Name: Rockingham Livestock Sales, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2024-09-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 344, Heifers 142, Bulls 3)

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 $254.25/cwt on 65 head. That ranks 1 of 9 comparable sales and sits −223.71 against this barn's trailing median of $477.95.

Average price

$254.25

65 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,359

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$333

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2-3

$73.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.45

vs VA average

−13.95 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	528	274.27	1,448	31
Medium and Large 1-2	557	246.25	1,370	12thin
Medium and Large 2	543	241.00	1,309	3thin
Medium and Large 3	525	233.92	1,228	16thin
Medium and Large 2-3	555	201.00	1,116	3thin

One grade step is worth $73.27/cwt here — about $333 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 sale65 hd

254.25

—

VA average9 barns · 563 hd

266.70

−12.45

National average178 barns · 13,815 hd

268.20

−13.95

This barn, trailing median9 sales

477.95

−223.71

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

53 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	547	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,389	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,411	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,022	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	221.78/cwt	200.00–230.00	1,182	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	584	223.42/cwt	190.00–229.00	1,305	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,070	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	704	243.25/cwt	243.25–243.25	1,712	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	578	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,387	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	450–500	475	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,223	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	500–550	543	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,309	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	938	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,998	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	700–750	720	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,476	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	550–600	555	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,116	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	535	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,351	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	420	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,235	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	633	254.81/cwt	195.00–261.00	1,613	42
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	800–850	802	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,524	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	600–650	613	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,416	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	650–700	665	239.59/cwt	237.50–240.00	1,593	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	479	285.00/cwt	282.00–286.00	1,365	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	753	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,732	61
Steers	Small 1	1000–1050	1,000	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,900	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	529	274.13/cwt	269.00–277.50	1,450	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	663	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,293	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	440	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,265	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	814	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,852	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	711	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,770	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	1000–1050	1,005	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,809	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	400–450	438	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,139	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1100–1150	1,116	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,819	16
Steers	Medium and Large 3Value Added	450–500	455	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	946	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3Value Added	500–550	525	233.92/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,228	16
Steers	Small 1	800–850	800	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,760	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,012	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	556	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,562	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,000	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,750	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	272.77/cwt	265.00–277.00	1,421	17
Steers	Small 1	600–650	644	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	998	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	612	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,499	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	559	246.50/cwt	246.50–246.50	1,378	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,248	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	371	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	887	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	700–750	710	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,314	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	213.83/cwt	197.50–222.00	1,518	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	750–800	750	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,388	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,277	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,551	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	555	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,332	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	1000–1050	1,030	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,782	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	644	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,546	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	789	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,637	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	900	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,620	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	458	247.16/cwt	215.00–251.50	1,132	27

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 Sep 12, 2024

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

Receipts 489Last week 519Year ago 759

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 344, Heifers 142, Bulls 3)

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
3	500–550	547	254.00	254.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	426	240.00	240.00
6	500–550	533	200.00–230.00	221.78
7	550–600	584	190.00–229.00	223.42
2	650–700	680	207.50	207.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	463	231.00	231.00
1	600–650	605	211.00	211.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	371	239.00	239.00
27	450–500	458	215.00–251.50	247.16
33	550–600	559	246.50	246.50
36	600–650	644	240.00	240.00
3	900–950	900	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	700–750	710	185.00	185.00
2	1000–1050	1,030	173.00	173.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	555	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	750–800	789	207.50	207.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	450–500	479	282.00–286.00	285.00
6	500–550	535	252.50	252.50
6	550–600	578	240.00	240.00
53	700–750	704	243.25	243.25
32	800–850	814	227.50	227.50
11	900–950	938	213.00	213.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	438	260.00	260.00
1	450–500	475	257.50	257.50
3	500–550	543	241.00	241.00
2	600–650	613	231.00	231.00
6	650–700	665	237.50–240.00	239.59
1	700–750	720	205.00	205.00
1	750–800	750	185.00	185.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	555	201.00	201.00
3	800–850	802	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	294.00	294.00
10	500–550	529	269.00–277.50	274.13
4	550–600	556	281.00	281.00
42	600–650	633	195.00–261.00	254.81
3	650–700	663	195.00	195.00
5	700–750	711	249.00	249.00
61	750–800	753	230.00	230.00
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	644	155.00	155.00
1	800–850	800	220.00	220.00
1	1000–1050	1,000	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	285.00	285.00
1	400–450	440	287.50	287.50
1	450–500	480	260.00	260.00
17	500–550	521	265.00–277.00	272.77
1	700–750	705	220.00	220.00
1	1000–1050	1,000	175.00	175.00
16	1100–1150	1,116	163.00	163.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	612	245.00	245.00
3	700–750	710	197.50–222.00	213.83
1	1000–1050	1,005	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	455	208.00	208.00
16	500–550	525	230.00–240.00	233.92

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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