Name: Rockingham Livestock Sales, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2021-12-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 337, Holstein Steers 8, Heifers 192, Holstein Heifers 8, Bulls 32)

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 $155.73/cwt on 336 head.

Average price

$155.73

336 head · 662 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,030

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$250

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1

$65.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.15

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	612	160.39	982	157
Medium and Large 2	496	159.20	790	5thin
Medium and Large 1	710	152.69	1,085	166
Medium and Large 3	691	143.00	988	5thin
Small 1	770	95.00	732	3thin

One grade step is worth $65.39/cwt here — about $250 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 sale336 hd

155.73

—

VA average10 barns · 2,575 hd

153.58

+2.15

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

56 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	—	385	169.50/cwt	169.50–169.50	653	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	429	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	661	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	659	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	903	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	549	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	813	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	787	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	460	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	676	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	623	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,072	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	670	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,039	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	578	166.28/cwt	163.00–168.50	961	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	730	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,066	43
Dairy Steers	Large 2Value Added	—	746	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	634	4
Dairy Steers	Large 2Value Added	—	810	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	729	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	532	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	899	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	494	172.39/cwt	172.00–172.50	852	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	641	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3Value Added	—	691	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	988	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 2Value Added	—	798	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	591	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 2Value Added	—	666	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	526	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	923	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	1,334	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	797	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,060	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	162.75/cwt	160.00–164.00	846	13
Steers	Small 1	—	615	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	756	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	434	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	725	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	664	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,056	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	156.70/cwt	147.00–159.50	992	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	556	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	912	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	772	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,127	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	801	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,185	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	119.08/cwt	115.00–125.00	756	12
Heifers	Small 1	—	498	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	533	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	539	131.49/cwt	130.00–136.00	709	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	458	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	618	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	497	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	567	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	737	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	491	141.63/cwt	134.00–142.50	695	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	757	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	640	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	829	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	756	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,081	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	795	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,049	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	773	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,051	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	345	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	449	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	598	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	783	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	953	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	832	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	497	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	439	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	562	7
Steers	Small 1	—	848	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	687	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	555	145.37/cwt	145.25–145.50	807	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	167.64/cwt	167.00–173.00	790	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	758	128.54/cwt	115.00–142.00	974	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	964	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,195	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	365	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	496	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	165.33/cwt	164.00–166.00	810	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	505	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	758	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	962	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,135	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	1,035	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,325	2

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 Dec 9, 2021

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

Receipts 577Last week 897Year ago 544

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 337, Holstein Steers 8, Heifers 192, Holstein Heifers 8, Bulls 32)

Value Added and Natural 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
7	—	385	169.50	169.50
7	—	429	154.00	154.00
7	—	659	137.00	137.00
7	—	549	148.00	148.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	570	138.00	138.00
1	—	460	147.00	147.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	623	172.00	172.00
17	—	670	155.00	155.00
10	—	578	163.00–168.50	166.28
43	—	730	146.00	146.00
12	—	532	169.00	169.00
13	—	494	172.00–172.50	172.39
3	—	797	133.00	133.00
8	—	434	167.00	167.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	375	171.00	171.00
13	—	520	160.00–164.00	162.75
37	—	633	147.00–159.50	156.70
14	—	556	164.00	164.00
9	—	471	167.00–173.00	167.64
6	—	758	115.00–142.00	128.54
Steers — Medium and Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	691	143.00	143.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	923	144.50	144.50
16	—	664	159.00	159.00
31	—	801	148.00	148.00
3	—	962	118.00	118.00
2	—	1,035	128.00	128.00
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	123.00	123.00
2	—	848	81.00	81.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	772	146.00	146.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	574	166.00	166.00
10	—	481	173.00	173.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	490	164.00–166.00	165.33
2	—	505	150.00	150.00
Dairy Steers — Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	746	85.00	85.00
4	—	810	90.00	90.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	798	74.00	74.00
6	—	666	79.00	79.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	635	115.00–125.00	119.08
41	—	539	130.00–136.00	131.49
1	—	345	130.00	130.00
2	—	598	131.00	131.00
3	—	368	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	498	107.00	107.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	458	135.00	135.00
28	—	555	145.25–145.50	145.37
7	—	964	124.00	124.00
1	—	365	136.00	136.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	385	129.00	129.00
3	—	567	130.00	130.00
1	—	670	113.00	113.00
1	—	795	132.00	132.00
7	—	439	128.00	128.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	491	134.00–142.50	141.63
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	640	129.50	129.50
8	—	756	143.00	143.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	773	136.00	136.00

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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