Name: Rockingham Livestock Sales, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2022-01-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 393, Holstein Steers 7, Heifers 352, Bulls 7)

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 $161.68/cwt on 392 head.

Average price

$161.68

392 head · 693 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,121

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$98

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Small 1

$39.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.97

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	553	166.60	921	5thin
Medium and Large 1-2	689	164.56	1,134	249
Medium and Large 1	708	156.97	1,111	135
Small 1	650	126.67	824	3thin

One grade step is worth $39.93/cwt here — about $98 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 sale392 hd

161.68

—

VA average10 barns · 1,071 hd

159.71

+1.97

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

59 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	—	531	176.14/cwt	174.00–178.00	935	13
Steers	Small 1	—	465	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	651	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	952	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,390	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	443	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	775	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	851	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	444	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	830	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	860	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,264	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,044	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	580	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,044	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	677	147.58/cwt	142.50–148.00	999	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	718	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,041	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	949	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	787	164.58/cwt	161.00–166.00	1,295	87
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	541	183.50/cwt	183.50–183.50	993	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	714	153.07/cwt	141.00–159.00	1,093	34
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	580	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	963	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	610	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	732	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	485	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	839	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	668	145.04/cwt	129.00–148.00	969	19
Dairy Steers	Large 2Value Added	—	975	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,121	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	627	162.73/cwt	149.50–167.00	1,020	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	776	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,257	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	679	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,066	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	630	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	890	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	400	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	540	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	615	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	861	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	500	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	465	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	767	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	566	182.59/cwt	181.50–183.00	1,033	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	893	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,000	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,310	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,059	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	463	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	671	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	154.71/cwt	143.00–159.50	1,052	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	668	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	808	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	655	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	983	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	575	155.61/cwt	148.00–156.50	895	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	453	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	711	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	824	16
Steers	Small 1	—	743	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	892	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	985	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,152	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	658	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	931	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	905	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	815	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	535	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	813	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	484	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	678	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	885	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	1,146	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	549	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	840	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	733	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	982	9
Heifers	Small 1	—	785	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	922	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	495	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	673	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	385	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	616	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	300	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	390	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	680	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	782	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	752	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,068	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	637	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	908	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	895	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	952	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	444	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	697	21

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 Jan 13, 2022

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

Receipts 759Last week 577Year ago 495

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 393, Holstein Steers 7, Heifers 352, Bulls 7)

Value Added and Natural cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	531	174.00–178.00	176.14
3	—	443	175.00	175.00
3	—	478	178.00	178.00
20	—	614	170.00	170.00
2	—	565	168.00	168.00
1	—	1,000	131.00	131.00
2	—	725	146.00	146.00
34	—	680	143.00–159.50	154.71
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	140.00	140.00
2	—	743	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	952	146.00	146.00
1	—	580	180.00	180.00
13	—	677	142.50–148.00	147.58
5	—	718	145.00	145.00
1	—	610	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	444	187.00	187.00
22	—	541	183.50	183.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	860	147.00	147.00
87	—	787	161.00–166.00	164.58
34	—	714	141.00–159.00	153.07
4	—	485	173.00	173.00
19	—	668	129.00–148.00	145.04
37	—	627	149.50–167.00	162.73
18	—	566	181.50–183.00	182.59
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	580	166.00	166.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	776	162.00	162.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	679	157.00	157.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	535	167.00	167.00
Dairy Steers — Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	975	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	127.00	127.00
1	—	565	157.50	157.50
1	—	400	135.00	135.00
1	—	385	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	140.00	140.00
1	—	500	160.00	160.00
1	—	465	165.00	165.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	463	145.00	145.00
2	—	668	121.00	121.00
1	—	985	117.00	117.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	655	150.00	150.00
48	—	575	148.00–156.50	155.61
8	—	453	157.00	157.00
11	—	535	152.00	152.00
28	—	885	129.50	129.50
41	—	752	142.00	142.00
57	—	637	142.50	142.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	576	143.00	143.00
9	—	658	141.50	141.50
9	—	733	134.00	134.00
2	—	495	136.00	136.00
1	—	300	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	905	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	484	140.00	140.00
2	—	618	154.00	154.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	549	153.00	153.00
40	—	605	148.00	148.00
21	—	444	157.00	157.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	785	117.50	117.50
1	—	680	115.00	115.00

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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