Name: Rockingham Livestock Sales, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2023-12-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 404, Heifers 204, Bulls 19)

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 $220.58/cwt on 404 head.

Average price

$220.58

404 head · 694 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,531

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$248

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Small 1

$59.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.32

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	574	229.23	1,315	26
Medium and Large 1-2	682	224.06	1,528	132
Medium and Large 1	721	220.69	1,591	230
Medium and Large 3	567	187.00	1,060	6thin
Small 1	629	169.75	1,068	10thin

One grade step is worth $59.48/cwt here — about $248 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 sale404 hd

220.58

—

VA average8 barns · 1,171 hd

214.26

+6.32

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

64 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	704	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,260	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	585	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,223	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	723	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	569	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,161	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	732	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,248	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	780	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,607	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	663	227.98/cwt	226.00–229.00	1,512	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	563	238.29/cwt	221.00–243.00	1,342	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	878	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,861	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	944	195.50/cwt	195.50–195.50	1,846	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	470	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,199	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	579	239.35/cwt	222.50–243.00	1,386	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	700	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,176	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	702	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,523	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	578	233.38/cwt	220.00–242.00	1,349	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	538	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,356	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	614	237.90/cwt	236.00–239.00	1,461	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	708	208.65/cwt	199.00–210.00	1,477	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	548	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,370	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	615	244.25/cwt	237.00–245.00	1,502	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	479	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,245	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3Value Added	—	567	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,060	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,174	7
Steers	Small 1	—	611	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,008	4
Steers	Small 1	—	495	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	916	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	408	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	783	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	1,064	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,947	8
Steers	Small 1	—	810	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,418	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	758	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,561	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	747	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,233	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	815	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,426	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	205.25/cwt	205.25–205.25	1,168	32
Heifers	Small 1	—	674	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	998	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	955	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	657	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,143	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	537	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,095	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Value Added	—	563	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	935	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	985	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,576	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	492	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	979	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,088	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	345	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	664	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	829	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Value Added	—	500	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	940	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	374	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	729	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	696	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,169	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	593	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,097	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	580	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,166	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	658	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,191	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,113	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,152	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	986	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,706	8
Heifers	Small 1	—	430	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	692	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	637	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,210	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	463	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	931	4
Steers	Small 1	—	555	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	888	1
Steers	Small 1	—	540	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,229	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	816	181.04/cwt	179.00–182.00	1,477	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	532	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,144	10
Steers	Small 1	—	723	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,048	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	656	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,492	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	231.50/cwt	220.00–245.00	1,433	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,050	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,922	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 Dec 14, 2023

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

Receipts 627Last week 885Year ago 936

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 404, Heifers 204, Bulls 19)

Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	704	179.00	179.00
5	—	585	209.00	209.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	170.00	170.00
8	—	569	204.00	204.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	190.00	190.00
1	—	775	161.00	161.00
32	—	569	205.25	205.25
14	—	618	185.00	185.00
9	—	537	204.00	204.00
5	—	492	199.00	199.00
4	—	676	161.00	161.00
1	—	345	192.50	192.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	747	165.00	165.00
5	—	374	195.00	195.00
12	—	580	201.00	201.00
17	—	658	181.00	181.00
8	—	986	173.00	173.00
14	—	637	190.00	190.00
4	—	463	201.00	201.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	674	148.00	148.00
2	—	430	161.00	161.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	468	204.00	204.00
1	—	355	185.00	185.00
7	—	696	168.00	168.00
6	—	593	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	563	166.00	166.00
2	—	500	188.00	188.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	985	160.00	160.00
19	—	816	179.00–182.00	181.04
10	—	532	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	572	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	780	206.00	206.00
9	—	663	226.00–229.00	227.98
19	—	702	217.00	217.00
22	—	578	220.00–242.00	233.38
16	—	538	252.00	252.00
19	—	614	236.00–239.00	237.90
4	—	479	260.00	260.00
8	—	1,064	183.00	183.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	563	221.00–243.00	238.29
2	—	408	192.00	192.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	878	212.00	212.00
54	—	944	195.50	195.50
1	—	470	255.00	255.00
25	—	579	222.50–243.00	239.35
2	—	700	168.00	168.00
33	—	615	237.00–245.00	244.25
2	—	758	206.00	206.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	708	199.00–210.00	208.65
10	—	548	250.00	250.00
7	—	464	253.00	253.00
36	—	619	220.00–245.00	231.50
1	—	1,050	183.00	183.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	567	187.00	187.00
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	611	165.00	165.00
1	—	495	185.00	185.00
1	—	810	175.00	175.00
1	—	555	160.00	160.00
1	—	540	227.50	227.50
2	—	723	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	815	175.00	175.00
1	—	530	210.00	210.00
2	—	470	245.00	245.00
6	—	656	227.50	227.50

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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