Name: Rockingham Livestock Sales, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2024-05-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 211, Heifers 261, Bulls 60)

Value Added Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $257.09/cwt on 109 head. That ranks 1 of 9 comparable sales and sits −138.10 against this barn's trailing median of $395.19.

Average price

$257.09

109 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,402

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$44

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

$5.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.72

vs VA average

−10.50 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	257.94	1,413	93
Medium and Large 2	512	252.50	1,293	6thin
Medium and Large 1-2	543	252.00	1,368	10thin

One grade step is worth $5.94/cwt here — about $44 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

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $427.62, low $356.06, median $395.19 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 sale109 hd

257.09

—

VA average11 barns · 595 hd

248.37

+8.72

National average178 barns · 10,823 hd

267.59

−10.50

This barn, trailing median9 sales

395.19

−138.10

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

62 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 1	650–700	664	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,899	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	727	260.50/cwt	260.50–260.50	1,894	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,459	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	840	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,785	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	322.80/cwt	186.00–332.00	1,792	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	448	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,174	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	398	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,079	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	350	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	952	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	534	268.52/cwt	265.00–272.00	1,434	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,203	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	543	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,368	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	738	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,624	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	405	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,102	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	486	302.74/cwt	288.00–322.50	1,471	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	612	303.72/cwt	267.50–311.00	1,859	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	410	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,240	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	636	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,545	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	636	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,953	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	364	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,238	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	561	254.16/cwt	253.00–256.00	1,426	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	257.53/cwt	256.00–260.00	1,234	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	561	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,431	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	546	291.09/cwt	250.00–300.00	1,589	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	259.64/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,371	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	395	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,070	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800–850	838	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,726	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	900–950	927	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,873	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	850–900	879	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,811	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	765	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,790	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	275.07/cwt	274.00–276.00	1,271	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	636	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,367	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3Value Added	350–400	370	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	953	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	450–500	468	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,334	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,620	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,116	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Value Added	500–550	532	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,250	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Value Added	400–450	436	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,238	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	350–400	363	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	908	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Value Added	350–400	368	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,132	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	529	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,360	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	512	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,293	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	450–500	498	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,265	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	825	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,526	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,213	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,063	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	382	297.46/cwt	295.00–302.50	1,136	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,402	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	629	236.06/cwt	230.00–251.00	1,485	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	748	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,496	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,046	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	626	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,321	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	507	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,445	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	467	254.81/cwt	250.00–256.00	1,190	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	400–450	435	271.63/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,182	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	300–350	327	268.06/cwt	245.00–275.00	877	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,080	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	442	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,180	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1050–1100	1,051	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	2,049	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	565	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,559	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	503	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	1,504	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	407	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,272	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	540	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,539	5

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 May 9, 2024

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

Receipts 532Last week 810Year ago 763

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 211, Heifers 261, Bulls 60)

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$ per cwt · actual wt
40	450–500	486	288.00–322.50	302.74
11	500–550	546	250.00–300.00	291.09
17	550–600	555	186.00–332.00	322.80
32	600–650	612	267.50–311.00	303.72
7	650–700	664	286.00	286.00
18	700–750	727	260.50	260.50
1	800–850	840	212.50	212.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	385	312.50	312.50
13	400–450	407	312.50	312.50
5	500–550	540	285.00	285.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	410	302.50	302.50
6	500–550	507	285.00	285.00
5	550–600	565	276.00	276.00
4	1050–1100	1,051	195.00	195.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	364	340.00	340.00
10	600–650	636	307.00	307.00
3	750–800	765	234.00	234.00
3	900–950	927	202.00	202.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	257.50	257.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	363	250.00	250.00
6	400–450	435	265.00–275.00	271.63
2	450–500	468	285.00	285.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	300.00	300.00
1	450–500	465	240.00	240.00
5	500–550	529	257.00	257.00
7	600–650	629	230.00–251.00	236.06
2	750–800	775	209.00	209.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	395	271.00	271.00
6	400–450	448	262.00	262.00
31	450–500	479	256.00–260.00	257.53
26	500–550	528	250.00–260.00	259.64
44	550–600	561	253.00–256.00	254.16
2	650–700	663	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	398	271.00	271.00
16	400–450	405	272.00	272.00
15	450–500	467	250.00–256.00	254.81
10	500–550	543	252.00	252.00
20	700–750	738	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	272.00	272.00
14	500–550	534	265.00–272.00	268.52
9	550–600	561	255.00	255.00
27	600–650	636	243.00	243.00
2	800–850	838	206.00	206.00
9	850–900	879	206.00	206.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	250.00	250.00
1	450–500	485	250.00	250.00
6	500–550	512	252.50	252.50
4	600–650	626	211.00	211.00
1	800–850	825	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	327	245.00–275.00	268.06
6	450–500	498	254.00	254.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	450–500	462	274.00–276.00	275.07
5	600–650	636	215.00	215.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	368	307.50	307.50
4	400–450	436	284.00	284.00
6	500–550	532	235.00	235.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	382	295.00–302.50	297.46
3	400–450	442	267.00	267.00
4	500–550	510	205.00	205.00
1	650–700	655	214.00	214.00
5	700–750	748	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	500–550	503	299.00	299.00

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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