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Rockingham Livestock Sales, Inc.

Name: Rockingham Livestock Sales, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2026-07-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-09

Feeder Cattle · Harrisonburg, Virginia · Thu, Jul 9

● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2177

← Jun 11Jul 9Aug 13 →

Receipts

635 head

▲ 284 vs last sale 351▲ 283 vs year ago 352 · +80.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 419, Dairy Steers 66, Heifers 141, Bulls 9)

Value Added and some 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 $456.44/cwt on 135 head, down $33.04 from the prior sale. That ranks 5 of 10 comparable sales and sits −10.21 against this barn's trailing median of $466.65.

Average price

$456.44

▼ 33.04 vs prior sale

135 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,528

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$61

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

$44.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.46

vs VA average

−3.04 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	538	469.68	2,526	43
Medium and Large 1	561	450.53	2,528	91
Medium and Large 2	580	425.00	2,465	1thin

One grade step is worth $44.68/cwt here — about $61 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 sale135 hd

456.44

—

VA average3 barns · 173 hd

448.98

+7.46

National average146 barns · 7,211 hd

459.48

−3.04

This barn, trailing median10 sales

466.65

−10.21

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

58 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 2	390	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,970	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Value Added	398	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	2,030	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Value Added	426	522.00/cwt	522.00–522.00	2,224	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	435	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	2,284	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,790	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Value Added	468	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	2,410	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	470	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,186	3
Steers	450–500	Small 1Value Added	475	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,663	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	488	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	2,513	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	498	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	2,515	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	511	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,504	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	535	467.22/cwt	463.00–475.00	2,500	23
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	541	463.02/cwt	462.50–472.50	2,505	18
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	544	449.32/cwt	430.00–450.00	2,444	28
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	554	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,576	14
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	580	446.29/cwt	382.50–451.00	2,588	45
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Value Added	580	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,465	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	624	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,340	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Natural	629	424.00/cwt	424.00–424.00	2,667	11
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	647	419.74/cwt	355.00–422.50	2,716	48
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	651	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,604	9
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Natural	654	428.59/cwt	412.50–434.50	2,803	71
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	662	420.77/cwt	400.00–422.50	2,785	27
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	675	408.00/cwt	408.00–408.00	2,754	17
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	724	373.00/cwt	373.00–373.00	2,701	8
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	732	362.85/cwt	352.00–371.00	2,656	16
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	772	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	2,648	3
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	810	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,633	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Value Added	856	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	2,919	18
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1Value Added	973	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	3,114	13
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2Natural	373	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,641	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	447	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,079	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	455	405.44/cwt	385.00–445.00	1,845	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	2,028	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	484	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,178	15
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	511	426.00/cwt	426.00–426.00	2,177	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	524	340.17/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,782	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	532	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	2,168	16
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	532	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,155	10
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	571	389.74/cwt	350.00–397.00	2,225	33
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	590	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,006	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	600	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,040	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Natural	634	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	2,267	12
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,227	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	661	379.00/cwt	379.00–379.00	2,505	19
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	735	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,297	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	774	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,477	5
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	910	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,275	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,573	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	400	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,620	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	445	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,869	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	510	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,913	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	561	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,132	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	590	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,006	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	950–1000	Large 2	955	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,483	17
Dairy Steers	1000–1050	Large 2	1,000	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,850	3
Dairy Steers	1050–1100	Large 2	1,050	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	2,441	1
Dairy Steers	1100–1150	Large 2	1,123	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	3,201	45

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 Jul 9, 2026

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

Receipts 635Last week 351Year ago 352

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 419, Dairy Steers 66, Heifers 141, Bulls 9)

Value Added and some Natural Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	405.00	405.00
1	500–550	510	375.00	375.00
4	550–600	561	380.00	380.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	425.00	425.00
1	400–450	445	420.00	420.00
1	550–600	590	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
11	600–650	629	424.00	424.00
71	650–700	654	412.50–434.50	428.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	511	490.00	490.00
4	600–650	624	375.00	375.00
17	650–700	675	408.00	408.00
16	700–750	732	352.00–371.00	362.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	468	515.00	515.00
1	550–600	580	425.00	425.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	505.00	505.00
1	450–500	465	385.00	385.00
3	750–800	772	343.00	343.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	470	465.00	465.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	435	525.00	525.00
23	500–550	535	463.00–475.00	467.22
14	550–600	554	465.00	465.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	398	510.00	510.00
7	400–450	426	522.00	522.00
8	450–500	498	505.00	505.00
28	500–550	544	430.00–450.00	449.32
45	550–600	580	382.50–451.00	446.29
48	600–650	647	355.00–422.50	419.74
27	650–700	662	400.00–422.50	420.77
8	700–750	724	373.00	373.00
18	850–900	856	341.00	341.00
13	950–1000	973	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	488	515.00	515.00
18	500–550	541	462.50–472.50	463.02
9	650–700	651	400.00	400.00
1	800–850	810	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	475	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
12	600–650	634	357.50	357.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	480	422.50	422.50
3	500–550	524	320.00–350.00	340.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	447	465.00	465.00
16	500–550	532	407.50	407.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	373	440.00	440.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	450–500	484	450.00	450.00
10	500–550	532	405.00	405.00
19	650–700	661	379.00	379.00
5	750–800	774	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	455	385.00–445.00	405.44
3	550–600	590	340.00	340.00
1	600–650	600	340.00	340.00
1	650–700	655	340.00	340.00
2	700–750	735	312.50	312.50
1	900–950	910	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	511	426.00	426.00
33	550–600	571	350.00–397.00	389.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	950–1000	955	260.00	260.00
3	1000–1050	1,000	285.00	285.00
1	1050–1100	1,050	232.50	232.50
45	1100–1150	1,123	285.00	285.00

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.