Name: Rockingham Livestock Sales, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2023-02-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 686, Heifers 295, Bulls 20)

Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Natural cattle are Vaccinated

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $187.11/cwt on 603 head.

Average price

$187.11

603 head · 697 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,305

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$736

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1

$54.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.11

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	744	189.14	1,407	238
Medium and Large 1-2	683	188.12	1,284	318
Medium and Large 2-3	517	178.75	923	16thin
Medium and Large 2	600	171.54	1,029	26
Small 1	500	134.20	672	5thin

One grade step is worth $54.94/cwt here — about $736 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 sale603 hd

187.11

—

VA average10 barns · 1,714 hd

185.00

+2.11

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

75 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	—	454	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	940	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	729	177.30/cwt	172.00–179.00	1,293	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	595	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,160	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	820	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,287	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	582	208.96/cwt	199.00–216.00	1,216	39
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	480	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	955	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	759	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,245	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	621	189.50/cwt	125.00–209.00	1,177	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	545	215.40/cwt	205.00–219.00	1,174	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,001	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	667	206.16/cwt	203.00–210.00	1,375	77
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	687	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,072	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	383	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	693	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	587	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	723	190.57/cwt	161.00–200.00	1,378	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	787	169.50/cwt	169.50–169.50	1,334	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	677	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,232	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	480	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	859	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	563	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,278	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	330	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	581	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	912	160.25/cwt	160.25–160.25	1,461	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	863	172.52/cwt	158.50–173.25	1,489	60
Dairy Steers	Large 2Value Added	—	1,117	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	1,514	10
Dairy Heifers	Large 2Value Added	—	1,031	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,155	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	469	226.23/cwt	217.00–232.00	1,061	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	1,012	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,498	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	517	211.32/cwt	185.00–225.00	1,093	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	627	164.02/cwt	135.00–211.00	1,028	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	417	211.17/cwt	209.00–214.00	881	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	1,109	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,431	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	725	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,385	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	695	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,049	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	705	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	818	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	537	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	967	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	491	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	899	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	623	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,022	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	435	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	779	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,024	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,393	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	930	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,256	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	790	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	415	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	519	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	677	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	670	3
Heifers	Small 1	—	545	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	583	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	635	170.75/cwt	170.75–170.75	1,084	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	368	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	589	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	477	168.65/cwt	159.00–171.50	804	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	830	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,079	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	418	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	748	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	856	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	562	162.78/cwt	143.00–166.00	915	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	720	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,152	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	652	156.50/cwt	156.50–156.50	1,020	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	741	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	785	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	926	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	556	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	929	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	838	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	661	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,216	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,024	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	638	150.51/cwt	146.00–151.00	960	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	553	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	885	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	417	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	655	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	551	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,174	6
Steers	Small 1	—	523	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	701	4
Steers	Small 1	—	410	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	554	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	888	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,314	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	643	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,042	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	694	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,117	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	518	228.94/cwt	195.00–236.00	1,186	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	162.71/cwt	152.50–173.00	1,030	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	1,143	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,772	25
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	350	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	634	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	795	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,049	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	794	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,175	36
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	527	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	954	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	615	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,039	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 9, 2023

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

Receipts 1,001Last week 434Year ago 638

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 686, Heifers 295, Bulls 20)

Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Natural cattle are Vaccinated

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	454	207.00	207.00
4	—	729	172.00–179.00	177.30
1	—	330	178.00	178.00
4	—	661	184.00	184.00
6	—	551	213.00	213.00
2	—	633	152.50–173.00	162.71
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	195.00	195.00
2	—	820	157.00	157.00
1	—	720	139.00	139.00
2	—	468	179.00	179.00
1	—	520	197.00	197.00
1	—	350	181.00	181.00
1	—	795	132.00	132.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	582	199.00–216.00	208.96
58	—	723	161.00–200.00	190.57
56	—	787	169.50	169.50
15	—	677	182.00	182.00
25	—	912	160.25	160.25
23	—	469	217.00–232.00	226.23
5	—	1,012	148.00	148.00
39	—	627	135.00–211.00	164.02
12	—	417	209.00–214.00	211.17
10	—	1,109	129.00	129.00
28	—	518	195.00–236.00	228.94
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	480	199.00	199.00
10	—	687	156.00	156.00
2	—	330	176.00	176.00
3	—	517	185.00–225.00	211.32
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	759	164.00	164.00
22	—	621	125.00–209.00	189.50
20	—	545	205.00–219.00	215.40
77	—	667	203.00–210.00	206.16
1	—	480	179.00	179.00
60	—	863	158.50–173.25	172.52
4	—	725	191.00	191.00
25	—	1,143	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	383	181.00	181.00
10	—	527	181.00	181.00
3	—	615	169.00	169.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	563	227.00	227.00
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	523	134.00	134.00
1	—	410	135.00	135.00
Dairy Steers — Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,117	135.50	135.50
Dairy Heifers — Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,031	112.00	112.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	151.00	151.00
1	—	705	116.00	116.00
3	—	418	179.00	179.00
2	—	525	163.00	163.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	537	180.00	180.00
2	—	623	164.00	164.00
1	—	435	179.00	179.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	491	183.00	183.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,024	136.00	136.00
1	—	930	135.00	135.00
1	—	830	130.00	130.00
11	—	463	160.00	160.00
10	—	638	146.00–151.00	150.51
10	—	553	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	141.00	141.00
8	—	417	157.00	157.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	125.00	125.00
3	—	677	99.00	99.00
1	—	545	107.00	107.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
71	—	635	170.75	170.75
3	—	368	160.00	160.00
43	—	477	159.00–171.50	168.65
56	—	562	143.00–166.00	162.78
30	—	652	156.50	156.50
8	—	888	148.00	148.00
36	—	794	148.00	148.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	720	160.00	160.00
1	—	785	118.00	118.00
14	—	556	167.00	167.00
19	—	643	162.00	162.00
17	—	694	161.00	161.00

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