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Rockingham Livestock Sales, Inc.

Name: Rockingham Livestock Sales, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2024-04-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-11

Feeder Cattle · Harrisonburg, Virginia · Thu, Apr 11

● Final64 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2177

← Mar 21Apr 11May 9 →

Receipts

810 head

▲ 708 vs last sale 102▼ 31 vs year ago 841 · −3.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 451, Heifers 348, Bulls 11)

Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $314.89/cwt on 111 head. That ranks 1 of 10 comparable sales and sits −151.76 against this barn's trailing median of $466.65.

Average price

$314.89

111 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,730

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$439

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1

$97.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+18.39

vs VA average

+9.42 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	317.08	1,726	66
Medium and Large 1-2	556	316.61	1,761	42
Medium and Large 2	568	253.75	1,440	2thin
Small 1	585	220.00	1,287	1thin

One grade step is worth $97.08/cwt here — about $439 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale111 hd

314.89

—

VA average10 barns · 678 hd

296.50

+18.39

National average170 barns · 11,306 hd

305.47

+9.42

This barn, trailing median10 sales

466.65

−151.76

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

10 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $521.53, low $370.28, median $466.65 across 10 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Every lot

64 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Small 1	340	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	765	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Value Added	389	318.85/cwt	300.00–335.00	1,240	11
Steers	400–450	Small 1	412	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	985	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	435	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,292	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	439	305.56/cwt	302.50–310.00	1,341	10
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Value Added	443	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,351	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	453	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,404	9
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,188	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Value Added	475	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,045	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	477	304.52/cwt	232.50–317.50	1,453	28
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	503	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,685	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	322.71/cwt	320.00–329.00	1,694	34
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Value Added	560	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,386	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	564	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,706	10
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	565	315.02/cwt	200.00–331.00	1,780	22
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	565	313.54/cwt	280.00–337.50	1,772	36
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,495	1
Steers	550–600	Small 1	585	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,287	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	617	314.80/cwt	307.50–320.00	1,942	27
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	635	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,159	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	672	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,781	13
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,806	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	676	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,771	24
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	713	268.36/cwt	259.00–274.00	1,913	63
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	749	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,873	8
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	825	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,873	61
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	844	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,709	4
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1Value Added	912	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,984	55
Steers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1Value Added	1,085	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,062	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2Value Added	369	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	923	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	925	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Value Added	378	255.05/cwt	246.00–263.00	964	13
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	381	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,025	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	390	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	936	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	441	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,133	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	444	258.81/cwt	257.50–261.00	1,149	24
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	456	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,197	11
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,187	14
Heifers	450–500	Small 1	470	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	940	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	471	225.80/cwt	210.00–250.00	1,064	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	213.91/cwt	210.00–217.50	1,016	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	485	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,140	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Value Added	496	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,190	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,333	12
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Value Added	555	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,038	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	557	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,259	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,314	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	572	237.86/cwt	195.00–251.00	1,361	48
Heifers	550–600	Small 1	578	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,098	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	636	226.68/cwt	199.50–238.00	1,442	55
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	640	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,408	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	645	239.50/cwt	239.50–239.50	1,545	11
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	696	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,434	9
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	720	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,332	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	754	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,640	65
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2Value Added	760	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,064	2
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Value Added	870	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,523	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	901	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,730	18
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	345	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	932	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	360	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	720	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	510	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,377	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	518	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,321	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	595	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,291	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	595	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,190	1

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.

Virginia feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Rockingham Graded Feeder Cattle Sale - Harrisonburg, VA

Thu Apr 11, 2024

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

Receipts 810Last week 102Year ago 841

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 451, Heifers 348, Bulls 11)

Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	350–400	378	246.00–263.00	255.05
5	450–500	471	210.00–250.00	225.80
11	600–650	645	239.50	239.50
1	700–750	720	185.00	185.00
1	850–900	870	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	250.00	250.00
14	450–500	470	252.50	252.50
12	500–550	528	252.50	252.50
1	550–600	565	232.50	232.50
1	600–650	640	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	200.00	200.00
2	550–600	578	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	381	269.00	269.00
9	400–450	441	257.00	257.00
2	450–500	475	210.00–217.50	213.91
3	550–600	557	226.00	226.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	450–500	485	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	369	250.00	250.00
4	450–500	496	240.00	240.00
4	550–600	555	187.00	187.00
2	750–800	760	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	390	240.00	240.00
24	400–450	444	257.50–261.00	258.81
11	450–500	456	262.50	262.50
48	550–600	572	195.00–251.00	237.86
55	600–650	636	199.50–238.00	226.68
9	650–700	696	206.00	206.00
65	750–800	754	217.50	217.50
18	900–950	901	192.00	192.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	350–400	389	300.00–335.00	318.85
28	450–500	477	232.50–317.50	304.52
22	550–600	565	200.00–331.00	315.02
3	600–650	635	182.50	182.50
13	650–700	672	265.00	265.00
8	700–750	749	250.00	250.00
55	900–950	912	217.50	217.50
5	1050–1100	1,085	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	400–450	439	302.50–310.00	305.56
6	500–550	503	335.00	335.00
36	550–600	565	280.00–337.50	313.54
27	600–650	617	307.50–320.00	314.80
24	650–700	676	262.00	262.00
63	700–750	713	259.00–274.00	268.36
61	800–850	825	227.00	227.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	435	297.00	297.00
9	450–500	453	310.00	310.00
34	500–550	525	320.00–329.00	322.71
10	550–600	564	302.50	302.50
1	650–700	675	267.50	267.50
4	800–850	844	202.50	202.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	225.00	225.00
3	400–450	412	239.00	239.00
1	550–600	585	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	443	305.00	305.00
1	450–500	475	220.00	220.00
1	550–600	560	247.50	247.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	475	250.00	250.00
1	550–600	575	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	510	270.00	270.00
1	550–600	595	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	345	270.00	270.00
1	350–400	360	200.00	200.00
4	500–550	518	255.00	255.00
1	550–600	595	217.00	217.00

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.