Name: Rockingham Livestock Sales, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2024-10-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 334, Dairy Steers 19, Heifers 117, Dairy Heifers 1, Bulls 23)

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 $251.35/cwt on 61 head. That ranks 1 of 9 comparable sales and sits −226.61 against this barn's trailing median of $477.95.

Average price

$251.35

61 head · 561 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,409

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$254

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

$33.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.26

vs VA average

−42.96 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	578	260.62	1,505	26
Medium and Large 1	548	257.12	1,410	17thin
Medium and Large 2	533	252.50	1,346	4thin
Medium and Large 2-3	552	226.79	1,251	14thin

One grade step is worth $33.84/cwt here — about $254 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale61 hd

251.35

—

VA average9 barns · 565 hd

256.61

−5.26

National average177 barns · 23,944 hd

294.31

−42.96

This barn, trailing median9 sales

477.95

−226.61

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

71 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	450–500	496	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,451	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	540	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,431	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	1000–1050	1,038	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	2,102	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	690	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,208	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	420	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	819	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	259.04/cwt	200.00–270.00	1,104	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	570	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,340	1
Steers	Large 1-2	750–800	780	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,225	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	590	263.51/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,555	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	900–950	902	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,075	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800–850	843	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	2,040	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	774	240.25/cwt	240.25–240.25	1,860	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	450–500	452	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,074	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	300–350	335	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	754	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	639	252.90/cwt	244.00–255.50	1,616	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	428	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,006	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3Value Added	750–800	768	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,306	4
Steers	Small 1Value Added	850–900	875	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,903	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	500–550	532	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,197	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	390	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,170	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	500–550	533	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,346	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3Value Added	700–750	716	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	895	7
Steers	Large 1-2Value Added	1000–1050	1,015	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,076	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	550–600	587	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,350	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	734	248.75/cwt	248.75–248.75	1,826	44
Dairy Steers	Large 2Value Added	900–950	932	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,594	6
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	950–1000	969	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,831	13
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	915	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,739	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3Value Added	600–650	615	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,261	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,276	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	975	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,333	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	508	204.84/cwt	195.00–210.00	1,041	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	877	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,060	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,735	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	804	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,199	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Value Added	300–350	313	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	767	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,270	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	205.72/cwt	204.00–206.00	1,096	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,041	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,035	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	738	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,550	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,577	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	544	229.11/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,246	22
Heifers	Small 1	500–550	540	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,080	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	450–500	460	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	955	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	447	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,046	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	450	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,058	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	850–900	865	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,842	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	581	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,400	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	432	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	972	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	536	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,345	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,333	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	551	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,179	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	300–350	343	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	849	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	500–550	510	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,071	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	550–600	597	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,248	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,015	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,827	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	648	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,400	3
Steers	Small 1	800–850	825	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,403	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,617	3
Steers	Small 1	700–750	700	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,400	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,085	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,920	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	813	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,626	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	705	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	877	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	244.22/cwt	240.00–261.00	1,373	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	388	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	970	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	632	234.64/cwt	233.00–235.00	1,483	11

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 Oct 10, 2024

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

Receipts 494Last week 95Year ago 560

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 334, Dairy Steers 19, Heifers 117, Dairy Heifers 1, Bulls 23)

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
1	300–350	335	225.00	225.00
1	350–400	390	300.00	300.00
1	400–450	420	195.00	195.00
14	450–500	496	292.50	292.50
1	550–600	570	235.00	235.00
1	650–700	690	175.00	175.00
22	750–800	774	240.25	240.25
63	800–850	843	242.00	242.00
19	900–950	902	230.00	230.00
3	1000–1050	1,038	202.50	202.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	328	267.50	267.50
2	350–400	388	250.00	250.00
6	400–450	426	200.00–270.00	259.04
11	500–550	540	265.00	265.00
5	550–600	562	240.00–261.00	244.22
11	600–650	632	233.00–235.00	234.64
3	700–750	735	220.00	220.00
1	1000–1050	1,015	180.00	180.00
1	1050–1100	1,085	177.00	177.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	780	157.00	157.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	428	235.00	235.00
20	550–600	590	250.00–265.00	263.51
42	600–650	639	244.00–255.50	252.90
44	700–750	734	248.75	248.75
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	450–500	452	237.50	237.50
4	500–550	533	252.50	252.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	615	205.00	205.00
7	700–750	716	125.00	125.00
4	750–800	768	170.00	170.00
Steers — Small 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	850–900	875	217.50	217.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	500–550	532	225.00	225.00
5	550–600	587	230.00	230.00
Steers — Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	1000–1050	1,015	106.00	106.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	536	251.00	251.00
2	800–850	813	200.00	200.00
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	700	200.00	200.00
2	800–850	825	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	227.50	227.50
Dairy Steers — Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	900–950	932	171.00	171.00
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	950–1000	969	189.00	189.00
Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	900–950	915	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	267.50	267.50
4	500–550	526	242.50	242.50
1	600–650	620	215.00	215.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	390	250.00	250.00
7	450–500	471	225.00	225.00
3	500–550	508	195.00–210.00	204.84
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	328	245.00	245.00
13	400–450	447	234.00	234.00
2	450–500	473	220.00	220.00
22	500–550	544	210.00–230.00	229.11
1	550–600	585	205.00	205.00
1	650–700	660	202.00	202.00
2	700–750	720	219.00	219.00
1	750–800	785	221.00	221.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	313	245.00	245.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	232.50	232.50
7	500–550	533	204.00–206.00	205.72
2	600–650	635	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	432	225.00	225.00
16	550–600	581	241.00	241.00
3	600–650	648	216.00	216.00
5	700–750	738	210.00	210.00
2	850–900	865	213.00	213.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	540	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	343	247.50	247.50
1	450–500	460	207.50	207.50
1	500–550	510	210.00	210.00
3	550–600	597	209.00	209.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	450–500	450	235.00	235.00
8	550–600	551	214.00	214.00

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