Name: Rockingham Livestock Sales, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2021-10-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 395, Heifers 264, Bulls 24)

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 $158.21/cwt on 395 head.

Average price

$158.21

395 head · 648 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,025

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$391

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1

$44.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.76

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	600	162.30	974	157
Small and Medium 1	625	157.00	981	16thin
Medium and Large 1-2	691	156.57	1,083	209
Medium and Large 2	592	148.24	878	8thin
Small 1	493	118.00	582	5thin

One grade step is worth $44.30/cwt here — about $391 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 sale395 hd

158.21

—

VA average10 barns · 1,919 hd

148.45

+9.76

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

66 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 2	—	730	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	934	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	470	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	832	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	370	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	625	1
Steers	Small 1	—	528	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	581	4
Steers	Small 1	—	355	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	533	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	540	169.61/cwt	154.00–173.00	916	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	174.07/cwt	172.00–175.50	842	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	687	144.14/cwt	142.00–151.00	990	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	842	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,137	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	647	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,029	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	660	157.95/cwt	150.00–160.00	1,042	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	700	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	987	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	157.31/cwt	153.00–161.50	994	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	712	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	395	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	648	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	508	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	914	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	503	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	780	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	628	153.23/cwt	150.50–156.00	962	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	466	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	825	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	449	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	786	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	592	167.88/cwt	167.50–169.00	994	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	1,110	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,443	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	898	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,275	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	550	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	946	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	624	161.13/cwt	157.00–163.00	1,005	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	769	149.49/cwt	147.00–151.50	1,150	83
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	725	149.95/cwt	149.00–150.50	1,087	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	460	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	653	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	390	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	429	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	525	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	651	2
Bulls	Small 1	—	655	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	570	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	630	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	838	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	540	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	756	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	358	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	601	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	446	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	785	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	662	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	653	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	911	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	765	134.62/cwt	131.00–137.25	1,030	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	368	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	512	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	472	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	604	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	553	133.39/cwt	121.00–136.00	738	23
Steers	Small and Medium 1Value Added	—	625	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	981	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	844	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	852	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	765	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	727	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Value Added	—	428	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	509	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	930	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,135	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	449	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	638	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	484	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	590	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	788	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	632	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	865	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	709	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	131.95/cwt	130.00–134.00	736	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	891	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	717	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	868	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	372	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	662	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	326	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	453	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	142.76/cwt	141.00–144.00	600	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	495	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	594	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	353	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	512	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	614	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	798	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	660	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	815	7
Heifers	Small 1	—	653	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	725	2
Heifers	Small 1	—	783	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	830	2
Heifers	Small 1	—	492	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	522	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	781	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 Oct 14, 2021

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

Receipts 683Last week 132Year ago 0

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 395, Heifers 264, Bulls 24)

Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	128.00	128.00
1	—	490	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	177.00	177.00
1	—	370	169.00	169.00
10	—	647	159.00	159.00
39	—	660	150.00–160.00	157.95
1	—	700	141.00	141.00
19	—	592	167.50–169.00	167.88
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	528	110.00	110.00
1	—	355	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	540	154.00–173.00	169.61
5	—	484	172.00–175.50	174.07
4	—	687	142.00–151.00	144.14
3	—	842	135.00	135.00
27	—	632	153.00–161.50	157.31
7	—	424	168.00	168.00
1	—	395	164.00	164.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	508	180.00	180.00
11	—	466	177.00	177.00
6	—	449	175.00	175.00
2	—	1,110	130.00	130.00
24	—	898	142.00	142.00
18	—	550	172.00	172.00
13	—	624	157.00–163.00	161.13
83	—	769	147.00–151.50	149.49
27	—	725	149.00–150.50	149.95
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	503	155.00	155.00
4	—	628	150.50–156.00	153.23
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	358	168.00	168.00
7	—	446	176.00	176.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	625	157.00	157.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	460	142.00	142.00
1	—	390	110.00	110.00
6	—	614	130.00	130.00
7	—	660	123.50	123.50
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	124.00	124.00
1	—	655	87.00	87.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	630	133.00	133.00
1	—	540	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	653	139.50	139.50
66	—	765	131.00–137.25	134.62
3	—	368	139.00	139.00
3	—	472	128.00	128.00
23	—	553	121.00–136.00	133.39
9	—	449	142.00	142.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	844	101.00	101.00
1	—	765	95.00	95.00
4	—	484	122.00	122.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	428	119.00	119.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	930	122.00	122.00
1	—	865	82.00	82.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	625	126.00	126.00
17	—	472	134.00	134.00
29	—	558	130.00–134.00	131.95
2	—	680	131.00	131.00
3	—	717	121.00	121.00
4	—	353	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	310	120.00	120.00
3	—	563	117.50	117.50
1	—	495	120.00	120.00
1	—	730	107.00	107.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	326	139.00	139.00
17	—	420	141.00–144.00	142.76
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	653	111.00	111.00
2	—	783	106.00	106.00
3	—	492	106.00	106.00

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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