Name: Rockingham Livestock Sales, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2024-01-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 301, Heifers 144, Bulls 12)

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 $234.96/cwt on 299 head.

Average price

$234.96

299 head · 698 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,641

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$517

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Small 1

$96.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.25

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	533	241.38	1,286	12thin
Medium and Large 1	710	235.33	1,672	231
Medium and Large 1-2	690	235.31	1,623	54
Small 1	530	145.00	769	2thin

One grade step is worth $96.38/cwt here — about $517 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 sale299 hd

234.96

—

VA average8 barns · 1,191 hd

226.71

+8.25

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

58 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	—	630	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,512	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	549	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,422	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,322	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	754	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,440	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	1,095	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,960	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	540	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,350	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	262.90/cwt	253.00–269.00	1,512	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	664	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,687	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	581	260.50/cwt	260.50–260.50	1,514	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	692	227.56/cwt	219.00–230.00	1,575	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,151	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	432	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,199	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	363	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	998	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	739	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,545	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	631	252.96/cwt	246.00–255.00	1,596	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	930	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,163	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,460	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	783	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,589	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	703	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,722	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	570	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,522	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	881	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,824	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	539	269.50/cwt	269.50–269.50	1,453	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	478	286.50/cwt	286.50–286.50	1,369	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	545	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,036	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	803	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,203	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	670	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,280	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	630	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,024	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,105	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	176.50/cwt	150.00–202.00	1,368	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	882	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,588	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	574	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,220	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	727	204.97/cwt	202.00–208.00	1,490	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	896	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	628	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,294	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	865	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,920	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	754	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	870	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	827	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	901	3
Steers	Small 1	—	530	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	769	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	300	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	653	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	474	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,014	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,023	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,075	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	465	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,004	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	783	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,464	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	329	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	707	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	520	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	975	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,420	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	545	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	659	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	588	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,229	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	654	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,334	11
Heifers	Small 1	—	470	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	794	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	914	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,281	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,106	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	503	210.50/cwt	210.50–210.50	1,059	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	611	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,253	12

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 Jan 11, 2024

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

Receipts 457Last week 627Year ago 434

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 301, Heifers 144, Bulls 12)

Value Added 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
2	—	630	240.00	240.00
1	—	540	250.00	250.00
19	—	575	253.00–269.00	262.90
22	—	692	219.00–230.00	227.56
3	—	417	276.00	276.00
2	—	775	150.00–202.00	176.50
16	—	727	202.00–208.00	204.97
3	—	340	265.00	265.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	549	259.00	259.00
1	—	685	193.00	193.00
1	—	560	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	754	191.00	191.00
3	—	1,095	179.00	179.00
10	—	581	260.50	260.50
5	—	739	209.00	209.00
8	—	539	269.50	269.50
6	—	478	286.50	286.50
10	—	865	222.00	222.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	664	254.00	254.00
16	—	631	246.00–255.00	252.96
3	—	783	203.00	203.00
53	—	703	245.00	245.00
12	—	570	267.00	267.00
54	—	881	207.00	207.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	432	277.50	277.50
2	—	363	275.00	275.00
1	—	930	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	695	210.00	210.00
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	530	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	190.00	190.00
1	—	365	220.00	220.00
1	—	780	182.00	182.00
2	—	435	210.00	210.00
7	—	700	183.00	183.00
10	—	567	195.00	195.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	882	180.00	180.00
14	—	628	206.00	206.00
6	—	783	187.00	187.00
1	—	520	187.50	187.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	574	212.50	212.50
10	—	465	216.00	216.00
11	—	654	204.00	204.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	145.00	145.00
1	—	870	95.00	95.00
2	—	478	214.00	214.00
4	—	575	187.00	187.00
4	—	329	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	217.50	217.50
6	—	474	214.00	214.00
7	—	588	209.00	209.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	121.00	121.00
2	—	470	169.00	169.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	503	210.50	210.50
12	—	611	205.00	205.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	573	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	670	191.00	191.00
1	—	630	162.50	162.50
1	—	470	235.00	235.00

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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