Name: Rockingham Livestock Sales, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2021-04-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 376, Heifers 357, Bulls 25)

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 $142.45/cwt on 376 head.

Average price

$142.45

376 head · 711 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,013

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$153

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Small 1

$48.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.33

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	475	168.88	801	12thin
Medium and Large 3	473	148.36	702	14thin
Medium and Large 1-2	691	148.04	1,022	138
Medium and Large 1	753	137.00	1,032	211
Small 1	795	120.00	954	1thin

One grade step is worth $48.88/cwt here — about −$153 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 sale376 hd

142.45

—

VA average8 barns · 1,662 hd

150.78

−8.33

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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	891	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	458	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	792	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	395	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	672	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	774	117.25/cwt	117.25–117.25	908	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	545	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	681	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	641	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	917	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	654	128.10/cwt	123.00–128.50	838	82
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	457	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	612	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	842	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	951	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	1,055	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	939	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	571	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	954	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	721	126.25/cwt	126.25–126.25	910	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	713	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,012	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	877	102.68/cwt	102.00–106.00	901	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	524	130.73/cwt	122.00–135.00	685	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	675	144.51/cwt	99.00–150.00	975	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	760	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	965	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	986	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,154	4
Steers	Small 1	—	795	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	954	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	812	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	1,052	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	880	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	1,096	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	533	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	645	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	758	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	939	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	407	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	635	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	633	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	823	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	540	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	740	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	463	149.53/cwt	147.00–150.00	692	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	174.50/cwt	174.50–174.50	827	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	877	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	912	119.25/cwt	119.25–119.25	1,088	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	807	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,089	39
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	721	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	865	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	529	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	947	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	689	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	930	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	741	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	897	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	772	130.25/cwt	130.25–130.25	1,006	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	931	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	798	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	910	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	869	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	583	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	956	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	565	144.24/cwt	141.00–146.50	815	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	626	159.45/cwt	157.00–162.00	998	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Value Added	—	331	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	440	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	720	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	994	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Value Added	—	223	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	285	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	600	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	726	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	449	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	629	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	406	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	540	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3Value Added	—	573	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	877	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	806	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3Value Added	—	293	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	410	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	529	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	725	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	355	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	472	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	447	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	764	7

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 8, 2021

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

Receipts 758Last week 176Year ago 650

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 376, Heifers 357, Bulls 25)

Value Added and Natural Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	521	171.00	171.00
1	—	395	170.00	170.00
1	—	335	159.00	159.00
13	—	632	148.50	148.50
4	—	474	174.50	174.50
27	—	912	119.25	119.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	458	173.00	173.00
18	—	529	179.00	179.00
8	—	689	135.00	135.00
23	—	772	130.25	130.25
12	—	583	164.00	164.00
24	—	626	157.00–162.00	159.45
10	—	720	138.00	138.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	641	143.00	143.00
1	—	1,055	89.00	89.00
8	—	571	167.00	167.00
38	—	713	142.00	142.00
19	—	675	99.00–150.00	144.51
2	—	760	127.00	127.00
4	—	986	117.00	117.00
61	—	812	129.50	129.50
14	—	880	124.50	124.50
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	795	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	807	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	174.00	174.00
1	—	630	138.00	138.00
3	—	467	172.50	172.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	573	153.00	153.00
5	—	293	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	447	171.00	171.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	774	117.25	117.25
82	—	654	123.00–128.50	128.10
6	—	842	113.00	113.00
23	—	877	102.00–106.00	102.68
9	—	524	122.00–135.00	130.73
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	545	125.00	125.00
5	—	457	134.00	134.00
4	—	645	117.50	117.50
1	—	820	107.00	107.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	721	126.25	126.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	463	147.00–150.00	149.53
61	—	741	121.00	121.00
3	—	798	114.00	114.00
66	—	565	141.00–146.50	144.24
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	331	133.00	133.00
4	—	223	128.00	128.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	406	133.00	133.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	133.00	133.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	407	156.00	156.00
2	—	633	130.00	130.00
1	—	540	137.00	137.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	721	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	121.00	121.00
5	—	449	140.00	140.00
7	—	529	137.00	137.00

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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