Name: Rockingham Livestock Sales, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2021-05-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 358, Heifers 311, Bulls 27)

Value Added and most Natural cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $140.48/cwt on 356 head.

Average price

$140.48

356 head · 687 lb average

Value per head Derived

$966

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$385

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1

$40.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.15

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	716	142.34	1,019	101
Medium and Large 2	487	141.53	690	17thin
Medium and Large 1-2	691	140.35	970	233
Medium and Large 3	555	119.00	660	1thin
Small 1	621	102.00	634	4thin

One grade step is worth $40.34/cwt here — about $385 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 sale356 hd

140.48

—

VA average9 barns · 1,267 hd

140.33

+0.15

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

64 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 1-2Value Added	—	558	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	826	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	557	130.89/cwt	128.50–135.00	729	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	457	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	624	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	445	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	554	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	757	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	787	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	1,022	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	1,272	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	528	135.29/cwt	129.00–138.00	714	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	387	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	581	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	397	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	491	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	712	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	455	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	614	1
Steers	Small 1	—	610	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	641	2
Heifers	Small 1	—	500	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	555	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,015	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,228	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	156.38/cwt	154.00–157.50	732	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	662	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	768	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	713	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	952	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	586	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	885	8
Steers	Small 1	—	840	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	756	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	695	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	688	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	128.79/cwt	128.50–129.00	721	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	124.39/cwt	118.00–127.00	596	10
Heifers	Small 1	—	453	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	471	3
Heifers	Small 1	—	760	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	699	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	920	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	1,155	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	935	120.75/cwt	120.75–120.75	1,129	27
Steers	Small 1	—	425	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	459	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	921	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	153.85/cwt	149.00–156.50	974	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	617	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	824	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	735	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	882	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	537	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	639	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	450	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	621	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	416	125.75/cwt	125.00–127.00	523	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Value Added	—	840	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	949	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	850	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	961	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	635	151.02/cwt	149.50–153.50	959	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	500	116.50/cwt	116.50–116.50	583	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	673	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	847	125.25/cwt	125.25–125.25	1,061	36
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	514	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	740	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	575	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3Value Added	—	555	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	660	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	786	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	900	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	516	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	846	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	455	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	683	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	505	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	636	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	680	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	782	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Natural	—	505	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	692	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	736	133.75/cwt	133.75–133.75	984	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	629	128.83/cwt	125.25–132.75	810	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	774	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	1,033	61
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	536	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	708	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	719	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	456	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	627	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	358	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	460	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	673	135.64/cwt	134.00–136.00	913	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	683	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	813	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	315	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	441	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	539	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	822	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	443	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	669	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	686	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	974	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	630	10

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 May 13, 2021

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

Receipts 696Last week 758Year ago 707

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 358, Heifers 311, Bulls 27)

Value Added and most Natural cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	558	148.00	148.00
55	—	635	149.50–153.50	151.02
36	—	847	125.25	125.25
20	—	736	133.75	133.75
61	—	774	133.50	133.50
16	—	673	134.00–136.00	135.64
9	—	539	152.50	152.50
9	—	443	151.00	151.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,022	124.50	124.50
9	—	713	133.50	133.50
8	—	586	151.00	151.00
27	—	935	120.75	120.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	135.00	135.00
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	610	105.00	105.00
1	—	840	90.00	90.00
1	—	425	108.00	108.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,015	121.00	121.00
9	—	468	154.00–157.50	156.38
1	—	920	125.50	125.50
18	—	558	165.00	165.00
17	—	633	149.00–156.50	153.85
5	—	686	142.00	142.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	127.00	127.00
2	—	423	136.00	136.00
2	—	375	143.00	143.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	514	144.00	144.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	119.00	119.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	516	164.00	164.00
5	—	455	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	137.00	137.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	557	128.50–135.00	130.89
8	—	457	136.50	136.50
57	—	786	114.50	114.50
51	—	629	125.25–132.75	128.83
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	445	124.50	124.50
3	—	757	104.00	104.00
2	—	325	122.00	122.00
6	—	662	116.00	116.00
27	—	560	128.50–129.00	128.79
10	—	479	118.00–127.00	124.39
11	—	529	136.00	136.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	528	129.00–138.00	135.29
8	—	358	128.50	128.50
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	111.00	111.00
1	—	695	99.00	99.00
3	—	453	104.00	104.00
1	—	760	92.00	92.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	416	125.00–127.00	125.75
2	—	850	113.00	113.00
9	—	505	126.00	126.00
1	—	600	118.00	118.00
2	—	683	119.00	119.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	840	113.00	113.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	500	116.50	116.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	680	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	456	137.50	137.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	481	131.00	131.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	387	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	491	145.00	145.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	617	133.50	133.50
4	—	735	120.00	120.00
3	—	537	119.00	119.00
3	—	450	138.00	138.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	140.00	140.00

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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