Name: Rockingham Livestock Sales, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2024-03-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 625, Heifers 499, Bulls 14)

Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $315.73/cwt on 157 head. That ranks 1 of 9 comparable sales and sits −162.23 against this barn's trailing median of $477.95.

Average price

$315.73

157 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,759

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$22

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

$18.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+15.16

vs VA average

−0.34 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	540	327.42	1,767	28
Medium and Large 1-2	554	320.19	1,773	52
Medium and Large 1	566	308.46	1,746	77

One grade step is worth $18.96/cwt here — about $22 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.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

9 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $521.53, low $392.83, median $477.95 across 9 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale157 hd

315.73

—

VA average9 barns · 467 hd

300.56

+15.16

National average167 barns · 13,796 hd

316.07

−0.34

This barn, trailing median9 sales

477.95

−162.23

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot, as filed

72 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	625	285.37/cwt	252.50–296.00	1,784	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	950–1000	958	210.50/cwt	210.50–210.50	2,017	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800–850	801	231.51/cwt	200.00–232.00	1,854	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	1000–1050	1,020	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,734	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800–850	832	221.25/cwt	221.25–221.25	1,841	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	436	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,256	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	490	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,495	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	1050–1100	1,063	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	2,052	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	900–950	908	214.50/cwt	214.50–214.50	1,948	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	745	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,769	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	660	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,320	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	569	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,536	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	731	204.56/cwt	177.50–206.00	1,495	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	411	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,151	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,428	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	593	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,305	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	538	289.77/cwt	200.00–335.00	1,559	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	448	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,288	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	682	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,654	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	445	270.63/cwt	270.00–277.50	1,204	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	382	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,337	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,129	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,514	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,233	3
Steers	Small 1	650–700	675	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,434	1
Steers	Small 1	800–850	815	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,752	1
Steers	Small 1	450–500	480	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,272	1
Heifers	Small 1	700–750	718	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,192	3
Heifers	Small 1	800–850	840	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,176	1
Steers	Small 1	850–900	870	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,740	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	348	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	1,041	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	570	316.36/cwt	285.00–340.00	1,803	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	540	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,215	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	542	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,504	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	448	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,210	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	645	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,580	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	263	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	986	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	550–600	577	318.24/cwt	307.50–320.00	1,836	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	650–700	651	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,628	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	350–400	372	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,302	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	450–500	450	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,361	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	650–700	674	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,618	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	332	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	989	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,229	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	838	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,718	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	347	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,128	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,250	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	544	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	1,784	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	500–550	540	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,447	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	400–450	449	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,257	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	750–800	795	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,582	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	500–550	517	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,716	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	600–650	605	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,664	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	890	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	673	258.74/cwt	237.50–282.50	1,741	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	659	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,667	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	574	262.32/cwt	262.00–264.00	1,506	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	462	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,294	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	632	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,447	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	541	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,450	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	479	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,365	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	360	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,296	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	394	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	1,166	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	721	224.50/cwt	224.50–224.50	1,619	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	536	322.01/cwt	275.00–333.00	1,726	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	580	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,842	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	300–350	349	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,187	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	626	277.39/cwt	250.00–295.00	1,736	86
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	468	317.02/cwt	290.00–330.00	1,484	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	652	309.46/cwt	242.50–317.50	2,018	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	793	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,784	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	703	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,835	21

How this sale compares

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 Mar 14, 2024

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

Receipts 1,138Last week 824Year ago 84

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 625, Heifers 499, Bulls 14)

Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	436	288.00	288.00
3	450–500	490	305.00	305.00
62	550–600	570	285.00–340.00	316.36
14	600–650	625	252.50–296.00	285.37
33	650–700	652	242.50–317.50	309.46
21	700–750	703	261.00	261.00
23	750–800	793	225.00	225.00
65	800–850	801	200.00–232.00	231.51
42	900–950	908	214.50	214.50
12	950–1000	958	210.50	210.50
2	1050–1100	1,063	193.00	193.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	318	355.00	355.00
3	350–400	382	350.00	350.00
9	400–450	448	287.50	287.50
12	500–550	538	200.00–335.00	289.77
3	550–600	593	220.00	220.00
3	650–700	682	242.50	242.50
1	700–750	745	237.50	237.50
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	265.00	265.00
1	650–700	675	212.50	212.50
1	800–850	815	215.00	215.00
1	850–900	870	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	250–300	263	375.00	375.00
3	300–350	347	325.00	325.00
1	450–500	495	252.50	252.50
8	500–550	544	328.00	328.00
3	800–850	838	205.00	205.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	372	350.00	350.00
2	450–500	450	302.50	302.50
13	500–550	517	332.00	332.00
7	550–600	577	307.50–320.00	318.24
12	600–650	605	275.00	275.00
4	650–700	651	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	349	340.00	340.00
48	450–500	468	290.00–330.00	317.02
31	500–550	536	275.00–333.00	322.01
21	550–600	580	317.50	317.50
86	600–650	626	250.00–295.00	277.39
42	650–700	673	237.50–282.50	258.74
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	360	360.00	360.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	411	280.00	280.00
23	550–600	569	270.00	270.00
1	650–700	660	200.00	200.00
19	700–750	731	177.50–206.00	204.56
63	800–850	832	221.25	221.25
1	1000–1050	1,020	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	300–350	348	299.00	299.00
11	400–450	445	270.00–277.50	270.63
3	450–500	467	264.00	264.00
1	500–550	540	225.00	225.00
8	550–600	569	251.00	251.00
4	650–700	673	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	700–750	718	166.00	166.00
1	800–850	840	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	449	280.00	280.00
17	500–550	540	268.00	268.00
30	650–700	674	240.00	240.00
5	750–800	795	199.00	199.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	332	298.00	298.00
2	400–450	435	282.50	282.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	394	296.00	296.00
45	450–500	462	280.00	280.00
15	500–550	541	268.00	268.00
50	550–600	574	262.00–264.00	262.32
17	600–650	632	229.00	229.00
75	650–700	659	253.00	253.00
70	700–750	721	224.50	224.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	448	270.00	270.00
3	500–550	542	277.50	277.50
1	600–650	645	245.00	245.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	479	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.

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