Name: Rockingham Livestock Sales, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2022-06-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-06-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 172, Heifers 178, Bulls 3)

Value Added and Natural cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $149.71/cwt on 178 head.

Average price

$149.71

178 head · 596 lb average

Value per head Derived

$892

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$122

per head · Medium and Large 2-3 over Large 1-2

$56.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.92

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2-3	332	161.00	535	5thin
Medium and Large 1-2	576	154.75	891	126
Medium and Large 1	696	137.57	958	37
Medium and Large 2	579	132.00	765	6thin
Small 1	652	119.33	778	3thin
Large 1-2	625	105.00	656	1thin

One grade step is worth $56.00/cwt here — about −$122 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 sale178 hd

149.71

—

VA average10 barns · 1,649 hd

144.79

+4.92

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

47 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	—	430	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	677	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	560	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	868	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	665	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	998	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	794	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	701	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	724	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,021	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	590	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,086	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	935	142.75/cwt	142.75–142.75	1,335	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	466	192.67/cwt	191.50–194.00	898	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	539	193.73/cwt	192.50–195.00	1,044	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	734	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,160	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	858	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,167	2
Steers	Small 1Value Added	—	370	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	422	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	609	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,066	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	1,250	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,600	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	860	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	1,067	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,483	5
Steers	Small 1	—	665	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	881	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	735	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,095	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	657	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,183	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	759	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,063	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	176.35/cwt	169.00–180.00	1,116	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	547	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,053	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	950	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,197	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	845	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	659	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	890	6
Heifers	Small 1	—	845	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	761	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	555	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	744	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	387	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	642	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	474	164.05/cwt	163.00–165.00	778	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	631	149.98/cwt	148.50–152.00	946	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	874	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,127	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	831	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	595	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	946	9
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	625	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	656	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	686	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,214	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	408	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	579	2
Steers	Small 1	—	445	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	610	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	530	157.75/cwt	155.00–162.00	836	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	494	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	805	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	332	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	535	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	351	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	674	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	666	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	976	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	541	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,033	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	903	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	490	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	941	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	808	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,212	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 Jun 9, 2022

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

Receipts 353Last week 979Year ago 201

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 172, Heifers 178, Bulls 3)

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
1	—	430	157.50	157.50
1	—	560	155.00	155.00
1	—	665	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	128.00	128.00
6	—	455	154.00	154.00
6	—	659	135.00	135.00
10	—	577	144.00	144.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	724	141.00	141.00
6	—	387	166.00	166.00
23	—	474	163.00–165.00	164.05
30	—	631	148.50–152.00	149.98
9	—	595	159.00	159.00
22	—	530	155.00–162.00	157.75
14	—	666	146.50	146.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	950	126.00	126.00
8	—	874	129.00	129.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	665	127.00	127.00
2	—	408	142.00	142.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	845	90.00	90.00
2	—	555	134.00	134.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	494	163.00	163.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	332	161.00	161.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	590	184.00	184.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	935	142.75	142.75
26	—	539	192.50–195.00	193.73
14	—	734	158.00	158.00
2	—	858	136.00	136.00
8	—	609	175.00	175.00
9	—	1,250	128.00	128.00
5	—	1,067	139.00	139.00
15	—	657	180.00	180.00
9	—	759	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	466	191.50–194.00	192.67
4	—	351	192.00	192.00
Steers — Small 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	370	114.00	114.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	460	187.00	187.00
3	—	633	169.00–180.00	176.35
10	—	686	177.00	177.00
12	—	541	191.00	191.00
2	—	808	150.00	150.00
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	132.50	132.50
2	—	445	137.00	137.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	735	149.00	149.00
3	—	547	192.50	192.50
5	—	490	192.00	192.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	140.00	140.00

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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