Name: Rockingham Livestock Sales, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2023-11-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 494, Dairy Steers 13, Heifers 367, Bulls 11)

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 $235.56/cwt on 494 head.

Average price

$235.56

494 head · 617 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,454

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$413

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1

$93.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.37

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	559	245.61	1,374	165
Medium and Large 2	524	242.64	1,271	59
Medium and Large 1-2	672	231.77	1,558	253
Medium and Large 2-3	707	175.00	1,237	13thin
Small 1	630	152.50	961	4thin

One grade step is worth $93.11/cwt here — about $413 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 sale494 hd

235.56

—

VA average11 barns · 1,985 hd

225.18

+10.37

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

67 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	—	765	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,530	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,095	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	562	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,475	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	181.18/cwt	165.00–217.50	607	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	540	258.29/cwt	237.50–279.00	1,395	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	256.13/cwt	255.00–257.50	1,201	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	405	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	891	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,368	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	494	265.91/cwt	235.00–275.00	1,314	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	658	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,448	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	373	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	974	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	1,063	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,850	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	766	224.69/cwt	222.00–227.00	1,721	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	617	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,456	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	474	272.57/cwt	267.50–275.00	1,292	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	919	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,820	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	849	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,791	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	707	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,237	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	488	266.81/cwt	265.00–267.50	1,302	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	569	252.49/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,437	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	687	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,525	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	586	249.53/cwt	239.00–270.00	1,462	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	958	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,801	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	391	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	792	4
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	—	1,062	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,699	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	682	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,569	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	615	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,482	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	810	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,215	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	550	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	976	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	400	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	690	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	563	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,070	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	655	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,195	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	450	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	900	2
Steers	Small 1	—	585	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	878	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	234.10/cwt	230.00–246.00	1,482	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,422	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	395	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	837	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	723	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	268.49/cwt	267.50–270.00	1,563	25
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	766	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,164	11
Steers	Small 1	—	795	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,113	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,445	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	915	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,464	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	313	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	673	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	532	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,077	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	570	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,243	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	657	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,189	10
Steers	Small 1	—	345	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	621	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	545	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	970	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	225.41/cwt	222.00–227.50	1,499	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	435	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	827	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	381	208.45/cwt	197.50–215.00	794	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	636	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	986	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	540	202.62/cwt	191.00–208.00	1,094	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	703	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	466	207.56/cwt	198.00–218.00	967	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	968	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	814	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,057	41
Heifers	Small 1	—	505	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	707	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	447	177.36/cwt	177.00–180.00	793	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	779	162.25/cwt	151.00–179.00	1,264	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	646	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,092	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	687	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,099	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	175.09/cwt	175.00–177.00	805	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	543	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	977	27

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 9, 2023

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

Receipts 885Last week 47Year ago 1,036

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 494, Dairy Steers 13, Heifers 367, Bulls 11)

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
6	—	765	200.00	200.00
15	—	562	262.50	262.50
3	—	373	261.00	261.00
3	—	1,063	174.00	174.00
3	—	617	236.00	236.00
7	—	488	265.00–267.50	266.81
3	—	687	222.00	222.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	172.50	172.50
1	—	445	162.50	162.50
2	—	370	207.00	207.00
11	—	475	245.00	245.00
3	—	313	215.00	215.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	335	165.00–217.50	181.18
40	—	540	237.50–279.00	258.29
13	—	469	255.00–257.50	256.13
1	—	720	190.00	190.00
28	—	633	230.00–246.00	234.10
15	—	395	212.00	212.00
25	—	582	267.50–270.00	268.49
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	405	220.00	220.00
22	—	494	235.00–275.00	265.91
2	—	658	220.00	220.00
10	—	569	245.00–260.00	252.49
4	—	958	188.00	188.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	766	222.00–227.00	224.69
19	—	474	267.50–275.00	272.57
15	—	919	198.00	198.00
19	—	849	211.00	211.00
18	—	586	239.00–270.00	249.53
4	—	391	202.50	202.50
10	—	682	230.00	230.00
19	—	615	241.00	241.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	707	175.00	175.00
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	150.00	150.00
2	—	795	140.00	140.00
1	—	345	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	563	252.50	252.50
27	—	620	233.00	233.00
55	—	665	222.00–227.50	225.41
Dairy Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,062	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	810	150.00	150.00
8	—	646	169.00	169.00
10	—	687	160.00	160.00
23	—	460	175.00–177.00	175.09
27	—	543	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	915	160.00	160.00
20	—	570	218.00	218.00
10	—	657	181.00	181.00
47	—	540	191.00–208.00	202.62
39	—	466	198.00–218.00	207.56
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	532	202.50	202.50
3	—	435	190.00	190.00
13	—	381	197.50–215.00	208.45
7	—	636	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
66	—	545	178.00	178.00
6	—	465	175.00	175.00
41	—	618	171.00	171.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	365	192.50	192.50
1	—	635	152.50	152.50
8	—	447	177.00–180.00	177.36
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	779	151.00–179.00	162.25
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	177.50	177.50
1	—	400	172.50	172.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	563	190.00	190.00
5	—	655	182.50	182.50
2	—	450	200.00	200.00

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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