Name: Rockingham Livestock Sales, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2022-03-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 747, Heifers 235, Bulls 27)

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 $158.71/cwt on 746 head.

Average price

$158.71

746 head · 695 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,103

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$367

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1

$42.79/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.00

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	673	166.35	1,120	265
Medium and Large 1-2	711	155.33	1,105	457
Medium and Large 3	613	150.00	920	4thin
Medium and Large 2	650	148.83	967	6thin
Medium and Large 2-3	621	141.00	876	6thin
Small 1	609	123.56	753	8thin

One grade step is worth $42.79/cwt here — about $367 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 sale746 hd

158.71

—

VA average10 barns · 2,223 hd

161.71

−3.00

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

62 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	—	685	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	836	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	413	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	661	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	461	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	738	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	809	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	512	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	605	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	605	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	1,023	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,412	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	519	194.14/cwt	193.00–195.00	1,008	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	847	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,050	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	799	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,151	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	813	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,154	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	673	172.25/cwt	161.00–178.00	1,159	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	727	147.49/cwt	140.00–150.50	1,072	80
Steers	Medium and Large 3Value Added	—	613	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	920	4
Steers	Small 1Value Added	—	543	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	760	3
Steers	Small 1	—	425	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	510	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	727	149.27/cwt	149.00–149.50	1,085	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	639	161.77/cwt	149.00–180.00	1,034	168
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	480	189.50/cwt	189.50–189.50	910	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	621	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	876	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	450	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	783	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	870	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	667	167.25/cwt	160.00–175.00	1,116	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	905	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,276	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	350	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	578	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	165.72/cwt	135.00–181.00	940	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	632	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,093	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	546	185.50/cwt	185.50–185.50	1,013	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	779	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	1,141	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	579	180.58/cwt	169.00–184.50	1,046	58
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	964	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	548	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	795	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	673	117.47/cwt	115.00–120.00	791	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	688	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	522	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	619	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	805	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	469	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	779	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	614	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	400	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	490	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	570	150.53/cwt	145.50–152.25	858	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	637	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	828	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	429	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	674	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	452	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	689	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	665	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	798	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	986	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,085	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	448	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	670	6
Heifers	Small 1	—	458	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	527	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	151.25/cwt	151.25–151.25	885	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	778	127.75/cwt	127.75–127.75	994	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	544	151.25/cwt	151.25–151.25	823	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	890	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	979	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	574	175.77/cwt	156.00–178.50	1,009	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	804	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,093	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	658	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	875	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	909	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,218	4
Steers	Small 1	—	743	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	736	2
Steers	Small 1	—	825	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	891	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	785	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,052	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	505	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	669	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	345	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	466	1
Steers	Small 1	—	510	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	727	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 Mar 10, 2022

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

Receipts 1,009Last week 638Year ago 557

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 747, Heifers 235, Bulls 27)

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
1	—	685	122.00	122.00
2	—	413	160.00	160.00
4	—	461	160.00	160.00
6	—	525	154.00	154.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	157.50	157.50
1	—	605	100.00	100.00
3	—	548	145.00	145.00
2	—	673	115.00–120.00	117.47
7	—	429	157.00	157.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,023	138.00	138.00
26	—	519	193.00–195.00	194.14
34	—	813	142.00	142.00
53	—	673	161.00–178.00	172.25
31	—	727	149.00–149.50	149.27
13	—	480	189.50	189.50
9	—	632	173.00	173.00
24	—	779	146.50	146.50
58	—	579	169.00–184.50	180.58
4	—	909	134.00	134.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	847	124.00	124.00
62	—	799	144.00	144.00
80	—	727	140.00–150.50	147.49
168	—	639	149.00–180.00	161.77
51	—	667	160.00–175.00	167.25
57	—	905	141.00	141.00
13	—	546	185.50	185.50
17	—	574	156.00–178.50	175.77
Steers — Medium and Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	613	150.00	150.00
Steers — Small 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	543	140.00	140.00
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	120.00	120.00
2	—	743	99.00	99.00
1	—	825	108.00	108.00
1	—	510	142.50	142.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	621	141.00	141.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	174.00	174.00
1	—	515	169.00	169.00
2	—	630	153.00	153.00
1	—	890	110.00	110.00
1	—	785	134.00	134.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	165.00	165.00
3	—	567	135.00–181.00	165.72
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	478	144.00	144.00
1	—	360	145.00	145.00
7	—	519	150.00	150.00
5	—	637	130.00	130.00
1	—	585	151.25	151.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	619	130.00	130.00
2	—	335	140.00	140.00
8	—	445	138.00	138.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	122.50	122.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
53	—	570	145.50–152.25	150.53
20	—	452	152.50	152.50
12	—	665	120.00	120.00
7	—	986	110.00	110.00
6	—	448	149.50	149.50
37	—	778	127.75	127.75
22	—	544	151.25	151.25
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	458	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	804	136.00	136.00
22	—	658	133.00	133.00
1	—	505	132.50	132.50
1	—	345	135.00	135.00

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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