Sale reports / Virginia / Rockingham Livestock Sales, Inc. / 2023-08-10

Rockingham Livestock Sales, Inc.

Feeder Cattle · Harrisonburg, Virginia · Thu, Aug 10
● Final47 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2177
Receipts
307 head
▼ 206 vs last sale 513▼ 190 vs year ago 497 · −38.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 217, Heifers 86, Bulls 4)

Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $235.16/cwt on 216 head.
Average price
$235.16
216 head · 707 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,663
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$226
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Small 1
$52.88/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.30
vs VA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2522245.381,2818thin
Medium and Large 1-2726241.991,757100
Medium and Large 1719232.751,67492
Medium and Large 2-3679210.001,4268thin
Small 1548192.501,0558thin
One grade step is worth $52.88/cwt here — about $226 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 sale216 hd
235.16
—
VA average10 barns · 1,368 hd
234.86
+0.30
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot

47 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1333137.50/cwt137.50–137.504584
Steers—Medium and Large 2420254.00/cwt254.00–254.001,0672
Steers—Medium and Large 1422255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,0765
Steers—Small 1463177.50/cwt177.50–177.508223
Steers—Medium and Large 2Value Added502247.00/cwt247.00–247.001,2403
Steers—Medium and Large 1559241.80/cwt227.50–254.001,35211
Steers—Small 1Value Added585212.50/cwt212.50–212.501,2433
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added588247.40/cwt241.00–250.001,45514
Steers—Medium and Large 2Value Added603240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,4472
Steers—Small 1620185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,1472
Steers—Medium and Large 1625235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,4693
Steers—Medium and Large 2625234.00/cwt234.00–234.001,4631
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added661247.81/cwt226.00–254.001,63833
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3Value Added679210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,4268
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added708242.00/cwt242.00–242.001,71317
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added713237.50/cwt237.50–237.501,69310
Steers—Medium and Large 1738247.00/cwt247.00–247.001,82329
Steers—Medium and Large 1753222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,67210
Steers—Medium and Large 1800221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,7681
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added817207.50/cwt207.50–207.501,6953
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added851237.00/cwt237.00–237.002,01733
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added936225.50/cwt225.50–225.502,11118
Steers—Medium and Large 11,000185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,8501
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2358191.00/cwt191.00–191.006842
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Value Added420230.00/cwt230.00–230.009662
Heifers—Small 1430140.00/cwt140.00–140.006021
Heifers—Medium and Large 1444184.40/cwt140.00–229.008194
Heifers—Medium and Large 1468172.50/cwt172.50–172.508073
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Value Added469240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,1265
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added532220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,1703
Heifers—Medium and Large 2545220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,1991
Heifers—Small 1545152.00/cwt152.00–152.008282
Heifers—Medium and Large 2555160.00/cwt160.00–160.008881
Heifers—Medium and Large 1575175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,0061
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added578225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,3013
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added632219.50/cwt219.50–219.501,38715
Heifers—Small 163570.00/cwt70.00–70.004451
Heifers—Medium and Large 1640195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,2483
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added651215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,4008
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Value Added652203.00/cwt203.00–203.001,3248
Heifers—Medium and Large 1729196.00/cwt196.00–196.001,4298
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added748214.50/cwt214.50–214.501,60413
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added915160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,4641
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added1,075120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,2901
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1433235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,0182
Bulls—Medium and Large 2465221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,0281
Bulls—Medium and Large 1530210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,1131

This sale against other markets

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.