Name: Rockingham Livestock Sales, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2021-02-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 231, Heifers 115, Bulls 2)

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 $135.38/cwt on 231 head.

Average price

$135.38

231 head · 765 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,035

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$140

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$19.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.98

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	651	144.06	938	17thin
Medium and Large 1	759	138.08	1,047	111
Medium and Large 1-2	798	131.38	1,048	98
Medium and Large 3	641	124.50	798	5thin

One grade step is worth $19.56/cwt here — about $140 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 sale231 hd

135.38

—

VA average8 barns · 674 hd

136.36

−0.98

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

40 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	Medium and Large 1	—	588	118.99/cwt	117.00–121.00	700	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	772	110.66/cwt	108.00–112.00	854	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	756	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	942	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	814	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	704	141.85/cwt	139.00–142.50	999	27
Heifers	Small 1	—	570	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	621	2
Heifers	Small 1	—	695	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	619	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	830	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	913	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	880	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	898	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	663	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	991	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	1,092	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	1,229	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	893	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	732	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	747	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	964	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	1,023	114.75/cwt	114.75–114.75	1,174	20
Heifers	Small 1	—	765	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	765	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	548	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	723	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	865	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	1,040	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,102	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	587	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	886	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	635	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	997	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	777	113.34/cwt	107.00–124.00	881	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	658	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	799	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	893	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,063	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	604	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	918	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	862	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	948	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	844	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	1,042	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	687	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	842	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	653	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	505	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	778	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	595	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	625	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	795	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,053	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	538	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	877	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	571	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	717	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	433	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	563	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	475	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	822	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	673	142.22/cwt	138.50–145.00	957	14
Steers	Medium and Large 3Value Added	—	641	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	798	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	645	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	878	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 Feb 25, 2021

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

Receipts 348Last week 495Year ago 0

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 231, Heifers 115, Bulls 2)

Value Added Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	588	117.00–121.00	118.99
3	—	772	108.00–112.00	110.66
7	—	675	112.00	112.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	570	109.00	109.00
1	—	695	89.00	89.00
1	—	765	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	893	82.00	82.00
21	—	658	121.50	121.50
5	—	571	125.50	125.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	747	129.00	129.00
3	—	1,040	106.00	106.00
27	—	777	107.00–124.00	113.34
12	—	862	110.00	110.00
7	—	844	123.50	123.50
6	—	687	122.50	122.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	108.00	108.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	433	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	668	141.00	141.00
1	—	460	177.00	177.00
3	—	830	110.00	110.00
6	—	548	132.00	132.00
3	—	573	151.00	151.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	704	139.00–142.50	141.85
1	—	880	102.00	102.00
5	—	663	149.50	149.50
10	—	1,092	112.50	112.50
20	—	1,023	114.75	114.75
3	—	587	151.00	151.00
25	—	635	157.00	157.00
5	—	538	163.00	163.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	893	119.00	119.00
11	—	604	152.00	152.00
63	—	795	132.50	132.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	154.00	154.00
1	—	670	131.00	131.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	173.00	173.00
14	—	673	138.50–145.00	142.22
Steers — Medium and Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	641	124.50	124.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	105.00	105.00
1	—	645	124.00	124.00

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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