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Rockingham Livestock Sales, Inc.

Name: Rockingham Livestock Sales, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2025-10-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-23

Feeder Cattle · Harrisonburg, Virginia · Thu, Oct 23

● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2177

← Oct 9Oct 23Nov 13 →

Receipts

618 head

▼ 13 vs last sale 631▲ 222 vs year ago 396 · +56.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 350, Heifers 249, Bulls 19)

Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Natural cattle are 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 $413.12/cwt on 207 head. That ranks 5 of 10 comparable sales and sits −53.53 against this barn's trailing median of $466.65.

Average price

$413.12

207 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,283

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$541

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

$112.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.47

vs VA average

−45.02 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	533	423.18	2,254	82
Medium and Large 1	566	410.49	2,324	120
Medium and Large 2	551	311.00	1,714	5thin

One grade step is worth $112.18/cwt here — about $541 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale207 hd

413.12

—

VA average10 barns · 546 hd

400.65

+12.47

National average182 barns · 38,495 hd

458.14

−45.02

This barn, trailing median10 sales

466.65

−53.53

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

59 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 · Steers32 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	325	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,528	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3Natural	375	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,763	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	378	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,644	2
Steers	350–400	Small 1	390	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,365	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Value Added	413	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,838	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	430	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,871	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	433	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,949	15
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	445	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,713	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Natural	445	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,647	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	463	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,945	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	472	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,006	11
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Value Added	490	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,335	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Natural	500	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,775	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	526	443.29/cwt	437.50–445.00	2,332	47
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	531	416.05/cwt	372.50–418.00	2,209	24
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	531	393.31/cwt	262.50–420.00	2,088	29
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Value Added	540	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,661	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Natural	553	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,825	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	577	416.58/cwt	405.00–420.00	2,404	72
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	586	400.02/cwt	390.00–410.00	2,344	18
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	593	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,431	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Natural	595	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,934	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	621	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	2,375	13
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	623	366.43/cwt	357.50–382.50	2,283	14
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2Value Added	623	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,975	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	669	371.90/cwt	370.00–375.00	2,488	18
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Natural	688	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,580	26
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	693	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,426	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	705	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,115	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2Value Added	716	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	2,334	5
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Natural	718	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,441	5
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2Value Added	806	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	2,547	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,139	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	350	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,216	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	358	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,172	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	424	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,611	18
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Value Added	485	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,467	2
Heifers	450–500	Small 1	485	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,043	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Natural	494	379.30/cwt	365.00–382.50	1,874	21
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	498	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,693	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	517	376.65/cwt	315.00–382.50	1,947	24
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	535	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,699	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	561	371.83/cwt	360.00–374.00	2,086	59
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	571	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,884	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	580	371.00/cwt	371.00–371.00	2,152	11
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	624	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	2,065	19
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,813	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	638	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,010	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	667	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,134	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	667	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,118	8
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	749	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	2,517	44
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	780	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,633	8
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 2Value Added	970	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,183	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	383	376.14/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,441	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	460	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,748	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	348.99/cwt	320.00–367.50	1,822	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	577	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,164	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	642	323.35/cwt	310.00–330.00	2,076	3
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	763	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,022	2

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 Oct 23, 2025

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

Receipts 618Last week 631Year ago 396

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 350, Heifers 249, Bulls 19)

Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Natural cattle are Vaccinated

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	370.00	370.00
1	550–600	595	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	325	470.00	470.00
15	400–450	433	450.00	450.00
47	500–550	526	437.50–445.00	443.29
14	600–650	623	357.50–382.50	366.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	272.50	272.50
4	500–550	540	307.50	307.50
4	600–650	623	317.00	317.00
5	700–750	716	326.00	326.00
4	800–850	806	316.00	316.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	385.00	385.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	375	470.00	470.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	500	355.00	355.00
2	550–600	553	330.00	330.00
26	650–700	688	375.00	375.00
5	700–750	718	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	378	435.00	435.00
11	450–500	472	425.00	425.00
24	500–550	531	372.50–418.00	416.05
72	550–600	577	405.00–420.00	416.58
13	600–650	621	382.50	382.50
18	650–700	669	370.00–375.00	371.90
1	700–750	705	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	413	445.00	445.00
2	450–500	463	420.00	420.00
18	550–600	586	390.00–410.00	400.02
2	650–700	693	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
29	500–550	531	262.50–420.00	393.31
6	550–600	593	410.00	410.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	430	435.00	435.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	380.00	380.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	383	370.00–380.00	376.14
3	500–550	522	320.00–367.50	348.99
3	600–650	642	310.00–330.00	323.35
2	750–800	763	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	577	375.00	375.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
18	400–450	424	380.00	380.00
59	550–600	561	360.00–374.00	371.83
19	600–650	624	331.00	331.00
8	650–700	667	317.50	317.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	650–700	667	320.00	320.00
44	700–750	749	336.00	336.00
8	750–800	780	337.50	337.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	350	347.50	347.50
1	500–550	535	317.50	317.50
1	600–650	625	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	485	302.50	302.50
1	950–1000	970	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	498	340.00	340.00
7	550–600	571	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	323	352.50	352.50
2	350–400	358	327.50	327.50
24	500–550	517	315.00–382.50	376.65
11	550–600	580	371.00	371.00
2	600–650	638	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
21	450–500	494	365.00–382.50	379.30

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.