Name: Rockingham Livestock Sales, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2026-06-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*Correction to Medium and Large 1 Heifers*

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 225, Dairy Steers 11, Heifers 98, Bulls 17)

Value Added and Natural Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $489.48/cwt on 30 head, down $9.39 from the prior sale. That ranks 7 of 9 comparable sales and sits +11.53 against this barn's trailing median of $477.95.

Average price

$489.48

▼ 9.39 vs prior sale

30 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,677

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$751

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

$137.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+30.13

vs VA average

+35.76 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	507.25	2,774	22
Medium and Large 1-2	548	483.00	2,646	5thin
Medium and Large 2	547	370.00	2,023	3thin

One grade step is worth $137.25/cwt here — about $751 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 sale30 hd

489.48

—

VA average8 barns · 472 hd

459.36

+30.13

National average163 barns · 9,671 hd

453.72

+35.76

This barn, trailing median9 sales

477.95

+11.53

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 3Value Added	300–350	345	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,518	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3Value Added	600–650	625	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,094	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	400–450	417	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,460	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	600–650	646	376.00/cwt	376.00–376.00	2,429	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	850–900	863	369.00/cwt	369.00–369.00	3,184	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	568	459.07/cwt	430.00–490.00	2,608	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	550–600	560	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,960	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	400–450	437	364.79/cwt	330.00–500.00	1,594	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	500–550	515	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,803	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	628	462.50/cwt	462.50–462.50	2,905	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	400–450	400	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	447	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,799	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	453	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	2,401	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,132	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	350–400	375	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	643	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	2,257	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	750–800	775	408.00/cwt	408.00–408.00	3,162	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	650–700	672	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,613	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,071	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	2,641	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	527	519.02/cwt	510.00–530.00	2,735	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	686	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	3,053	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	495	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,030	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,241	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	585	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,633	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	770	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,426	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	554	511.33/cwt	509.00–515.00	2,833	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	466.71/cwt	437.50–475.00	2,847	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	735	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,536	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,299	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	408	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	2,142	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	364	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,838	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	895	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,506	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	543	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	2,321	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	715	408.00/cwt	408.00–408.00	2,917	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	752	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	2,497	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	783	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	2,787	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,660	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,530	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	548	371.00/cwt	371.00–371.00	2,033	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	539	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,102	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	863	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,805	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	664	445.60/cwt	420.00–465.00	2,959	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	456	402.00/cwt	402.00–402.00	1,833	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,544	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	639	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,205	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	658	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	2,287	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	300–350	340	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	1,403	2
Heifers	Small 1	500–550	500	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,450	1
Heifers	Small 1	1000–1050	1,045	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,508	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	631	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	2,603	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	2,519	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,007	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,530	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	793	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,538	2
Dairy Steers	Large 2	800–850	805	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,972	1
Dairy Steers	Large 2	1150–1200	1,175	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	3,067	2
Dairy Steers	Large 2	950–1000	975	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	2,642	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 Jun 11, 2026

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

Receipts 351Last week 664Year ago 329

*Correction to Medium and Large 1 Heifers*

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 225, Dairy Steers 11, Heifers 98, Bulls 17)

Value Added and Natural Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	440.00	440.00
2	600–650	625	335.00	335.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	417	350.00	350.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	527	510.00–530.00	519.02
2	550–600	568	430.00–490.00	459.07
4	650–700	686	445.00	445.00
6	750–800	783	356.00	356.00
57	850–900	863	369.00	369.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	480.00	480.00
5	400–450	437	330.00–500.00	364.79
2	550–600	560	350.00	350.00
3	650–700	672	240.00	240.00
1	750–800	775	408.00	408.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	523	505.00	505.00
5	600–650	628	462.50	462.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	453	530.00	530.00
1	500–550	520	410.00	410.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	408	525.00	525.00
2	550–600	585	450.00	450.00
45	700–750	715	408.00	408.00
14	750–800	752	332.00	332.00
6	850–900	863	325.00	325.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	364	505.00	505.00
9	450–500	458	550.00	550.00
1	500–550	530	480.00	480.00
13	550–600	554	509.00–515.00	511.33
10	600–650	610	437.50–475.00	466.71
7	650–700	664	420.00–465.00	445.60
2	750–800	760	350.00	350.00
1	850–900	895	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
8	600–650	646	376.00	376.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	400.00	400.00
1	500–550	515	350.00	350.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	365.00	365.00
3	400–450	447	402.50	402.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	495	410.00	410.00
9	500–550	539	390.00	390.00
6	600–650	643	351.00	351.00
5	700–750	735	345.00	345.00
8	750–800	770	315.00	315.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	425.00	425.00
15	450–500	456	402.00	402.00
18	500–550	548	371.00	371.00
8	600–650	639	345.00	345.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	340	412.50	412.50
5	650–700	658	347.50	347.50
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	290.00	290.00
1	1000–1050	1,045	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	380.00	380.00
1	600–650	605	380.00	380.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	427	470.00	470.00
3	500–550	543	427.50	427.50
3	600–650	617	410.00	410.00
2	750–800	793	320.00	320.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	631	412.50	412.50
Dairy Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	805	245.00	245.00
8	950–1000	975	271.00	271.00
2	1150–1200	1,175	261.00	261.00

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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