Name: Rockingham Livestock Sales, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2022-09-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 504, Heifers 136, Bulls 5)

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 $168.89/cwt on 503 head.

Average price

$168.89

503 head · 768 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,297

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$349

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

$31.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.96

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	778	170.81	1,330	390
Medium and Large 2	648	167.88	1,088	21
Medium and Large 1	760	164.89	1,253	78
Small 1	704	139.35	981	14thin

One grade step is worth $31.46/cwt here — about $349 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 sale503 hd

168.89

—

VA average8 barns · 1,534 hd

171.85

−2.96

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

55 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	595	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,012	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	537	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	945	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	560	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	902	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	748	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	965	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	877	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	150.97/cwt	149.00–152.00	856	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	657	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	989	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	1,051	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,503	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	812	181.50/cwt	181.50–181.50	1,474	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	478	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	908	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	727	178.45/cwt	174.50–182.25	1,297	103
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	704	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,232	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	581	173.35/cwt	173.00–174.00	1,007	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	909	163.98/cwt	159.25–166.00	1,491	144
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	900	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,260	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	792	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,394	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	961	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,307	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	179.18/cwt	172.50–186.00	914	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	585	175.11/cwt	173.00–176.00	1,024	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	618	173.80/cwt	170.00–176.00	1,074	27
Steers	Small 1	—	680	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	884	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	674	163.70/cwt	160.00–165.75	1,103	61
Steers	Small 1	—	825	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,081	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	453	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	861	2
Steers	Small 1	—	745	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,043	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	813	155.64/cwt	153.00–157.00	1,265	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	595	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	997	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	485	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	892	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	923	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,052	2
Heifers	Small 1	—	683	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	861	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	650	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	555	169.13/cwt	169.00–169.50	939	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	475	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	732	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	744	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,161	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	591	163.50/cwt	163.50–163.50	966	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	870	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,244	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	438	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	666	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	796	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,162	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	747	164.50/cwt	164.50–164.50	1,229	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	594	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	980	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	766	149.87/cwt	145.00–160.50	1,148	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	992	121.99/cwt	114.00–126.00	1,210	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Value Added	—	471	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	655	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	166.28/cwt	157.00–169.00	1,097	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	624	155.48/cwt	140.00–165.50	970	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	527	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	991	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	898	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,347	3
Steers	Small 1	—	771	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,079	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	990	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,356	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	171.63/cwt	146.00–178.00	1,078	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	683	155.50/cwt	155.50–155.50	1,062	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	835	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,286	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,021	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	872	1
Steers	Small 1	—	574	145.57/cwt	140.00–147.00	836	5

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 Sep 8, 2022

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

Receipts 645Last week 497Year ago 447

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 504, Heifers 136, Bulls 5)

Value Added and Natural cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	170.00	170.00
3	—	537	176.00	176.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	161.00	161.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	748	129.00	129.00
2	—	683	126.00	126.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	145.00	145.00
3	—	567	149.00–152.00	150.97
3	—	657	150.50	150.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	923	114.00	114.00
2	—	433	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	555	169.00–169.50	169.13
17	—	744	156.00	156.00
16	—	870	143.00	143.00
13	—	766	145.00–160.50	149.87
23	—	624	140.00–165.50	155.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	475	154.00	154.00
5	—	591	163.50	163.50
3	—	747	164.50	164.50
3	—	992	114.00–126.00	121.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	438	152.00	152.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	796	146.00	146.00
4	—	594	165.00	165.00
1	—	990	137.00	137.00
2	—	683	155.50	155.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	471	139.00	139.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,051	143.00	143.00
19	—	704	175.00	175.00
3	—	900	140.00	140.00
2	—	453	190.00	190.00
12	—	813	153.00–157.00	155.64
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	812	181.50	181.50
2	—	478	190.00	190.00
103	—	727	174.50–182.25	178.45
11	—	581	173.00–174.00	173.35
144	—	909	159.25–166.00	163.98
27	—	618	170.00–176.00	173.80
61	—	674	160.00–165.75	163.70
5	—	527	188.00	188.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	792	176.00	176.00
3	—	898	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	961	136.00	136.00
13	—	585	173.00–176.00	175.11
1	—	485	184.00	184.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	510	172.50–186.00	179.18
8	—	660	157.00–169.00	166.28
10	—	628	146.00–178.00	171.63
3	—	835	154.00	154.00
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	130.00	130.00
3	—	825	131.00	131.00
1	—	745	140.00	140.00
4	—	771	140.00	140.00
5	—	574	140.00–147.00	145.57
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	167.50	167.50
1	—	615	166.00	166.00
1	—	465	187.50	187.50

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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