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Rockingham Livestock Sales, Inc.

Name: Rockingham Livestock Sales, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2026-02-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-12

Feeder Cattle · Harrisonburg, Virginia · Thu, Feb 12

● Final37 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2177

← Jan 8Feb 12Mar 12 →

Receipts

301 head

▼ 35 vs last sale 336▲ 301 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 179, Heifers 118, Bulls 4)

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 $477.95/cwt on 44 head. That ranks 7 of 10 comparable sales and sits +11.30 against this barn's trailing median of $466.65.

Average price

$477.95

44 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,655

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$74

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

$48.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+21.47

vs VA average

−0.44 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	533	498.18	2,657	11thin
Medium and Large 1-2	561	475.00	2,664	28
Medium and Large 1	574	450.00	2,583	5thin

One grade step is worth $48.18/cwt here — about $74 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 sale44 hd

477.95

—

VA average5 barns · 108 hd

456.49

+21.47

National average184 barns · 16,706 hd

478.39

−0.44

This barn, trailing median10 sales

466.65

+11.30

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

37 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Value Added	404	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,020	8
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	415	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,054	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	495	502.50/cwt	502.50–502.50	2,487	4
Steers	450–500	Small 1Value Added	498	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,366	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	503	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,515	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Value Added	513	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	2,616	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	545	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,507	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Value Added	561	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,749	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	574	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,583	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	584	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,716	20
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2Value Added	604	457.15/cwt	430.00–461.00	2,761	8
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	617	428.00/cwt	428.00–428.00	2,641	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	618	442.00/cwt	442.00–442.00	2,732	6
Steers	600–650	Small 1	620	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,519	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	669	422.00/cwt	422.00–422.00	2,823	11
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	692	414.00/cwt	414.00–414.00	2,865	26
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700	402.00/cwt	402.00–402.00	2,814	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	748	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,506	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Value Added	763	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	2,800	10
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	786	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	2,759	10
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	882	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	2,972	33
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1Value Added	951	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,758	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Value Added	408	444.00/cwt	444.00–444.00	1,812	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,818	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	443	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	1,938	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	490	432.00/cwt	432.00–432.00	2,117	11
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	525	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,680	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	539	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	2,062	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	568	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	2,201	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	569	416.14/cwt	395.00–432.50	2,368	27
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	630	408.46/cwt	397.00–423.00	2,573	22
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	660	397.00/cwt	397.00–397.00	2,620	21
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Value Added	771	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	2,675	14
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1Value Added	900	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,520	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	445	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,069	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,204	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	700	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,240	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 Feb 12, 2026

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

Receipts 301Last week 336Year ago 0

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 179, Heifers 118, Bulls 4)

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$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	418	435.00	435.00
4	500–550	539	382.50	382.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
21	650–700	660	397.00	397.00
14	750–800	771	347.00	347.00
1	900–950	900	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	408	444.00	444.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	443	437.50	437.50
2	550–600	568	387.50	387.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	525	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	450–500	490	432.00	432.00
27	550–600	569	395.00–432.50	416.14
22	600–650	630	397.00–423.00	408.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
26	650–700	692	414.00	414.00
10	750–800	763	367.00	367.00
7	950–1000	951	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	495	502.50	502.50
5	550–600	574	450.00	450.00
3	600–650	617	428.00	428.00
2	700–750	748	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	498	475.00	475.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	495.00	495.00
1	500–550	545	460.00	460.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	404	500.00	500.00
6	500–550	513	510.00	510.00
4	550–600	561	490.00	490.00
8	600–650	604	430.00–461.00	457.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	620	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	503	500.00	500.00
20	550–600	584	465.00	465.00
6	600–650	618	442.00	442.00
11	650–700	669	422.00	422.00
3	700–750	700	402.00	402.00
10	750–800	786	351.00	351.00
33	850–900	882	337.00	337.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	465.00	465.00
2	550–600	565	390.00	390.00
1	700–750	700	320.00	320.00

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.