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Rockingham Livestock Sales, Inc.

Name: Rockingham Livestock Sales, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2024-08-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-08

Feeder Cattle · Harrisonburg, Virginia · Thu, Aug 8

● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2177

← Jul 11Aug 8Sep 12 →

Receipts

519 head

▲ 47 vs last sale 472▲ 212 vs year ago 307 · +69.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 351, Heifers 162, Bulls 6)

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 $258.10/cwt on 54 head. That ranks 1 of 10 comparable sales and sits −208.55 against this barn's trailing median of $466.65.

Average price

$258.10

54 head · 570 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,470

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$533

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2-3

$76.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.96

vs VA average

−16.98 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	557	266.89	1,487	10thin
Medium and Large 1-2	553	263.87	1,460	17thin
Medium and Large 2	595	258.85	1,540	24
Medium and Large 2-3	502	190.00	954	3thin

One grade step is worth $76.89/cwt here — about $533 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 sale54 hd

258.10

—

VA average10 barns · 343 hd

265.06

−6.96

National average145 barns · 4,636 hd

275.08

−16.98

This barn, trailing median10 sales

466.65

−208.55

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

54 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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	343	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	943	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	355	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	923	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	410	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,097	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	437	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,241	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3Value Added	468	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,030	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	493	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,336	9
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	502	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	954	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	535	259.76/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,390	9
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	557	266.89/cwt	220.00–272.50	1,487	10
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	574	268.50/cwt	268.50–268.50	1,541	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Value Added	595	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,547	23
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	595	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,383	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	623	256.50/cwt	256.50–256.50	1,598	17
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	626	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,521	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	630	183.75/cwt	165.00–202.50	1,158	2
Steers	600–650	Small 1	635	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,207	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	658	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,704	9
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	689	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,743	71
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	697	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,673	29
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	715	226.81/cwt	182.50–234.00	1,622	8
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	761	223.14/cwt	222.00–228.00	1,698	63
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Value Added	805	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,952	37
Steers	800–850	Small 1	840	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,638	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	863	235.50/cwt	235.50–235.50	2,032	20
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Value Added	877	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,991	5
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1,002	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,004	3
Steers	1200–1250	Medium and Large 2Value Added	1,225	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	2,156	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2Value Added	347	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	772	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	814	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2Value Added	375	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	834	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Value Added	448	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,109	12
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	450	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,107	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	454	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	990	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	458	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,088	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Value Added	468	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,086	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	516	237.49/cwt	156.00–245.00	1,225	15
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	545	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,240	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	551	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,317	14
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	554	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,371	15
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Value Added	585	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,445	24
Heifers	600–650	Small 1	623	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,171	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	640	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,472	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3Value Added	642	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,316	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	646	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,421	10
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	654	239.50/cwt	239.50–239.50	1,566	17
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	770	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,636	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	772	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,698	3
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	928	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,972	8
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	931	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,031	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	490	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,254	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	495	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	990	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	505	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,263	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	515	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,262	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 Aug 8, 2024

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

Receipts 519Last week 472Year ago 307

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 351, Heifers 162, Bulls 6)

Value Added Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	550–600	554	247.50	247.50
7	600–650	640	230.00	230.00
3	750–800	772	220.00	220.00
8	900–950	928	212.50	212.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	450	246.00	246.00
15	500–550	516	156.00–245.00	237.49
14	550–600	551	239.00	239.00
10	600–650	646	220.00	220.00
2	750–800	770	212.50	212.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	400–450	448	247.50	247.50
17	650–700	654	239.50	239.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	623	188.00	188.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	347	222.50	222.50
1	350–400	375	222.50	222.50
2	450–500	468	232.00	232.00
24	550–600	585	247.00	247.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	600–650	642	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	450–500	454	218.00	218.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	370	220.00	220.00
3	450–500	458	237.50	237.50
2	500–550	545	227.50	227.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
29	650–700	697	240.00	240.00
37	800–850	805	242.50	242.50
5	850–900	877	227.00	227.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	260.00	260.00
10	550–600	557	220.00–272.50	266.89
2	600–650	630	165.00–202.50	183.75
9	650–700	658	259.00	259.00
8	700–750	715	182.50–234.00	226.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	437	284.00	284.00
9	450–500	493	271.00	271.00
9	500–550	535	255.00–270.00	259.76
8	550–600	574	268.50	268.50
17	600–650	623	256.50	256.50
71	650–700	689	253.00	253.00
63	750–800	761	222.00–228.00	223.14
20	850–900	863	235.50	235.50
3	1000–1050	1,002	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	635	190.00	190.00
1	800–850	840	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	343	275.00	275.00
3	400–450	410	267.50	267.50
1	550–600	595	232.50	232.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	468	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	502	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
23	550–600	595	260.00	260.00
1	1200–1250	1,225	176.00	176.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	626	243.00	243.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	245.00	245.00
1	400–450	425	242.50	242.50
1	450–500	490	256.00	256.00
1	500–550	505	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	200.00	200.00
1	500–550	515	245.00	245.00

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.