Name: Rockingham Livestock Sales, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2022-11-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 609, Dairy Steers 13, Heifers 383, Bulls 31)

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 $173.93/cwt on 606 head.

Average price

$173.93

606 head · 629 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,094

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$518

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

$53.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.37

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	659	176.18	1,162	369
Medium and Large 1	609	173.24	1,054	190
Medium and Large 2	459	169.13	777	37
Small 1	527	122.20	644	10thin

One grade step is worth $53.98/cwt here — about $518 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 sale606 hd

173.93

—

VA average10 barns · 2,131 hd

164.57

+9.37

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

70 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	Small 1	—	623	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	779	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	696	2
Steers	Small 1	—	373	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	459	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	400	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	684	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	962	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,405	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	510	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	658	7
Steers	Small 1	—	570	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	735	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	539	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,019	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,024	31
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	938	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	448	185.42/cwt	141.00–193.50	831	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	177.27/cwt	145.00–181.00	1,010	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	628	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	827	161.41/cwt	154.00–163.00	1,335	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	574	183.50/cwt	183.50–183.50	1,053	26
Steers	Small 1	—	715	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	722	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	642	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,091	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	665	173.85/cwt	135.00–177.00	1,156	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	971	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	729	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,232	68
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	550	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	919	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	198.50/cwt	198.50–198.50	929	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	788	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,135	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	360	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	590	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	479	195.97/cwt	189.00–198.00	939	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	544	188.13/cwt	187.00–189.50	1,023	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	613	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,085	6
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	—	1,072	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,426	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	681	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,171	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	630	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	775	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	360	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	475	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	483	172.40/cwt	161.00–180.00	833	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	663	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	749	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	552	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	767	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	307	136.39/cwt	135.00–139.00	419	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	553	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	835	81
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	459	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	675	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	757	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	992	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	562	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	849	30
Heifers	Small 1	—	483	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	517	2
Heifers	Small 1	—	670	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	717	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,047	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	740	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	955	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	151.72/cwt	145.00–153.00	649	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	348	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	484	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	367	138.06/cwt	135.00–140.00	507	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	500	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	105.85/cwt	99.00–120.00	492	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	458	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	568	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	121.95/cwt	117.00–127.00	659	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	707	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	120.44/cwt	117.00–121.00	762	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	540	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	702	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	473	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	530	2
Heifers	Small 1	—	300	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	303	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	557	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	590	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	605	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	846	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	973	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	818	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	640	175.78/cwt	173.00–180.00	1,125	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	781	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	345	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	462	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	715	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	787	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	461	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	645	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,062	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	406	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	788	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	398	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	561	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	865	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	926	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	164.60/cwt	146.00–169.00	616	12

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 Nov 10, 2022

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

Receipts 1,036Last week 273Year ago 897

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 609, Dairy Steers 13, Heifers 383, Bulls 31)

Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	623	125.00	125.00
4	—	373	123.00	123.00
1	—	570	129.00	129.00
1	—	715	101.00	101.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	523	133.00	133.00
2	—	555	169.00	169.00
13	—	448	141.00–193.50	185.42
2	—	615	133.00	133.00
12	—	374	146.00–169.00	164.60
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	171.00	171.00
10	—	539	189.00	189.00
31	—	665	154.00	154.00
60	—	570	145.00–181.00	177.27
1	—	385	163.00	163.00
16	—	642	170.00	170.00
1	—	730	133.00	133.00
17	—	468	198.50	198.50
6	—	788	144.00	144.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	962	146.00	146.00
63	—	827	154.00–163.00	161.41
26	—	574	183.50	183.50
68	—	729	169.00	169.00
3	—	360	164.00	164.00
57	—	479	189.00–198.00	195.97
31	—	544	187.00–189.50	188.13
15	—	681	172.00	172.00
40	—	640	173.00–180.00	175.78
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	665	135.00–177.00	173.85
6	—	613	177.00	177.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	550	167.00	167.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	565	188.00	188.00
5	—	406	194.00	194.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	510	129.00	129.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
81	—	553	151.00	151.00
60	—	459	147.00	147.00
5	—	376	133.00	133.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	757	131.00	131.00
30	—	562	151.00	151.00
13	—	461	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	483	107.00	107.00
1	—	670	107.00	107.00
1	—	300	101.00	101.00
3	—	557	106.00	106.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	665	157.50	157.50
1	—	365	137.00	137.00
3	—	465	99.00–120.00	105.85
1	—	760	93.00	93.00
7	—	633	117.00–121.00	120.44
7	—	435	139.00	139.00
4	—	846	115.00	115.00
36	—	558	140.00	140.00
3	—	345	134.00	134.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	740	129.00	129.00
10	—	367	135.00–140.00	138.06
2	—	458	124.00	124.00
2	—	540	117.00–127.00	121.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	130.00	130.00
2	—	473	112.00	112.00
1	—	715	110.00	110.00
2	—	398	141.00	141.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	865	107.00	107.00
Dairy Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,072	133.00	133.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	123.00	123.00
1	—	360	132.00	132.00
6	—	428	145.00–153.00	151.72
2	—	348	139.00	139.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	483	161.00–180.00	172.40
3	—	663	113.00	113.00
3	—	552	139.00	139.00
3	—	307	135.00–139.00	136.39

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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