Name: Rockingham Livestock Sales, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2023-07-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-07-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 289, Dairy Steers 7, Heifers 170, Bulls 47)

Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Natural cattle are Vaccinated

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $222.99/cwt on 288 head.

Average price

$222.99

288 head · 764 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,703

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$752

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

$58.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.98

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	758	228.50	1,732	166
Medium and Large 1	826	220.46	1,822	94
Medium and Large 2	569	215.94	1,228	17thin
Small and Medium 1	667	175.00	1,167	5thin
Small 1	577	169.84	980	6thin

One grade step is worth $58.67/cwt here — about $752 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 sale288 hd

222.99

—

VA average10 barns · 1,912 hd

226.96

−3.98

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

78 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	453	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,033	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	745	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,483	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,251	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1Value Added	—	667	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,167	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	960	214.50/cwt	214.50–214.50	2,059	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	460	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	989	10
Heifers	Small and Medium 1Value Added	—	594	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	861	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	968	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,430	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	502	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,270	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	493	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,218	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,479	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	755	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,502	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,192	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	642	236.36/cwt	222.00–240.00	1,517	10
Steers	Small 1	—	790	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,541	1
Steers	Small 1	—	472	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	717	3
Steers	Small 1	—	628	184.01/cwt	181.00–187.00	1,156	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	721	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,543	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	477	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	954	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	734	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,549	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	943	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,820	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	535	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,321	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	461	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,148	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	825	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,691	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	610	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,360	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	871	212.01/cwt	211.50–214.00	1,847	39
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	595	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	982	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	682	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,494	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	733	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,356	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	845	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,563	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	583	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,119	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	540	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,204	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	666	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,249	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	538	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,124	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	601	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,190	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	195.63/cwt	187.50–200.00	1,127	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,243	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	499	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	935	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,122	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	194.91/cwt	182.50–207.50	930	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	595	5
Heifers	Small 1	—	810	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	952	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	202.33/cwt	202.00–202.50	1,133	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	412	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	820	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	994	8
Heifers	Small 1	—	560	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	700	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	735	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,147	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	984	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	582	187.28/cwt	182.50–192.00	1,090	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	857	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	935	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	453	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	784	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	627	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,223	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	448	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,071	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	505	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	783	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	480	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	600	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	545	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	910	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	968	211.50/cwt	211.50–211.50	2,047	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	653	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,541	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	806	221.50/cwt	221.50–221.50	1,785	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	729	248.09/cwt	201.00–268.00	1,809	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	421	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,042	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	1,090	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,973	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	645	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,554	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	412	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	989	3
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	—	1,020	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,505	3
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	—	1,050	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,155	2
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	—	900	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,260	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	558	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,395	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	654	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,583	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	505	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,293	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	383	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	835	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,336	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	549	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,279	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	540	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,269	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,140	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	727	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 Jul 13, 2023

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

Receipts 513Last week 400Year ago 426

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 289, Dairy Steers 7, Heifers 170, Bulls 47)

Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Natural cattle are Vaccinated

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	453	228.00	228.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	460	215.00	215.00
23	—	540	223.00	223.00
10	—	666	187.50	187.50
Heifers — Small and Medium 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	594	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	733	185.00	185.00
2	—	845	185.00	185.00
3	—	583	192.00	192.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	538	209.00	209.00
12	—	560	202.00–202.50	202.33
7	—	412	199.00	199.00
8	—	469	212.00	212.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	601	198.00	198.00
23	—	576	187.50–200.00	195.63
3	—	663	187.50	187.50
1	—	310	161.00	161.00
1	—	935	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	477	182.50–207.50	194.91
5	—	372	160.00	160.00
6	—	525	187.50	187.50
6	—	582	182.50–192.00	187.28
2	—	433	198.00	198.00
2	—	645	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	810	117.50	117.50
1	—	560	125.00	125.00
1	—	735	156.00	156.00
1	—	480	125.00	125.00
1	—	545	167.00	167.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	745	199.00	199.00
1	—	655	191.00	191.00
2	—	493	247.00	247.00
1	—	755	199.00	199.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	667	175.00	175.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	960	214.50	214.50
5	—	734	211.00	211.00
2	—	943	193.00	193.00
2	—	535	247.00	247.00
2	—	1,090	181.00	181.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	225.00	225.00
6	—	572	250.00	250.00
1	—	505	236.00	236.00
10	—	642	222.00–240.00	236.36
7	—	721	214.00	214.00
5	—	461	249.00	249.00
1	—	825	205.00	205.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	502	253.00	253.00
12	—	571	259.00	259.00
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	790	195.00	195.00
3	—	472	152.00	152.00
2	—	628	181.00–187.00	184.01
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	477	200.00	200.00
2	—	610	223.00	223.00
1	—	595	165.00	165.00
3	—	682	219.00	219.00
3	—	412	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	871	211.50–214.00	212.01
22	—	968	211.50	211.50
6	—	653	236.00	236.00
42	—	806	221.50	221.50
10	—	729	201.00–268.00	248.09
8	—	421	247.50	247.50
2	—	645	241.00	241.00
4	—	558	250.00	250.00
5	—	505	256.00	256.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	654	242.00	242.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	453	173.00	173.00
5	—	627	195.00	195.00
4	—	448	239.00	239.00
1	—	505	155.00	155.00
2	—	383	218.00	218.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	685	195.00	195.00
5	—	549	233.00	233.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	540	235.00	235.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	200.00	200.00
1	—	425	171.00	171.00
Dairy Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,020	147.50	147.50
2	—	1,050	110.00	110.00
2	—	900	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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