Name: Rockingham Livestock Sales, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2023-03-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 367, Heifers 369, Bulls 14)

Value Added and most Natural cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $175.84/cwt on 368 head.

Average price

$175.84

368 head · 593 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,042

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$302

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

$21.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.30

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	600	177.79	1,067	315
Medium and Large 2	530	168.63	893	27
Medium and Large 1	623	162.38	1,011	15thin
Small 1	491	155.85	765	11thin

One grade step is worth $21.95/cwt here — about $302 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 sale368 hd

175.84

—

VA average11 barns · 2,347 hd

176.13

−0.30

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

65 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	—	484	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,147	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	755	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,216	1
Steers	Small 1	—	595	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	952	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	373	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	933	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	500	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	925	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	197.49/cwt	179.00–230.00	1,143	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	793	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,435	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	685	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,459	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	719	221.79/cwt	218.00–225.00	1,595	47
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	463	197.96/cwt	196.00–200.00	917	4
Steers	Small 1	—	788	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,281	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	500	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,063	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	629	244.99/cwt	239.00–251.00	1,541	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	526	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,326	27
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	410	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	892	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	616	186.90/cwt	140.00–227.50	1,151	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	953	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	520	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,212	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	720	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,433	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	467	257.22/cwt	200.00–270.00	1,201	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	895	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,459	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	569	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	939	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	774	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,447	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	649	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,395	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	998	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,567	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	638	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,614	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	986	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	360	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	810	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	655	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,179	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	851	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	640	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,203	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	445	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	968	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	484	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	811	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	969	2
Heifers	Small 1	—	558	153.45/cwt	149.00–155.00	856	4
Heifers	Small 1	—	650	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	930	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	340	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	587	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	436	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	685	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	663	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,028	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	498	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,021	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	410	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	718	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	355	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	621	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	960	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	166.42/cwt	162.50–175.00	805	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	548	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	838	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	927	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	453	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	843	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	863	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,251	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	355	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	692	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	1,025	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,517	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	679	229.05/cwt	226.00–234.00	1,555	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	645	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,026	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	753	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,152	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	442	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	818	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Natural	—	594	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	986	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	535	187.64/cwt	182.00–189.50	1,004	82
Steers	Small 1	—	395	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	889	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	596	176.57/cwt	176.00–177.50	1,052	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,403	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	942	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	895	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,454	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	577	248.87/cwt	239.00–261.00	1,436	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	825	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,403	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	637	177.14/cwt	176.50–179.50	1,128	118
Steers	Small 1	—	495	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	879	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 9, 2023

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

Receipts 750Last week 1,001Year ago 1,009

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 367, Heifers 369, Bulls 14)

Value Added and most 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
4	—	484	237.00	237.00
1	—	500	185.00	185.00
8	—	579	179.00–230.00	197.49
1	—	385	247.50	247.50
4	—	629	223.00	223.00
1	—	825	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	755	161.00	161.00
6	—	373	252.50	252.50
1	—	895	162.50	162.50
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	595	160.00	160.00
2	—	788	162.50	162.50
1	—	395	225.00	225.00
1	—	495	177.50	177.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	373	250.00	250.00
4	—	463	196.00–200.00	197.96
1	—	500	212.50	212.50
3	—	410	217.50	217.50
7	—	616	140.00–227.50	186.90
6	—	720	199.00	199.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	793	181.00	181.00
47	—	719	218.00–225.00	221.79
58	—	629	239.00–251.00	244.99
27	—	526	252.00	252.00
21	—	467	200.00–270.00	257.22
3	—	895	163.00	163.00
2	—	998	157.00	157.00
36	—	679	226.00–234.00	229.05
47	—	577	239.00–261.00	248.87
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	685	213.00	213.00
9	—	638	253.00	253.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	520	233.00	233.00
5	—	569	165.00	165.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	774	187.00	187.00
9	—	649	215.00	215.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	186.00	186.00
1	—	360	225.00	225.00
1	—	655	180.00	180.00
1	—	420	202.50	202.50
6	—	498	205.00	205.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	640	188.00	188.00
2	—	445	217.50	217.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	484	167.50	167.50
2	—	615	157.50	157.50
2	—	565	164.00	164.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	558	149.00–155.00	153.45
1	—	650	143.00	143.00
1	—	340	172.50	172.50
5	—	436	157.00	157.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	663	155.00	155.00
2	—	1,025	148.00	148.00
2	—	645	159.00	159.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	175.00	175.00
3	—	548	153.00	153.00
4	—	355	195.00	195.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	175.00	175.00
5	—	573	167.50	167.50
3	—	484	162.50–175.00	166.42
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	453	186.00	186.00
7	—	863	145.00	145.00
29	—	753	153.00	153.00
6	—	442	185.00	185.00
82	—	535	182.00–189.50	187.64
45	—	596	176.00–177.50	176.57
118	—	637	176.50–179.50	177.14
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	594	166.00	166.00

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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