Name: Rockingham Livestock Sales, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2021-11-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 536, Heifers 329, Bulls 32)

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 $145.67/cwt on 532 head.

Average price

$145.67

532 head · 670 lb average

Value per head Derived

$977

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$293

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1

$43.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.18

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	581	152.52	886	202
Medium and Large 2	505	147.88	746	20
Medium and Large 1-2	755	143.91	1,087	283
Medium and Large 3	640	115.33	738	9thin
Small 1	543	109.18	593	18thin

One grade step is worth $43.35/cwt here — about $293 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 sale532 hd

145.67

—

VA average10 barns · 2,186 hd

142.48

+3.18

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

68 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	Small 1	—	558	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	619	4
Steers	Small 1	—	737	94.05/cwt	90.00–96.00	693	3
Steers	Small 1	—	437	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	437	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	604	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	390	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	653	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	430	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	555	3
Steers	Small 1	—	665	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	771	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	869	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	644	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	824	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	734	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	881	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3Value Added	—	727	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	800	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	1,013	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	1,383	22
Steers	Small 1	—	370	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	544	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	543	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	847	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	474	173.39/cwt	168.50–176.00	822	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	645	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	832	1
Steers	Small 1Value Added	—	528	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	628	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	573	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	831	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3Value Added	—	596	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	703	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	665	147.35/cwt	141.50–150.50	980	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	844	142.58/cwt	141.75–143.25	1,203	83
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	625	141.29/cwt	141.00–142.00	883	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	578	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	922	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	753	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	693	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	670	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	955	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	531	161.50/cwt	161.50–161.50	858	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	553	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	868	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	539	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	825	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	615	3
Bulls	Small 1	—	463	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	611	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	450	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	657	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	693	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	693	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	528	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	715	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	335	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	529	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	456	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	771	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	613	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	650	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	815	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	970	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	447	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	715	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	525	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	683	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Value Added	—	415	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	481	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	462	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	690	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	945	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	653	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	849	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	561	130.89/cwt	128.00–134.00	734	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Value Added	—	465	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	525	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Value Added	—	513	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	610	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	742	142.54/cwt	137.00–145.50	1,058	103
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	479	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	829	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	481	121.07/cwt	120.00–123.00	582	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	716	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,017	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	487	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	593	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	367	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	444	3
Heifers	Small 1Value Added	—	519	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	649	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	358	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	430	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	873	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	943	2
Heifers	Small 1	—	443	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	403	4
Heifers	Small 1	—	528	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	597	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	544	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	691	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	455	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	785	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	647	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	712	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	369	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	470	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	716	13
Heifers	Small 1	—	366	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	403	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	437	123.36/cwt	115.00–129.00	539	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	799	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	991	26

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 Nov 11, 2021

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

Receipts 897Last week 51Year ago 790

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 536, Heifers 329, Bulls 32)

Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	558	111.00	111.00
3	—	737	90.00–96.00	94.05
5	—	437	100.00	100.00
1	—	665	116.00	116.00
1	—	370	147.00	147.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	355	170.00	170.00
1	—	815	119.00	119.00
5	—	447	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	167.50	167.50
3	—	430	129.00	129.00
1	—	645	129.00	129.00
7	—	573	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	572	152.00	152.00
12	—	644	128.00	128.00
7	—	734	120.00	120.00
13	—	543	156.00	156.00
14	—	456	169.00	169.00
1	—	430	107.50	107.50
1	—	690	137.00	137.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	727	110.00	110.00
6	—	596	118.00	118.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,013	136.50	136.50
83	—	844	141.75–143.25	142.58
23	—	625	141.00–142.00	141.29
22	—	670	142.50	142.50
13	—	553	157.00	157.00
8	—	539	153.00	153.00
103	—	742	137.00–145.50	142.54
9	—	479	173.00	173.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	474	168.50–176.00	173.39
32	—	665	141.50–150.50	147.35
52	—	578	159.50	159.50
3	—	753	92.00	92.00
15	—	531	161.50	161.50
3	—	613	106.00	106.00
Steers — Small 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	528	119.00	119.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	473	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	463	132.00	132.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	450	146.00	146.00
6	—	693	100.00	100.00
3	—	528	135.50	135.50
2	—	335	158.00	158.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	525	130.00	130.00
38	—	653	130.00	130.00
49	—	561	128.00–134.00	130.89
17	—	481	120.00–123.00	121.07
27	—	716	142.00	142.00
24	—	437	115.00–129.00	123.36
26	—	799	124.00	124.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	415	116.00	116.00
3	—	465	113.00	113.00
6	—	513	119.00	119.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	455	107.00	107.00
1	—	660	119.00	119.00
1	—	335	110.00	110.00
1	—	500	94.00	94.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	471	126.00	126.00
25	—	544	127.00	127.00
4	—	370	123.00	123.00
13	—	647	110.00	110.00
13	—	573	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	367	121.00	121.00
Heifers — Small 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	519	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	358	120.00	120.00
2	—	873	108.00	108.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	443	91.00	91.00
3	—	528	113.00	113.00
4	—	366	110.00	110.00

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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