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Rockingham Livestock Sales, Inc.

Name: Rockingham Livestock Sales, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2024-09-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-12

Feeder Cattle · Harrisonburg, Virginia · Thu, Sep 12

● Final53 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2177

← Aug 8Sep 12Sep 19 →

Receipts

489 head

▼ 30 vs last sale 519▼ 270 vs year ago 759 · −35.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 344, Heifers 142, Bulls 3)

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 $254.25/cwt on 65 head. That ranks 1 of 10 comparable sales and sits −212.40 against this barn's trailing median of $466.65.

Average price

$254.25

65 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,359

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$333

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

$73.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.45

vs VA average

−13.95 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	528	274.27	1,448	31
Medium and Large 1-2	557	246.25	1,370	12thin
Medium and Large 2	543	241.00	1,309	3thin
Medium and Large 3	525	233.92	1,228	16thin
Medium and Large 2-3	555	201.00	1,116	3thin

One grade step is worth $73.27/cwt here — about $333 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale65 hd

254.25

—

VA average9 barns · 563 hd

266.70

−12.45

National average178 barns · 13,815 hd

268.20

−13.95

This barn, trailing median10 sales

466.65

−212.40

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

53 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 · Steers37 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	355	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,012	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Value Added	420	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,235	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Value Added	438	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,139	8
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	440	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,265	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3Value Added	455	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	946	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Value Added	475	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,223	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	479	285.00/cwt	282.00–286.00	1,365	12
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	480	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,248	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	521	272.77/cwt	265.00–277.00	1,421	17
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3Value Added	525	233.92/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,228	16
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	529	274.13/cwt	269.00–277.50	1,450	10
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	535	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,351	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Value Added	543	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,309	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	555	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,116	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	556	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,562	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	578	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,387	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	612	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,499	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2Value Added	613	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,416	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	633	254.81/cwt	195.00–261.00	1,613	42
Steers	600–650	Small 1	644	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	998	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	663	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,293	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2Value Added	665	239.59/cwt	237.50–240.00	1,593	6
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	704	243.25/cwt	243.25–243.25	1,712	53
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	705	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,551	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	710	213.83/cwt	197.50–222.00	1,518	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	711	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,770	5
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2Value Added	720	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,476	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2Value Added	750	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,388	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Value Added	753	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,732	61
Steers	800–850	Small 1	800	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,760	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	802	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,524	3
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	814	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,852	32
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	938	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,998	11
Steers	1000–1050	Small 1	1,000	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,900	1
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,000	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,750	1
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 2	1,005	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,809	1
Steers	1100–1150	Medium and Large 1	1,116	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,819	16
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	371	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	887	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	426	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,022	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	458	247.16/cwt	215.00–251.50	1,132	27
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	463	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,070	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	533	221.78/cwt	200.00–230.00	1,182	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	555	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,332	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	559	246.50/cwt	246.50–246.50	1,378	33
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	584	223.42/cwt	190.00–229.00	1,305	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	605	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,277	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	644	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,546	36
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	680	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,411	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2Value Added	710	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,314	4
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	789	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,637	4
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,620	3
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 2Value Added	1,030	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,782	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	547	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,389	3

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 Sep 12, 2024

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

Receipts 489Last week 519Year ago 759

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 344, Heifers 142, Bulls 3)

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
3	500–550	547	254.00	254.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	426	240.00	240.00
6	500–550	533	200.00–230.00	221.78
7	550–600	584	190.00–229.00	223.42
2	650–700	680	207.50	207.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	463	231.00	231.00
1	600–650	605	211.00	211.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	371	239.00	239.00
27	450–500	458	215.00–251.50	247.16
33	550–600	559	246.50	246.50
36	600–650	644	240.00	240.00
3	900–950	900	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	700–750	710	185.00	185.00
2	1000–1050	1,030	173.00	173.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	555	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	750–800	789	207.50	207.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	450–500	479	282.00–286.00	285.00
6	500–550	535	252.50	252.50
6	550–600	578	240.00	240.00
53	700–750	704	243.25	243.25
32	800–850	814	227.50	227.50
11	900–950	938	213.00	213.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	438	260.00	260.00
1	450–500	475	257.50	257.50
3	500–550	543	241.00	241.00
2	600–650	613	231.00	231.00
6	650–700	665	237.50–240.00	239.59
1	700–750	720	205.00	205.00
1	750–800	750	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	555	201.00	201.00
3	800–850	802	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	294.00	294.00
10	500–550	529	269.00–277.50	274.13
4	550–600	556	281.00	281.00
42	600–650	633	195.00–261.00	254.81
3	650–700	663	195.00	195.00
5	700–750	711	249.00	249.00
61	750–800	753	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	644	155.00	155.00
1	800–850	800	220.00	220.00
1	1000–1050	1,000	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	285.00	285.00
1	400–450	440	287.50	287.50
1	450–500	480	260.00	260.00
17	500–550	521	265.00–277.00	272.77
1	700–750	705	220.00	220.00
1	1000–1050	1,000	175.00	175.00
16	1100–1150	1,116	163.00	163.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	612	245.00	245.00
3	700–750	710	197.50–222.00	213.83
1	1000–1050	1,005	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	455	208.00	208.00
16	500–550	525	230.00–240.00	233.92

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.