Name: Rockingham Livestock Sales, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2025-10-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 418, Dairy Steers 59, Heifers 131, Dairy Heifers 3, Bulls 20)

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 $380.48/cwt on 60 head. That ranks 1 of 9 comparable sales and sits −97.48 against this barn's trailing median of $477.95.

Average price

$380.48

60 head · 563 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,140

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$1,106

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

$207.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.52

vs VA average

−65.37 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	556	407.50	2,266	24
Medium and Large 1	571	374.29	2,138	30
Medium and Large 2	528	355.00	1,874	4thin
Small 1	580	200.00	1,160	2thin

One grade step is worth $207.50/cwt here — about $1,106 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale60 hd

380.48

—

VA average10 barns · 621 hd

381.00

−0.52

National average181 barns · 23,254 hd

445.85

−65.37

This barn, trailing median9 sales

477.95

−97.48

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

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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,232	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	350–400	367	349.09/cwt	345.00–357.50	1,281	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	660	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,310	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	850–900	850	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,465	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	658	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,941	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	2,012	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,660	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	700–750	735	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,168	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	506	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,695	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1000–1050	1,035	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,915	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	300–350	325	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,089	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,050	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	500–550	528	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,874	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	400–450	425	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,891	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	666	376.70/cwt	327.50–378.50	2,509	131
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	606	381.66/cwt	347.50–387.00	2,313	96
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	1050–1100	1,065	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,598	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	979	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	781	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	2,562	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	658	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	2,158	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	900–950	910	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,820	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	505	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,338	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,649	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,457	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	821	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,504	8
Dairy Steers	Large 2	1050–1100	1,059	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,986	9
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3Value Added	1150–1200	1,184	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	2,711	12
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3Value Added	900–950	900	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,620	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3Value Added	1000–1050	1,000	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,850	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	444	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,643	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	548	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,028	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,736	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	380.51/cwt	330.00–400.00	2,184	27
Steers	Small 1	600–650	625	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,250	1
Steers	Small 1	550–600	580	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,160	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	469	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,181	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	900–950	933	265.16/cwt	245.00–285.00	2,474	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,736	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	594	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,916	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,535	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,433	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	485	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,455	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	420	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,428	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	333.24/cwt	305.00–342.50	2,076	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,944	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	553	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,853	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	737	358.34/cwt	356.00–360.00	2,641	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	574	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,325	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	717	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,366	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	580	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,740	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	355	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	905	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	636	354.83/cwt	337.50–370.00	2,257	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	749	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	2,577	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	790	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,264	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	671	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,577	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	636	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,972	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	300–350	345	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	949	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	520	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	2,145	8

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 9, 2025

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

Receipts 631Last week 67Year ago 494

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 418, Dairy Steers 59, Heifers 131, Dairy Heifers 3, Bulls 20)

Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	365	337.50	337.50
1	400–450	400	415.00	415.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	335.00	335.00
3	350–400	367	345.00–357.50	349.09
3	400–450	425	445.00	445.00
4	500–550	528	355.00	355.00
1	700–750	735	295.00	295.00
1	1050–1100	1,065	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	469	465.00	465.00
1	550–600	580	300.00	300.00
12	600–650	636	337.50–370.00	354.83
2	650–700	660	350.00	350.00
24	700–750	749	344.00	344.00
1	850–900	850	290.00	290.00
4	900–950	933	245.00–285.00	265.16
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	520	412.50	412.50
16	550–600	574	405.00	405.00
96	600–650	606	347.50–387.00	381.66
131	650–700	666	327.50–378.50	376.70
49	700–750	717	330.00	330.00
8	800–850	821	305.00	305.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	483	402.50	402.50
2	500–550	530	327.50	327.50
27	550–600	574	330.00–400.00	380.51
4	600–650	623	305.00–342.50	333.24
1	700–750	735	195.00	195.00
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	580	200.00	200.00
1	600–650	625	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	444	370.00	370.00
6	500–550	548	370.00	370.00
1	550–600	555	362.50	362.50
2	650–700	658	295.00	295.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	340.00	340.00
1	500–550	525	200.00	200.00
4	650–700	671	235.00	235.00
1	750–800	790	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	506	335.00	335.00
22	650–700	658	328.00	328.00
25	750–800	781	328.00	328.00
2	1000–1050	1,035	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	373	262.50	262.50
1	400–450	435	335.00	335.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	275.00	275.00
1	350–400	355	255.00	255.00
5	400–450	420	340.00	340.00
1	450–500	485	300.00	300.00
1	500–550	505	265.00	265.00
11	550–600	553	335.00	335.00
5	600–650	636	310.00	310.00
17	700–750	737	356.00–360.00	358.34
1	900–950	910	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	450–500	465	330.00	330.00
16	500–550	526	330.00	330.00
6	550–600	594	322.50	322.50
Dairy Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	1050–1100	1,059	187.50	187.50
Dairy Steers — Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	900–950	900	180.00	180.00
12	1150–1200	1,184	229.00	229.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	1000–1050	1,000	185.00	185.00

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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