Name: Rockingham Livestock Sales, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2021-10-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 371, Heifers 156, Bulls 35)

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 $159.20/cwt on 370 head.

Average price

$159.20

370 head · 613 lb average

Value per head Derived

$976

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$430

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1

$40.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+14.28

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	615	162.30	998	273
Medium and Large 1-2	620	152.61	947	89
Medium and Large 2	420	143.00	601	2thin
Small 1	467	121.50	568	6thin

One grade step is worth $40.80/cwt here — about $430 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 sale370 hd

159.20

—

VA average10 barns · 1,729 hd

144.92

+14.28

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

53 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	—	525	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	793	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	768	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	432	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	652	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	614	136.81/cwt	136.00–140.00	840	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	388	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	640	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	616	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	424	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	712	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	734	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	1,061	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	767	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,066	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	579	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	892	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	1,048	1
Steers	Small 1	—	695	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	869	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	658	148.74/cwt	147.50–149.00	979	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	165.53/cwt	155.00–172.00	866	86
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	175.83/cwt	169.00–179.00	751	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	761	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,081	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	723	150.75/cwt	144.00–151.00	1,090	27
Steers	Small 1	—	388	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	477	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	167.89/cwt	154.00–172.00	970	36
Steers	Small 1	—	505	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	606	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,051	143.25/cwt	143.25–143.25	1,506	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	639	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	959	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	388	163.49/cwt	163.00–164.00	634	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	544	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	838	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	728	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	467	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	542	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	721	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	546	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	531	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	717	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	437	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	590	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	595	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	821	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	359	145.36/cwt	140.00–151.00	522	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	444	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	599	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	615	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	806	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	878	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,080	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	362	111.70/cwt	107.50–120.00	404	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	749	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	454	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	614	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	804	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	574	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	1,010	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,111	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	646	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	866	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	685	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	914	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	133.28/cwt	129.50–136.00	696	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	497	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	835	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	853	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	883	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,307	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	532	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	787	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	648	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	940	6
Steers	Small 1	—	440	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	506	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	870	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	743	132.75/cwt	132.75–132.75	986	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	165.57/cwt	151.50–169.00	1,048	45

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 28, 2021

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

Receipts 562Last week 683Year ago 0

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 371, Heifers 156, Bulls 35)

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
2	—	525	151.00	151.00
2	—	573	134.00	134.00
3	—	432	151.00	151.00
10	—	614	136.00–140.00	136.81
11	—	388	165.00	165.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	145.00	145.00
1	—	595	138.00	138.00
4	—	359	140.00–151.00	145.36
1	—	615	131.00	131.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	424	168.00	168.00
10	—	734	144.50	144.50
5	—	767	139.00	139.00
11	—	579	154.00	154.00
10	—	883	148.00	148.00
8	—	532	148.00	148.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	143.50	143.50
12	—	658	147.50–149.00	148.74
86	—	523	155.00–172.00	165.53
13	—	427	169.00–179.00	175.83
8	—	761	142.00	142.00
36	—	578	154.00–172.00	167.89
20	—	1,051	143.25	143.25
2	—	388	163.00–164.00	163.49
17	—	478	182.00	182.00
45	—	633	151.50–169.00	165.57
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	125.00	125.00
3	—	388	123.00	123.00
1	—	505	120.00	120.00
1	—	440	115.00	115.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	723	144.00–151.00	150.75
6	—	648	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	639	150.00	150.00
16	—	544	154.00	154.00
8	—	497	168.00	168.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	140.00	140.00
1	—	320	146.00	146.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	542	133.00	133.00
11	—	413	139.00	139.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	423	129.00	129.00
2	—	385	118.00	118.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	531	135.00	135.00
8	—	437	135.00	135.00
17	—	614	131.00	131.00
3	—	743	132.75	132.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	444	135.00	135.00
3	—	878	123.00	123.00
6	—	362	107.50–120.00	111.70
8	—	581	129.00	129.00
30	—	522	129.50–136.00	133.28
3	—	672	127.00	127.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,010	110.00	110.00
8	—	646	134.00	134.00
20	—	685	133.50	133.50

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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