Name: Rockingham Livestock Sales, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2020-05-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 382, Heifers 312, Bulls 13)

Value Added and Natural Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $136.42/cwt on 381 head.

Average price

$136.42

381 head · 662 lb average

Value per head Derived

$904

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$169

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$44.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.24

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	579	147.99	857	147
Medium and Large 2	578	130.88	757	24
Medium and Large 1-2	739	129.58	958	197
Small 1	568	126.54	718	9thin
Medium and Large 3	667	103.25	688	4thin

One grade step is worth $44.74/cwt here — about $169 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 sale381 hd

136.42

—

VA average10 barns · 1,405 hd

138.66

−2.24

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

60 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	Small 1	—	453	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	471	2
Steers	Small 1	—	645	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	671	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	740	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	673	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Value Added	—	463	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	509	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	640	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	587	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	713	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	770	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	832	17
Heifers	Small 1	—	646	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	556	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	756	110.50/cwt	110.50–110.50	835	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	444	128.00/cwt	125.00–130.00	568	14
Heifers	Small 1	—	778	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	622	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Value Added	—	549	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	631	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	688	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	664	119.21/cwt	119.00–119.50	792	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	455	130.48/cwt	126.50–134.50	594	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	552	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	715	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	587	116.43/cwt	116.00–120.00	683	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	885	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	912	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	627	142.35/cwt	142.00–142.50	893	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	728	123.75/cwt	123.75–123.75	901	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	594	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	897	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	995	113.50/cwt	113.50–113.50	1,129	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	750	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	811	1
Steers	Small 1	—	555	128.98/cwt	127.00–130.00	716	6
Steers	Small 1	—	430	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	602	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	624	119.40/cwt	115.50–124.00	745	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	703	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	886	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	758	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	959	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	818	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	973	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	464	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	756	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	941	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,054	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	654	140.74/cwt	140.50–141.00	920	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	437	162.86/cwt	160.00–165.00	712	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	563	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	642	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	557	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	535	125.83/cwt	125.50–126.00	673	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	379	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	515	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	129.13/cwt	123.00–132.75	677	45
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	443	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	594	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	719	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	730	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	781	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	650	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	683	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	390	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	593	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	465	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	660	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	560	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	661	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	730	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3Value Added	—	515	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	659	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	539	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	647	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	864	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	1,024	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	687	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	927	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	534	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	801	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	602	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	783	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	152.15/cwt	140.00–154.00	864	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	159.25/cwt	159.25–159.25	771	15
Steers	Small 1	—	705	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	853	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3Value Added	—	717	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	681	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	482	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	737	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	840	110.50/cwt	110.50–110.50	928	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	110.66/cwt	110.00–111.00	678	9

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 May 14, 2020

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

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State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 382, Heifers 312, Bulls 13)

Value Added and Natural Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	453	104.00	104.00
2	—	740	91.00	91.00
6	—	646	86.00	86.00
2	—	778	80.00	80.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	463	110.00	110.00
4	—	549	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	533	120.00	120.00
6	—	655	105.00	105.00
1	—	460	121.00	121.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	587	121.50	121.50
17	—	770	108.00	108.00
49	—	664	119.00–119.50	119.21
20	—	455	126.50–134.50	130.48
21	—	535	125.50–126.00	125.83
4	—	379	136.00	136.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	756	110.50	110.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	444	125.00–130.00	128.00
20	—	587	116.00–120.00	116.43
1	—	885	103.00	103.00
45	—	524	123.00–132.75	129.13
9	—	613	110.00–111.00	110.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	552	129.50	129.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	563	114.00	114.00
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	104.00	104.00
6	—	555	127.00–130.00	128.98
1	—	430	140.00	140.00
1	—	705	121.00	121.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	627	142.00–142.50	142.35
12	—	728	123.75	123.75
47	—	758	126.50	126.50
13	—	818	119.00	119.00
6	—	464	163.00	163.00
55	—	864	118.50	118.50
18	—	687	135.00	135.00
10	—	534	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	594	151.00	151.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	995	113.50	113.50
6	—	941	112.00	112.00
8	—	602	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	505	148.50	148.50
1	—	705	115.00	115.00
19	—	654	140.50–141.00	140.74
14	—	437	160.00–165.00	162.86
51	—	568	140.00–154.00	152.15
15	—	484	159.25	159.25
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	624	115.50–124.00	119.40
4	—	539	120.00	120.00
8	—	482	153.00	153.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	703	126.00	126.00
1	—	840	110.50	110.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	128.00	128.00
3	—	717	95.00	95.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	443	134.00	134.00
2	—	650	105.00	105.00
1	—	390	152.00	152.00
1	—	560	118.00	118.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	625	115.00	115.00
1	—	730	107.00	107.00
2	—	465	142.00	142.00
2	—	570	128.00	128.00

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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