Name: Rockingham Livestock Sales, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2023-04-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 459, Heifers 354, Bulls 28)

Value Added and Natural cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $222.99/cwt on 456 head.

Average price

$222.99

456 head · 643 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,433

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$606

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1

$95.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.82

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	632	231.57	1,464	201
Medium and Large 1-2	663	220.19	1,460	228
Medium and Large 2	525	196.11	1,030	21
Small 1	629	136.33	858	6thin

One grade step is worth $95.23/cwt here — about $606 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 sale456 hd

222.99

—

VA average9 barns · 1,331 hd

224.81

−1.82

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

74 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	—	431	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,034	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	684	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,454	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	553	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	802	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	913	1
Steers	Small 1	—	700	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,015	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,343	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	916	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	672	181.27/cwt	159.00–192.00	1,218	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	473	247.59/cwt	242.50–255.00	1,171	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	904	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	441	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,080	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	724	204.06/cwt	193.00–207.00	1,477	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	568	201.89/cwt	175.00–230.00	1,147	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	585	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,480	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	787	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,424	9
Steers	Small 1	—	390	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	390	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	648	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,409	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	670	225.07/cwt	224.00–227.00	1,508	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	631	244.50/cwt	244.50–244.50	1,543	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	751	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,329	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	708	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,487	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	993	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,728	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	410	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,025	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	894	180.66/cwt	169.00–184.00	1,615	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	1,154	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,881	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	436	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,099	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	815	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,508	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	800	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,528	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	524	243.11/cwt	230.00–256.00	1,274	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	540	262.48/cwt	236.00–265.00	1,417	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	630	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,581	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	472	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	944	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	560	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,204	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	358	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	734	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	206.16/cwt	175.00–215.00	969	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	660	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,195	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	562	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,191	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	862	6
Heifers	Small 1	—	745	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,229	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,050	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	444	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	897	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	770	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	998	7
Heifers	Small 1	—	663	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,021	5
Heifers	Small 1	—	563	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	732	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	556	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	806	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	653	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,175	3
Heifers	Small 1	—	430	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	593	2
Heifers	Small 1	—	525	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	735	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	990	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	675	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,148	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	554	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,158	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	468	216.50/cwt	216.50–216.50	1,013	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	213.92/cwt	213.00–215.00	787	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	353	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	777	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	847	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,381	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	550	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	853	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	968	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,481	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	875	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,426	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	980	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,397	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	980	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	634	186.38/cwt	184.00–193.00	1,182	83
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	759	174.86/cwt	172.50–176.75	1,327	77
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,161	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	539	245.50/cwt	245.50–245.50	1,323	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	500	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,060	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	778	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,284	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	543	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,162	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	476	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,023	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,273	1
Steers	Small 1	—	585	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	807	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	349	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	663	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	686	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,012	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	806	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 Apr 13, 2023

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

Receipts 841Last week 109Year ago 934

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 459, Heifers 354, Bulls 28)

Value Added and 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
7	—	431	240.00	240.00
1	—	365	250.00	250.00
16	—	555	242.00	242.00
6	—	648	217.50	217.50
40	—	469	247.50	247.50
21	—	539	245.50	245.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	684	212.50	212.50
2	—	568	175.00–230.00	201.89
4	—	751	177.00	177.00
2	—	708	210.00	210.00
9	—	894	169.00–184.00	180.66
24	—	1,154	163.00	163.00
7	—	436	252.00	252.00
5	—	815	185.00	185.00
41	—	540	236.00–265.00	262.48
12	—	630	251.00	251.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	553	145.00	145.00
3	—	672	159.00–192.00	181.27
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	700	145.00	145.00
1	—	390	100.00	100.00
1	—	585	138.00	138.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	149.00	149.00
1	—	655	138.00	138.00
8	—	441	245.00	245.00
1	—	525	242.50	242.50
1	—	375	215.00	215.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	473	242.50–255.00	247.59
30	—	724	193.00–207.00	204.06
15	—	585	253.00	253.00
9	—	787	181.00	181.00
25	—	670	224.00–227.00	225.07
18	—	631	244.50	244.50
5	—	993	174.00	174.00
4	—	410	250.00	250.00
57	—	800	191.00	191.00
49	—	524	230.00–256.00	243.11
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	472	200.00	200.00
1	—	560	215.00	215.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	358	205.00	205.00
9	—	470	175.00–215.00	206.16
5	—	660	181.00	181.00
7	—	562	212.00	212.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	431	200.00	200.00
1	—	560	137.50	137.50
7	—	525	190.00	190.00
5	—	353	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	745	165.00	165.00
5	—	663	154.00	154.00
3	—	563	130.00	130.00
2	—	430	138.00	138.00
1	—	525	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	625	168.00	168.00
19	—	444	202.00	202.00
3	—	528	187.50	187.50
9	—	368	213.00–215.00	213.92
8	—	484	202.50	202.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	556	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	653	180.00	180.00
3	—	847	163.00	163.00
1	—	980	142.50	142.50
4	—	778	165.00	165.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	675	170.00	170.00
2	—	550	155.00	155.00
4	—	500	212.00	212.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	554	209.00	209.00
27	—	468	216.50	216.50
2	—	968	153.00	153.00
2	—	875	163.00	163.00
83	—	634	184.00–193.00	186.38
77	—	759	172.50–176.75	174.86
7	—	349	190.00	190.00
4	—	686	147.50	147.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	543	214.00	214.00
5	—	476	215.00	215.00

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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