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Rockingham Livestock Sales, Inc.

Name: Rockingham Livestock Sales, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2025-09-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-11

Feeder Cattle · Harrisonburg, Virginia · Thu, Sep 11

● Final60 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2177

← Aug 14Sep 11Sep 18 →

Receipts

495 head

▲ 197 vs last sale 298▲ 6 vs year ago 489 · +1.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 316, Heifers 170, Bulls 9)

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 $412.35/cwt on 50 head. That ranks 5 of 10 comparable sales and sits −54.30 against this barn's trailing median of $466.65.

Average price

$412.35

50 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,294

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$882

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1

$127.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.63

vs VA average

−1.17 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	559	415.11	2,319	45
Medium and Large 1-2	545	412.50	2,248	4thin
Small 1	500	287.50	1,438	1thin

One grade step is worth $127.61/cwt here — about $882 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale50 hd

412.35

—

VA average9 barns · 693 hd

404.72

+7.63

National average170 barns · 13,807 hd

413.52

−1.17

This barn, trailing median10 sales

466.65

−54.30

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

60 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 · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	385	477.50/cwt	477.50–477.50	1,838	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	462.57/cwt	460.00–465.00	1,980	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	445	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,069	1
Steers	450–500	Small 1	460	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,329	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	467	467.50/cwt	467.50–467.50	2,183	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	469	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,181	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	490	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,960	1
Steers	500–550	Small 1	500	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,438	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	504	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	2,205	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	545	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	2,248	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	562	412.43/cwt	372.50–427.50	2,318	23
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	579	408.78/cwt	395.00–440.00	2,367	15
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	613	403.00/cwt	403.00–403.00	2,470	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	640	393.34/cwt	365.00–432.50	2,517	27
Steers	650–700	Small 1	650	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,755	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	664	387.01/cwt	347.50–399.00	2,570	8
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	676	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,569	8
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	678	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,441	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2Value Added	690	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,243	5
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	729	388.75/cwt	388.75–388.75	2,834	24
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750	394.00/cwt	394.00–394.00	2,955	12
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	752	388.75/cwt	388.75–388.75	2,923	39
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Value Added	826	368.74/cwt	368.00–370.00	3,046	48
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	871	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,613	4
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 2Value Added	879	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,637	6
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1Value Added	906	345.50/cwt	345.50–345.50	3,130	27
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	955	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	3,295	22
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1Value Added	1,020	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,754	1
Steers	1250–1300	Medium and Large 2Value Added	1,250	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	2,263	1
Steers	1250–1300	Medium and Large 1Value Added	1,295	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	2,551	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,444	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	408	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,550	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	418	380.84/cwt	360.00–400.00	1,592	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Value Added	435	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,675	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	450	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,620	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	485	394.93/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,915	12
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	485	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,443	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	498	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,967	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	530	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,405	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	538	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,977	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	558	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,037	17
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	350.00/cwt	347.50–357.50	1,960	4
Heifers	550–600	Small 1	575	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,438	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	621	374.39/cwt	372.50–376.00	2,325	29
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	622	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,193	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	630	314.13/cwt	290.00–337.50	1,979	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	671	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,550	14
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	726	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,614	10
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	728	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	2,169	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	743	371.00/cwt	371.00–371.00	2,757	11
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	770	339.25/cwt	339.25–339.25	2,612	27
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Value Added	783	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,760	3
Heifers	850–900	Small 1	885	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,416	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	933	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	2,631	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	455	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,820	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,968	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	590	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,991	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	640	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,176	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,295	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	735	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,103	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 Sep 11, 2025

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

Receipts 495Last week 298Year ago 489

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 316, Heifers 170, Bulls 9)

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
1	450–500	455	400.00	400.00
2	500–550	518	380.00	380.00
2	550–600	590	337.50	337.50
2	600–650	640	340.00	340.00
1	650–700	670	342.50	342.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	735	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	550–600	579	395.00–440.00	408.78
27	600–650	640	365.00–432.50	393.34
8	650–700	664	347.50–399.00	387.01
12	750–800	750	394.00	394.00
48	800–850	826	368.00–370.00	368.74
27	900–950	906	345.50	345.50
1	1000–1050	1,020	270.00	270.00
1	1250–1300	1,295	197.00	197.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	460	289.00	289.00
1	500–550	500	287.50	287.50
1	650–700	650	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	650–700	690	325.00	325.00
6	850–900	879	300.00	300.00
1	1250–1300	1,250	181.00	181.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	465.00	465.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	467	467.50	467.50
39	750–800	752	388.75	388.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	469	465.00	465.00
4	500–550	545	412.50	412.50
5	600–650	613	403.00	403.00
8	650–700	676	380.00	380.00
24	700–750	729	388.75	388.75
22	950–1000	955	345.00	345.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	477.50	477.50
2	400–450	428	460.00–465.00	462.57
1	450–500	490	400.00	400.00
7	500–550	504	437.50	437.50
23	550–600	562	372.50–427.50	412.43
4	650–700	678	360.00	360.00
4	850–900	871	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	485	297.50	297.50
1	500–550	530	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	575	250.00	250.00
1	850–900	885	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	380.00	380.00
2	400–450	418	360.00–400.00	380.84
1	450–500	450	360.00	360.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	500–550	538	367.50	367.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	385.00	385.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	550–600	558	365.00	365.00
7	600–650	622	352.50	352.50
10	700–750	726	360.00	360.00
27	750–800	770	339.25	339.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	408	380.00	380.00
12	450–500	485	390.00–400.00	394.93
4	550–600	560	347.50–357.50	350.00
2	600–650	630	290.00–337.50	314.13
2	700–750	728	298.00	298.00
5	900–950	933	282.00	282.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	498	395.00	395.00
29	600–650	621	372.50–376.00	374.39
14	650–700	671	380.00	380.00
11	700–750	743	371.00	371.00
3	750–800	783	352.50	352.50

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.