Name: Rockingham Livestock Sales, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2024-02-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 491, Dairy Steers 38, Heifers 255, Dairy Heifers 2, Bulls 38)

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 $258.47/cwt on 487 head.

Average price

$258.47

487 head · 683 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,765

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$553

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

$62.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.49

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	651	268.61	1,749	287
Medium and Large 2	637	260.98	1,661	41
Medium and Large 2-3	504	242.50	1,222	5thin
Medium and Large 1	766	240.54	1,844	149
Small 1	582	205.64	1,196	5thin

One grade step is worth $62.97/cwt here — about $553 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 sale487 hd

258.47

—

VA average10 barns · 2,196 hd

258.95

−0.49

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

70 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	—	710	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,598	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	528	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	1,668	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,703	1
Steers	Small 1	—	513	223.56/cwt	211.00–247.50	1,147	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	586	288.86/cwt	288.00–290.00	1,693	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,540	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	787	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,849	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	558	290.87/cwt	290.00–291.00	1,623	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	619	252.96/cwt	227.50–287.50	1,566	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,572	58
Steers	Small 1	—	615	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,169	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	888	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,927	51
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	670	225.92/cwt	215.00–260.00	1,514	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	731	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,835	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	685	272.55/cwt	272.00–276.00	1,867	50
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	504	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,222	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	968	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	378	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,172	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	497	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,590	3
Dairy Steers	Large 2	—	1,150	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,898	11
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	—	1,245	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,855	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	525	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,575	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	482	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,567	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	837	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,716	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	516	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,641	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	761	234.50/cwt	234.50–234.50	1,785	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	635	285.46/cwt	271.00–300.00	1,813	38
Dairy Steers	Large 2	—	973	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,751	2
Dairy Steers	Large 2	—	1,075	171.72/cwt	165.00–180.00	1,846	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	648	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,328	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	655	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,048	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	506	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,151	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	385	281.43/cwt	280.00–284.00	1,084	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	548	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,512	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	450	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,193	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	626	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,045	4
Heifers	Small 1	—	529	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,230	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,097	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	190.29/cwt	186.00–193.00	1,370	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	440	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,045	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	510	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,084	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	551	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,262	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	638	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,321	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	448	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,198	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	355	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	959	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	740	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,166	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	395	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	741	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	715	196.06/cwt	135.00–211.00	1,402	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	510	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,135	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	565	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	819	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	655	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,130	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,079	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	348	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	901	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	539	257.61/cwt	255.00–263.00	1,389	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	811	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,646	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	542	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,260	3
Heifers	Small 1	—	855	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,539	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	475	247.54/cwt	244.00–258.00	1,176	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	940	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,795	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	690	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,725	1
Steers	Small 1	—	755	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,265	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Value Added	—	435	204.66/cwt	175.00–235.00	890	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	533	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,013	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	559	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,632	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	657	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,537	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,110	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	489	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,528	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	559	250.50/cwt	250.50–250.50	1,400	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	358	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	913	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	488	261.93/cwt	185.00–300.00	1,278	3

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 Feb 8, 2024

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

Receipts 824Last week 457Year ago 1,001

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 491, Dairy Steers 38, Heifers 255, Dairy Heifers 2, Bulls 38)

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
1	—	710	225.00	225.00
2	—	560	275.00	275.00
64	—	787	235.00	235.00
1	—	690	250.00	250.00
1	—	370	300.00	300.00
3	—	488	185.00–300.00	261.93
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	528	316.00	316.00
8	—	670	215.00–260.00	225.92
9	—	837	205.00	205.00
16	—	559	292.00	292.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	260.00	260.00
1	—	440	220.00	220.00
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	513	211.00–247.50	223.56
1	—	615	190.00	190.00
1	—	755	167.50	167.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	586	288.00–290.00	288.86
66	—	731	251.00	251.00
50	—	685	272.00–276.00	272.55
4	—	378	310.00	310.00
3	—	497	320.00	320.00
14	—	516	318.00	318.00
15	—	761	234.50	234.50
38	—	635	271.00–300.00	285.46
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	558	290.00–291.00	290.87
7	—	619	227.50–287.50	252.96
51	—	888	217.00	217.00
2	—	525	300.00	300.00
9	—	482	325.00	325.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	635	247.50	247.50
11	—	489	312.50	312.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	504	242.50	242.50
Dairy Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,150	165.00	165.00
2	—	973	180.00	180.00
25	—	1,075	165.00–180.00	171.72
Dairy Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,245	149.00	149.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	648	205.00	205.00
1	—	510	212.50	212.50
3	—	448	267.50	267.50
1	—	355	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	655	160.00	160.00
4	—	506	227.50	227.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	385	280.00–284.00	281.43
8	—	548	276.00	276.00
1	—	450	265.00	265.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	626	167.00	167.00
4	—	529	232.50	232.50
1	—	740	157.50	157.50
1	—	395	187.50	187.50
1	—	565	145.00	145.00
1	—	855	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	455	241.00	241.00
7	—	720	186.00–193.00	190.29
1	—	440	237.50	237.50
10	—	551	229.00	229.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	638	207.00	207.00
5	—	435	248.00	248.00
7	—	348	259.00	259.00
3	—	542	232.50	232.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	715	135.00–211.00	196.06
1	—	510	222.50	222.50
4	—	940	191.00	191.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	172.50	172.50
2	—	533	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	539	255.00–263.00	257.61
29	—	811	203.00	203.00
32	—	475	244.00–258.00	247.54
46	—	657	234.00	234.00
28	—	559	250.50	250.50
4	—	358	255.00	255.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	435	175.00–235.00	204.66

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