Name: Rockingham Livestock Sales, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2023-10-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 493, Heifers 365, Bulls 39)

Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Natural cattle are Vaccinated, some Weaned

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $252.85/cwt on 492 head.

Average price

$252.85

492 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,375

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$519

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

$109.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+22.47

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	527	264.53	1,394	287
Medium and Large 1	564	241.84	1,365	153
Medium and Large 2	576	229.33	1,321	46
Small 1	564	155.08	875	6thin

One grade step is worth $109.45/cwt here — about $519 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 sale492 hd

252.85

—

VA average9 barns · 1,619 hd

230.38

+22.47

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

80 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	—	450	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,114	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	571	230.42/cwt	217.50–241.50	1,316	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,509	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	541	243.29/cwt	242.00–245.00	1,316	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	659	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,456	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	242.79/cwt	242.50–245.00	1,044	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	326	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	962	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,246	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	865	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,773	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,458	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	829	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,849	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	407	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,018	3
Steers	Small 1	—	660	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	931	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	254.63/cwt	242.50–260.00	1,204	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	610	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,495	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	493	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,060	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	558	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,018	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	656	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,489	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	747	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,662	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,044	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	524	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,114	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	646	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,357	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	332	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	996	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	668	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,420	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	686	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,482	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	425	260.55/cwt	250.00–280.00	1,107	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	608	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,474	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	529	290.37/cwt	235.00–293.00	1,536	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	441	286.35/cwt	282.50–287.00	1,263	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	588	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,470	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	563	236.46/cwt	200.00–253.00	1,331	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	409	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,043	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	343	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	995	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	501	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,253	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	440	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,118	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	360	256.64/cwt	255.00–260.00	924	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	415	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	975	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	665	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,131	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	640	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,184	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	548	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,178	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	373	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	727	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	510	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	829	7
Heifers	Small 1	—	655	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	999	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	451	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	575	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Natural	—	795	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,272	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	500	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,245	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	557	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	490	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,274	76
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	210.40/cwt	210.00–212.50	1,117	32
Heifers	Small 1	—	548	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	767	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,129	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	430	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	817	4
Heifers	Small 1	—	720	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,134	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	791	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	188.66/cwt	184.00–197.50	873	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	526	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,310	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	740	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	932	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	626	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	159.94/cwt	157.50–162.50	509	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	399	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	808	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	469	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,067	21
Heifers	Small 1	—	775	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	969	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	797	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	621	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	919	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	460	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	851	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Natural	—	545	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	823	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	652	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,418	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	970	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,407	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	205.16/cwt	185.00–215.00	1,288	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	400	240.65/cwt	205.00–250.00	963	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	532	234.44/cwt	205.00–248.00	1,247	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	262.64/cwt	252.50–275.00	1,384	41
Steers	Small 1	—	613	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	803	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	978	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,320	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	458	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,031	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,248	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,008	1
Steers	Small 1	—	525	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	735	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,436	8

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 Oct 26, 2023

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

Receipts 897Last week 560Year ago 273

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 493, Heifers 365, Bulls 39)

Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Natural cattle are Vaccinated, some Weaned

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	247.50	247.50
1	—	660	141.00	141.00
2	—	613	131.00	131.00
2	—	525	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	790	191.00	191.00
17	—	470	265.00	265.00
41	—	527	252.50–275.00	262.64
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	541	242.00–245.00	243.29
9	—	659	221.00	221.00
8	—	430	242.50–245.00	242.79
1	—	865	205.00	205.00
12	—	618	236.00	236.00
16	—	473	242.50–260.00	254.63
3	—	747	222.50	222.50
3	—	373	280.00	280.00
8	—	579	248.00	248.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	326	295.00	295.00
1	—	480	260.00	260.00
1	—	360	280.00	280.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	829	223.00	223.00
6	—	610	245.00	245.00
2	—	493	215.00	215.00
10	—	686	216.00	216.00
9	—	425	250.00–280.00	260.55
18	—	501	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	407	250.00	250.00
2	—	558	182.50	182.50
24	—	656	227.00	227.00
6	—	524	212.50	212.50
4	—	646	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	332	300.00	300.00
2	—	668	212.50	212.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	608	242.50	242.50
66	—	529	235.00–293.00	290.37
46	—	441	282.50–287.00	286.35
32	—	588	250.00	250.00
3	—	652	217.50	217.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	563	200.00–253.00	236.46
12	—	409	255.00	255.00
2	—	343	290.00	290.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	151.00	151.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	571	217.50–241.50	230.42
20	—	500	249.00	249.00
76	—	490	260.00	260.00
29	—	400	205.00–250.00	240.65
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	152.50	152.50
2	—	548	140.00	140.00
1	—	720	157.50	157.50
1	—	775	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	451	127.50	127.50
4	—	371	150.00	150.00
1	—	590	134.00	134.00
1	—	435	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	795	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	531	210.00–212.50	210.40
17	—	463	184.00–197.50	188.66
2	—	368	170.00	170.00
2	—	318	157.50–162.50	159.94
1	—	970	145.00	145.00
9	—	628	185.00–215.00	205.16
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	526	249.00	249.00
9	—	458	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	460	202.50	202.50
12	—	375	212.50	212.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	399	202.50	202.50
21	—	469	227.50	227.50
9	—	621	148.00	148.00
15	—	532	205.00–248.00	234.44
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	460	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	978	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	440	254.00	254.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	360	255.00–260.00	256.64
5	—	415	235.00	235.00
2	—	665	170.00	170.00
2	—	640	185.00	185.00
2	—	548	215.00	215.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	373	195.00	195.00
4	—	430	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	510	162.50	162.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	215.00	215.00

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