Name: Rockingham Livestock Sales, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2023-06-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-06-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 229, Dairy Steers 9, Bulls 15, Heifers 147)

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 $226.79/cwt on 229 head.

Average price

$226.79

229 head · 711 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,613

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$39

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1

$45.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.69

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	651	235.78	1,536	81
Medium and Large 1-2	732	231.98	1,699	78
Medium and Large 2	754	212.89	1,605	63
Small 1	788	190.00	1,497	7thin

One grade step is worth $45.78/cwt here — about $39 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 sale229 hd

226.79

—

VA average10 barns · 1,858 hd

232.48

−5.69

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
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	1,018	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,792	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	742	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,707	3
Steers	Small 1Value Added	—	788	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,497	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,248	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	252.61/cwt	217.50–262.00	1,453	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,492	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	236.62/cwt	215.00–242.00	1,583	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	750	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,478	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	670	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,340	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	855	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,804	32
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	730	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,577	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	593	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,438	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	887	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,730	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	826	209.50/cwt	209.50–209.50	1,730	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	435	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,153	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	495	271.78/cwt	269.00–275.00	1,345	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	906	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,857	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	552	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,446	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	976	200.61/cwt	200.00–201.00	1,958	18
Dairy Steers	Large 2	—	1,012	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,538	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	642	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,547	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	515	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,236	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	643	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,575	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	790	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,462	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	400	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	572	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	562	211.79/cwt	202.00–214.00	1,190	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	700	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,295	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	595	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,101	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	465	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,011	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,063	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	986	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	950	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	642	185.70/cwt	185.00–186.00	1,192	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	198.40/cwt	162.00–210.00	930	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,133	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,463	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	201.85/cwt	165.50–205.00	1,080	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	977	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	760	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,368	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	520	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	666	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	435	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	544	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	916	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	438	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	942	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	470	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	888	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	373	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	774	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	783	189.76/cwt	175.00–192.00	1,486	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	575	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,156	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	1,058	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,894	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,115	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	584	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,174	10
Heifers	Small 1Value Added	—	647	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,275	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	680	201.50/cwt	201.50–201.50	1,370	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	1,093	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,847	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	921	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,667	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,380	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	956	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,281	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	466	240.94/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,123	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	763	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,450	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	955	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,647	1

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 Jun 8, 2023

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

Receipts 400Last week 763Year ago 353

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 229, Dairy Steers 9, Bulls 15, Heifers 147)

Value Added Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,018	176.00	176.00
3	—	742	230.00	230.00
4	—	593	242.50	242.50
3	—	887	195.00	195.00
1	—	515	240.00	240.00
6	—	643	245.00	245.00
4	—	790	185.00	185.00
Steers — Small 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	788	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	260.00	260.00
22	—	575	217.50–262.00	252.61
3	—	765	195.00	195.00
18	—	669	215.00–242.00	236.62
4	—	424	263.00	263.00
6	—	516	267.50	267.50
1	—	625	205.00	205.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	750	197.00	197.00
1	—	670	200.00	200.00
32	—	855	211.00	211.00
7	—	730	216.00	216.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	826	209.50	209.50
3	—	435	265.00	265.00
13	—	495	269.00–275.00	271.78
11	—	906	205.00	205.00
11	—	552	262.00	262.00
18	—	976	200.00–201.00	200.61
13	—	642	241.00	241.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	255.00	255.00
10	—	466	235.00–245.00	240.94
8	—	763	190.00	190.00
1	—	955	172.50	172.50
Dairy Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,012	152.00	152.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	143.00	143.00
10	—	642	185.00–186.00	185.70
8	—	469	162.00–210.00	198.40
6	—	578	196.00	196.00
1	—	770	190.00	190.00
23	—	535	165.50–205.00	201.85
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	170.00	170.00
1	—	475	200.00	200.00
2	—	528	185.00	185.00
1	—	760	180.00	180.00
6	—	428	214.00	214.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	128.00	128.00
1	—	435	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	438	215.00	215.00
7	—	680	201.50	201.50
13	—	1,093	169.00	169.00
6	—	921	181.00	181.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	470	189.00	189.00
2	—	373	207.50	207.50
23	—	783	175.00–192.00	189.76
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	575	201.00	201.00
2	—	1,058	179.00	179.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	584	201.00	201.00
Heifers — Small 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	647	197.00	197.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	562	202.00–214.00	211.79
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	185.00	185.00
1	—	595	185.00	185.00
1	—	465	217.50	217.50
1	—	525	202.50	202.50

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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