—	676	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	370	145.00	145.00
1	—	725	91.00	91.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	781	76.00–111.00	93.22
28	—	651	105.00–109.00	108.85
30	—	547	124.50	124.50
13	—	593	133.00	133.00
33	—	454	120.00–138.00	125.41
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	94.00	94.00
1	—	665	85.00	85.00
1	—	465	110.00	110.00
3	—	558	110.00	110.00
1	—	540	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	547	131.00	131.00
3	—	565	126.00	126.00
10	—	947	108.00	108.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	910	72.00	72.00
1	—	375	111.00	111.00
8	—	446	119.00	119.00
2	—	555	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	727	120.25	120.25
31	—	663	125.25	125.25
6	—	447	139.00	139.00
12	—	462	129.00	129.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	112.00	112.00
4	—	368	165.00	165.00
15	—	530	152.50	152.50
11	—	582	146.00	146.00
5	—	734	120.00	120.00
13	—	466	165.00	165.00
3	—	1,210	104.00	104.00
3	—	785	119.00	119.00
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	473	125.00	125.00
1	—	635	107.00	107.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	570	120.00	120.00
16	—	807	121.00	121.00
7	—	666	137.50	137.50
9	—	1,114	98.00	98.00
23	—	621	134.50–145.00	143.12
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	528	160.00	160.00
33	—	753	130.50	130.50
18	—	670	133.00–139.50	138.77
3	—	453	153.00	153.00
26	—	731	124.00–134.50	131.67
39	—	928	124.00	124.00
8	—	434	167.00	167.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	467	150.00	150.00
3	—	387	158.00	158.00
3	—	600	128.00	128.00
7	—	527	145.00	145.00
7	—	721	108.00	108.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	821	106.50	106.50

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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