Name: Rockingham Livestock Sales, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2020-11-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 454, Heifers 313, Bulls 23)

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 $140.02/cwt on 453 head.

Average price

$140.02

453 head · 627 lb average

Value per head Derived

$878

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$145

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Small 1

$37.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.36

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	556	145.48	809	52
Medium and Large 1	639	142.47	911	234
Medium and Large 1-2	634	138.50	878	147
Small 1	613	108.40	664	20

One grade step is worth $37.08/cwt here — about $145 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 sale453 hd

140.02

—

VA average10 barns · 2,503 hd

135.67

+4.36

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

63 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 1Value Added	—	628	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	760	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	651	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	918	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	533	151.12/cwt	148.00–152.00	805	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	668	141.25/cwt	141.25–141.25	944	20
Heifers	Small 1	—	680	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	517	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	159.57/cwt	147.00–160.00	752	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	536	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	648	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	949	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	461	128.80/cwt	110.00–129.50	594	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	980	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,058	4
Steers	Small 1	—	675	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	533	1
Steers	Small 1	—	755	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	619	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	865	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	588	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	745	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	894	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	548	127.25/cwt	127.25–127.25	697	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	438	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	675	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	348	129.00/cwt	120.00–135.00	449	5
Steers	Small 1Value Added	—	644	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	766	8
Heifers	Small 1	—	443	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	408	4
Steers	Small 1	—	728	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	612	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	904	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	904	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	442	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	619	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	540	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	670	42
Steers	Small 1	—	529	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	614	4
Heifers	Small 1	—	540	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	432	2
Steers	Small 1	—	458	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	518	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	798	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	734	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	829	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	328	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	533	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	698	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	642	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	764	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	558	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	373	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	485	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	562	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	843	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	485	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	606	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	143.59/cwt	120.00–157.50	661	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	114.82/cwt	106.00–117.00	544	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	890	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	970	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	396	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	503	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	108.83/cwt	103.00–115.00	580	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	562	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	694	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	850	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	532	129.41/cwt	119.00–133.00	688	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	830	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	880	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	736	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	868	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	513	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	631	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	924	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	636	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	757	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	540	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	675	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	663	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	898	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	149.32/cwt	131.00–151.50	799	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	558	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	859	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	660	147.13/cwt	142.50–148.50	971	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	434	148.20/cwt	142.00–151.00	643	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	735	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	933	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	541	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	595	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	109.50/cwt	109.50–109.50	685	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	859	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,074	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	470	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	606	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	365	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	471	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	450	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	558	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	810	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	871	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	586	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	856	19

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 Nov 12, 2020

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

Receipts 790Last week 141Year ago 959

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 454, Heifers 313, Bulls 23)

Value Added Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	628	121.00	121.00
18	—	548	127.25	127.25
9	—	904	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	680	76.00	76.00
3	—	865	68.00	68.00
4	—	443	92.00	92.00
2	—	540	80.00	80.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	80.00	80.00
29	—	461	110.00–129.50	128.80
42	—	540	124.00	124.00
1	—	760	105.00	105.00
5	—	734	113.00	113.00
3	—	325	101.00	101.00
18	—	626	109.50	109.50
1	—	810	107.50	107.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	373	130.00	130.00
13	—	485	125.00	125.00
12	—	636	119.00	119.00
9	—	541	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	474	106.00–117.00	114.82
2	—	890	109.00	109.00
4	—	533	103.00–115.00	108.83
5	—	410	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	396	127.00	127.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	562	123.50	123.50
57	—	736	118.00	118.00
20	—	470	129.00	129.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	651	141.00	141.00
30	—	471	147.00–160.00	159.57
3	—	745	120.00	120.00
5	—	348	120.00–135.00	129.00
5	—	442	140.00	140.00
27	—	535	131.00–151.50	149.32
19	—	586	146.00	146.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	533	148.00–152.00	151.12
20	—	668	141.25	141.25
12	—	631	146.50	146.50
20	—	434	142.00–151.00	148.20
64	—	735	127.00	127.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	648	146.50	146.50
4	—	980	108.00	108.00
8	—	438	154.00	154.00
32	—	558	154.00	154.00
22	—	660	142.50–148.50	147.13
60	—	859	125.00	125.00
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	79.00	79.00
1	—	755	82.00	82.00
3	—	728	84.00	84.00
4	—	529	116.00	116.00
3	—	458	113.00	113.00
Steers — Small 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	644	119.00	119.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	562	150.00	150.00
3	—	663	135.50	135.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	460	120.00–157.50	143.59
1	—	625	136.00	136.00
4	—	532	119.00–133.00	129.41
1	—	830	106.00	106.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	533	131.00	131.00
5	—	642	119.00	119.00
3	—	423	132.00	132.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	125.00	125.00
1	—	365	129.00	129.00
3	—	450	124.00	124.00

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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