Name: Rockingham Livestock Sales, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2020-10-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 356, Heifers 312, Bulls 6)

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 $142.54/cwt on 356 head.

Average price

$142.54

356 head · 671 lb average

Value per head Derived

$956

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$346

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1

$39.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.97

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	679	145.32	986	174
Medium and Large 1-2	698	143.01	998	136
Medium and Large 2	545	137.65	750	36
Small 1	608	105.40	641	10thin

One grade step is worth $39.92/cwt here — about $346 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 sale356 hd

142.54

—

VA average11 barns · 2,409 hd

137.57

+4.97

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

62 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	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	462	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	580	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	724	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	738	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	870	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	957	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	929	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	799	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	731	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	416	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	440	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	484	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	144.69/cwt	144.00–148.00	774	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	506	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	643	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	645	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	884	48
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	743	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	869	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	141.82/cwt	135.00–150.00	598	7
Steers	Small 1	—	584	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	683	4
Steers	Small 1	—	805	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	684	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	518	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	552	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	635	3
Heifers	Small 1	—	610	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	506	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	464	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	515	4
Steers	Small 1	—	675	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	587	1
Steers	Small 1	—	510	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	464	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	399	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	602	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	644	2
Steers	Small 1	—	473	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	563	2
Heifers	Small 1	—	540	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	583	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	510	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	607	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	869	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,043	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	588	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	753	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	588	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	360	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	486	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	315	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	441	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	591	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	724	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	646	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	921	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	820	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,050	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	561	129.75/cwt	129.75–129.75	728	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	562	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	697	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	583	151.46/cwt	150.00–152.00	883	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	680	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	966	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	868	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,172	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	445	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	516	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	726	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	980	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	612	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	808	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	590	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	723	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	513	142.10/cwt	140.00–146.00	729	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	448	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	607	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	941	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	547	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	703	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	415	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	544	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	694	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	561	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	771	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	825	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	146.60/cwt	142.00–148.00	925	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	623	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	941	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	749	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,071	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	771	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	674	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	923	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	840	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	882	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	968	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	542	158.49/cwt	146.00–160.00	859	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	751	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	984	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	422	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	552	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	662	17

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 8, 2020

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

Receipts 674Last week 120Year ago 710

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 356, Heifers 312, Bulls 6)

Value Added and Natural Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	462	125.50	125.50
48	—	645	137.00	137.00
7	—	591	122.50	122.50
12	—	547	128.50	128.50
47	—	751	131.00	131.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	724	102.00	102.00
3	—	510	119.00	119.00
11	—	562	124.00	124.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	683	117.00	117.00
26	—	506	127.00	127.00
22	—	561	129.75	129.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	106.00	106.00
1	—	365	114.00	114.00
4	—	428	121.00	121.00
3	—	552	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	110.00	110.00
1	—	610	83.00	83.00
4	—	464	111.00	111.00
2	—	540	108.00	108.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	869	120.00	120.00
2	—	445	116.00	116.00
35	—	561	137.50	137.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	820	128.00	128.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	448	135.50	135.50
6	—	625	111.00	111.00
2	—	840	105.00	105.00
17	—	552	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	870	110.00	110.00
11	—	535	144.00–148.00	144.69
5	—	743	117.00	117.00
7	—	422	135.00–150.00	141.82
4	—	399	151.00	151.00
2	—	460	140.00	140.00
6	—	612	132.00	132.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	683	136.00	136.00
7	—	726	135.00	135.00
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	584	117.00	117.00
2	—	805	85.00	85.00
1	—	675	87.00	87.00
1	—	510	91.00	91.00
2	—	473	119.00	119.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	646	142.50	142.50
18	—	583	150.00–152.00	151.46
25	—	680	142.00	142.00
63	—	749	143.00	143.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
53	—	868	135.00	135.00
1	—	590	122.50	122.50
6	—	513	140.00–146.00	142.10
9	—	623	151.00	151.00
7	—	674	137.00	137.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	765	123.00	123.00
4	—	585	141.00	141.00
13	—	631	142.00–148.00	146.60
8	—	473	163.00	163.00
33	—	663	146.00	146.00
37	—	542	146.00–160.00	158.49
1	—	310	136.00	136.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	588	128.00	128.00
1	—	420	140.00	140.00
1	—	360	135.00	135.00
1	—	315	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	131.00	131.00

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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