Name: Rockingham Livestock Sales, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2023-09-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 437, Heifers 305, Bulls 17)

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 $241.86/cwt on 433 head.

Average price

$241.86

433 head · 670 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,620

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$377

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1

$89.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.22

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	612	246.56	1,509	82
Medium and Large 2	466	246.48	1,149	50
Medium and Large 1-2	721	245.94	1,773	280
Medium and Large 3	638	161.40	1,029	5thin
Small 1	721	157.07	1,132	16thin

One grade step is worth $89.49/cwt here — about $377 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 sale433 hd

241.86

—

VA average10 barns · 2,284 hd

242.08

−0.22

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

69 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	—	555	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,249	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	615	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	892	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	700	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,260	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	380	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	941	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	685	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,113	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	448	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,093	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	722	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,697	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	933	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,903	2
Steers	Small 1Value Added	—	908	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,544	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	510	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,250	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	955	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,101	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	559	250.43/cwt	245.00–261.00	1,400	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	436	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,134	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	460	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	989	3
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	—	845	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,225	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,230	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	646	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,583	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	1,162	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	2,161	3
Steers	Small 1Value Added	—	693	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,192	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	981	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	2,040	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	528	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,404	30
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,426	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,390	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	237.21/cwt	205.00–241.00	1,850	48
Steers	Medium and Large 3Value Added	—	673	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,043	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3Value Added	—	585	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,000	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	836	241.05/cwt	240.50–241.25	2,015	81
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	313	257.40/cwt	225.00–275.00	806	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	256.14/cwt	252.50–267.50	943	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	242.31/cwt	232.50–260.00	1,015	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	641	256.07/cwt	254.00–259.00	1,641	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	713	240.50/cwt	240.50–240.50	1,715	28
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	385	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,036	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	552	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,358	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	538	194.91/cwt	185.00–205.00	1,049	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,150	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	461	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,111	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	830	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	344	225.30/cwt	177.50–232.50	775	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	218.97/cwt	210.00–227.50	1,154	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	484	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	895	5
Heifers	Small 1	—	615	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	984	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	435	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	848	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	855	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,667	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	711	221.14/cwt	214.00–222.00	1,572	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	510	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,127	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	360	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	837	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	778	226.25/cwt	226.25–226.25	1,760	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Value Added	—	697	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,324	5
Heifers	Small 1	—	730	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,314	2
Heifers	Small 1	—	845	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,479	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	449	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,010	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,128	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	760	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,634	1
Steers	Small 1	—	712	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	926	3
Heifers	Small 1	—	595	177.21/cwt	170.00–179.00	1,054	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	559	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,258	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	636	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,367	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	538	265.78/cwt	246.00–267.00	1,430	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	790	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,560	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	695	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,182	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	634	239.09/cwt	222.00–243.00	1,516	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	909	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,727	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	461	213.82/cwt	200.00–220.00	986	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	554	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,435	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,683	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	268.07/cwt	250.00–271.00	1,045	8
Steers	Small 1	—	410	144.32/cwt	118.00–170.00	592	2
Steers	Small 1	—	785	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	962	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 Sep 14, 2023

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

Receipts 759Last week 307Year ago 76

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 437, Heifers 305, Bulls 17)

Value Added 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
2	—	555	225.00	225.00
1	—	615	145.00	145.00
1	—	700	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	247.50	247.50
5	—	448	244.00	244.00
1	—	510	221.00	221.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	685	162.50	162.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	722	235.00	235.00
1	—	510	245.00	245.00
1	—	385	269.00	269.00
1	—	760	215.00	215.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	933	204.00	204.00
3	—	460	215.00	215.00
3	—	1,162	186.00	186.00
6	—	981	208.00	208.00
Steers — Small 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	908	170.00	170.00
6	—	693	172.00	172.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	955	220.00	220.00
18	—	559	245.00–261.00	250.43
8	—	436	260.00	260.00
30	—	528	266.00	266.00
81	—	836	240.50–241.25	241.05
53	—	641	254.00–259.00	256.07
28	—	713	240.50	240.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	464	265.00	265.00
7	—	646	245.00	245.00
17	—	538	246.00–267.00	265.78
1	—	790	197.50	197.50
1	—	695	170.00	170.00
12	—	554	259.00	259.00
9	—	735	229.00	229.00
8	—	390	250.00–271.00	268.07
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	230.00	230.00
1	—	545	255.00	255.00
8	—	313	225.00–275.00	257.40
12	—	368	252.50–267.50	256.14
14	—	419	232.50–260.00	242.31
1	—	480	235.00	235.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	780	205.00–241.00	237.21
Steers — Medium and Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	673	155.00	155.00
2	—	585	171.00	171.00
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	712	130.00	130.00
2	—	410	118.00–170.00	144.32
1	—	785	122.50	122.50
Dairy Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	845	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	552	246.00	246.00
28	—	711	214.00–222.00	221.14
66	—	778	226.25	226.25
65	—	634	222.00–243.00	239.09
13	—	909	190.00	190.00
10	—	461	200.00–220.00	213.82
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	538	185.00–205.00	194.91
8	—	461	241.00	241.00
6	—	559	225.00	225.00
9	—	636	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	479	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	365	227.50	227.50
15	—	344	177.50–232.50	225.30
10	—	527	210.00–227.50	218.97
4	—	449	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	484	185.00	185.00
1	—	855	195.00	195.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	160.00	160.00
1	—	435	195.00	195.00
2	—	730	180.00	180.00
1	—	845	175.00	175.00
5	—	595	170.00–179.00	177.21
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	232.50	232.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	697	190.00	190.00

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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