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Rockingham Livestock Sales, Inc.

Name: Rockingham Livestock Sales, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2025-06-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-12

Feeder Cattle · Harrisonburg, Virginia · Thu, Jun 12

● Final50 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2177

← May 8Jun 12Jul 10 →

Receipts

329 head

▼ 506 vs last sale 835▼ 63 vs year ago 392 · −16.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 206, Holstein Steers 35, Heifers 75, Bulls 13)

Value Added and Natural 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 $385.21/cwt on 24 head. That ranks 2 of 10 comparable sales and sits −81.44 against this barn's trailing median of $466.65.

Average price

$385.21

24 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,094

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$644

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1

$110.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.85

vs VA average

+4.20 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	405.00	2,203	7thin
Medium and Large 1-2	561	400.00	2,244	9thin
Medium and Large 2	521	385.00	2,006	5thin
Small 1	529	295.00	1,560	3thin

One grade step is worth $110.00/cwt here — about $644 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 sale24 hd

385.21

—

VA average9 barns · 449 hd

374.36

+10.85

National average158 barns · 9,089 hd

381.01

+4.20

This barn, trailing median10 sales

466.65

−81.44

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

50 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	460	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,863	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	499	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,046	5
Steers	500–550	Small 1	503	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,484	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	521	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,006	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	544	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,203	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	561	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,244	9
Steers	550–600	Small 1	580	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,711	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	610	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,891	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	616	330.26/cwt	327.50–337.50	2,034	11
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	651	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,197	5
Steers	650–700	Small 1	665	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,796	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	682	330.50/cwt	330.50–330.50	2,254	12
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Natural	688	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,150	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	736	325.71/cwt	320.00–332.00	2,397	40
Steers	750–800	Small 1	750	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,950	1
Steers	750–800	Small 1Value Added	762	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	2,156	7
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	776	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	2,281	4
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2Value Added	783	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	2,016	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Value Added	823	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	2,448	2
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	858	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,703	51
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	934	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	2,830	17
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1Value Added	947	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	2,832	10
Steers	950–1000	Small 1	955	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	2,273	2
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1Value Added	1,022	301.25/cwt	301.25–301.25	3,079	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2Value Added	315	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	929	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,235	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Value Added	395	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,383	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	442	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,613	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	468	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	1,633	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	532	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	1,873	13
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	536	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,849	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	585	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,931	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	645	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,080	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	653	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,073	2
Heifers	650–700	Small 1	653	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,926	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Natural	733	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	2,324	5
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	736	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	2,296	4
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	825	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,063	1
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1Natural	961	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,643	19
Heifers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1Value Added	1,085	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,604	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	355	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,420	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	450	381.00/cwt	381.00–381.00	1,715	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	463	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,771	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,927	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	595	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,607	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	735	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,911	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	350–400	Large 2	388	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,348	2
Dairy Steers	450–500	Large 2	460	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,426	2
Dairy Steers	800–850	Large 2	843	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,749	5
Dairy Steers	1050–1100	Large 2	1,055	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	2,136	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 Jun 12, 2025

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

Receipts 329Last week 835Year ago 392

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 206, Holstein Steers 35, Heifers 75, Bulls 13)

Value Added and Natural 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
1	350–400	395	350.00	350.00
3	600–650	645	322.50	322.50
4	700–750	736	312.00	312.00
1	1050–1100	1,085	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	442	365.00	365.00
8	500–550	536	345.00	345.00
1	550–600	585	330.00	330.00
2	650–700	653	317.50	317.50
1	800–850	825	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	653	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
5	700–750	733	317.00	317.00
19	950–1000	961	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	468	349.00	349.00
13	500–550	532	352.00	352.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	325	380.00	380.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	499	410.00	410.00
7	500–550	544	405.00	405.00
5	650–700	651	337.50	337.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	800–850	823	297.50	297.50
10	900–950	947	299.00	299.00
6	1000–1050	1,022	301.25	301.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	503	295.00	295.00
1	550–600	580	295.00	295.00
1	650–700	665	270.00	270.00
1	750–800	750	260.00	260.00
2	950–1000	955	238.00	238.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	750–800	762	283.00	283.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	460	405.00	405.00
9	550–600	561	400.00	400.00
11	600–650	616	327.50–337.50	330.26
12	650–700	682	330.50	330.50
40	700–750	736	320.00–332.00	325.71
51	850–900	858	315.00	315.00
17	900–950	934	303.00	303.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
3	650–700	688	312.50	312.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	750–800	783	257.50	257.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
4	750–800	776	294.00	294.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	521	385.00	385.00
1	600–650	610	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	400.00	400.00
6	450–500	463	382.50	382.50
2	500–550	528	365.00	365.00
1	700–750	735	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	595	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	381.00	381.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	388	347.50	347.50
2	450–500	460	310.00	310.00
5	800–850	843	207.50	207.50
3	1050–1100	1,055	202.50	202.50

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.