Name: Rockingham Livestock Sales, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2022-04-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 702, Heifers 188, Bulls 44)

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 $164.67/cwt on 547 head.

Average price

$164.67

547 head · 691 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,138

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$408

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

$45.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.33

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	713	166.89	1,190	312
Medium and Large 1	677	163.42	1,106	208
Medium and Large 2	523	156.43	819	21
Small 1	644	121.50	782	6thin

One grade step is worth $45.39/cwt here — about $408 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 sale547 hd

164.67

—

VA average10 barns · 1,621 hd

167.00

−2.33

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
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	461	170.76/cwt	163.00–180.50	787	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	729	156.88/cwt	145.00–161.00	1,144	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	817	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	136.10/cwt	129.00–154.00	1,028	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	610	165.13/cwt	145.00–181.00	1,007	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	975	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,170	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	746	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,119	25
Steers	Small 1	—	830	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	863	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	934	135.80/cwt	126.00–139.00	1,268	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	849	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,223	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	391	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	645	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	804	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	455	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	851	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	675	171.74/cwt	150.00–183.50	1,159	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	928	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,188	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,132	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	865	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,081	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	657	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	788	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	776	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,148	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	557	204.16/cwt	194.00–211.00	1,137	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	547	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,050	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	562	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,152	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	666	163.76/cwt	144.00–177.00	1,091	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	385	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	664	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	1,070	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,370	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	528	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	750	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	638	157.72/cwt	145.00–166.00	1,006	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	460	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	736	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	340	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	536	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	740	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	932	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	630	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	750	1
Steers	Small 1	—	649	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	785	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	447	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	675	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	380	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	517	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,092	26
Steers	Small 1	—	435	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	613	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	482	143.88/cwt	132.00–150.00	694	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	348	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	539	3
Heifers	Small 1	—	545	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	736	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	781	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	533	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	911	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	634	182.82/cwt	176.00–187.00	1,159	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	638	146.94/cwt	126.00–150.00	937	81
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	576	151.93/cwt	141.00–157.00	875	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	348	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	470	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	788	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	944	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	887	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	899	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,079	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	505	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	793	2
Heifers	Small 1	—	485	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	594	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	563	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	726	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	412	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	647	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	523	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	733	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	971	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	752	7
Heifers	Small 1	—	700	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	630	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	489	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	738	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	716	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	845	7
Heifers	Small 1	—	560	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	644	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	630	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	756	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	790	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	853	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	397	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	631	3

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 Apr 14, 2022

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

Receipts 934Last week 73Year ago 0

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 702, Heifers 188, Bulls 44)

Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	461	163.00–180.50	170.76
9	—	610	145.00–181.00	165.13
60	—	849	144.00	144.00
5	—	928	128.00	128.00
12	—	562	205.00	205.00
12	—	666	144.00–177.00	163.76
1	—	385	172.50	172.50
2	—	1,070	128.00	128.00
11	—	533	171.00	171.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
53	—	729	145.00–161.00	156.88
71	—	934	126.00–139.00	135.80
13	—	455	187.00	187.00
55	—	675	150.00–183.50	171.74
22	—	776	148.00	148.00
43	—	557	194.00–211.00	204.16
16	—	547	192.00	192.00
39	—	634	176.00–187.00	182.82
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	464	176.00	176.00
7	—	755	129.00–154.00	136.10
1	—	975	120.00	120.00
25	—	746	150.00	150.00
6	—	391	165.00	165.00
7	—	629	180.00	180.00
1	—	865	125.00	125.00
26	—	530	206.00	206.00
3	—	348	155.00	155.00
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	830	104.00	104.00
4	—	649	121.00	121.00
1	—	435	141.00	141.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	470	171.00	171.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	657	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	528	142.00	142.00
18	—	638	145.00–166.00	157.72
5	—	790	108.00	108.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	460	160.00	160.00
2	—	340	157.50	157.50
1	—	740	126.00	126.00
1	—	630	119.00	119.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	563	129.00	129.00
3	—	412	157.00	157.00
3	—	397	159.00	159.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	447	151.00	151.00
3	—	630	124.00	124.00
12	—	555	142.00	142.00
5	—	379	138.00	138.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	380	136.00	136.00
40	—	482	132.00–150.00	143.88
81	—	638	126.00–150.00	146.94
36	—	576	141.00–157.00	151.93
9	—	944	94.00	94.00
46	—	733	132.50	132.50
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	135.00	135.00
1	—	485	122.50	122.50
1	—	700	90.00	90.00
1	—	560	115.00	115.00
1	—	630	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	348	135.00	135.00
7	—	526	143.00	143.00
12	—	489	151.00	151.00
7	—	716	118.00	118.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	899	120.00	120.00
2	—	505	157.00	157.00

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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