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Rockingham Livestock Sales, Inc.

Name: Rockingham Livestock Sales, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2026-10-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-22

Feeder Cattle · Harrisonburg, Virginia · Thu, Oct 22

● Final75 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2177

← Oct 8Oct 22latest

Receipts

903 head

▲ 697 vs last sale 206▲ 285 vs year ago 618 · +46.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*ADDED BULLS HEADCOUNT*

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 578, Heifers 294, Bulls 31)

Value Added and Natural Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $402.74/cwt on 167 head, up $8.02 from the prior sale. That ranks 4 of 10 comparable sales and sits −63.91 against this barn's trailing median of $466.65.

Average price

$402.74

▲ 8.02 vs prior sale

167 head · 560 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,254

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$624

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1

$123.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.15

vs VA average

−36.53 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	557	408.50	2,277	142
Medium and Large 1-2	577	378.00	2,179	20
Medium and Large 2	548	373.33	2,047	3thin
Small 1	580	285.00	1,653	2thin

One grade step is worth $123.50/cwt here — about $624 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale167 hd

402.74

—

VA average9 barns · 641 hd

396.59

+6.15

National average183 barns · 33,329 hd

439.27

−36.53

This barn, trailing median10 sales

466.65

−63.91

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

10 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $521.53, low $370.28, median $466.65 across 10 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Every lot, as filed

75 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers37 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	335	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,206	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	365	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,497	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	379	474.96/cwt	435.00–495.00	1,800	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	403	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,814	10
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,776	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	434	420.05/cwt	405.00–450.00	1,823	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	464	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,274	16
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	487	439.62/cwt	437.50–445.00	2,141	31
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	510	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,015	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	516	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,296	12
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	521	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,136	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	542	410.93/cwt	330.00–415.00	2,227	44
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Value Added	555	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,832	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	571	402.17/cwt	390.00–410.00	2,296	86
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,291	1
Steers	550–600	Small 1	580	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,653	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	595	367.33/cwt	350.00–370.00	2,186	15
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	616	342.53/cwt	340.00–345.00	2,110	8
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Natural	619	383.00/cwt	383.00–383.00	2,371	25
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	628	368.92/cwt	360.00–370.00	2,317	37
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	633	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,136	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3Value Added	634	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,092	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	640	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,192	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	660	376.18/cwt	345.00–384.00	2,483	38
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	683	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,254	4
Steers	650–700	Small 1	685	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,884	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Natural	697	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	2,433	17
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2Value Added	720	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,908	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	724	338.92/cwt	300.00–342.50	2,454	26
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	745	315.60/cwt	312.50–320.00	2,351	17
Steers	700–750	Small 1	745	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,881	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	757	304.08/cwt	287.50–312.50	2,302	3
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	813	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	2,659	49
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Value Added	838	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	2,786	20
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	889	326.25/cwt	326.25–326.25	2,900	48
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Value Added	889	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	2,809	16
Steers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1Value Added	1,073	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	3,031	16
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	275	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	825	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	308	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,063	3
Heifers	300–350	Small 1	325	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	943	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	355	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,260	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	363	432.50/cwt	432.50–432.50	1,570	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	393.63/cwt	365.00–420.00	1,437	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	425	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,743	17
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	433	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,754	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Value Added	440	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,716	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Value Added	458	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,740	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	476	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,880	40
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	489	369.94/cwt	367.50–385.00	1,809	20
Heifers	500–550	Small 1	515	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,107	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	530	359.17/cwt	352.50–367.50	1,904	23
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	533	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,932	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Natural	551	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	2,135	11
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	559	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,915	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	576	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,189	79
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	613	316.58/cwt	313.00–322.50	1,941	20
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Natural	639	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,205	20
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	648	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,847	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	657	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,053	7
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	675	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,856	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	678	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,983	6
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	797	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	2,252	6
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Value Added	810	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	2,288	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Value Added	864	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	2,138	5
Heifers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1Value Added	1,078	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,372	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,235	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	338	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,470	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	385	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,463	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,892	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	439	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,558	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	510	366.23/cwt	365.00–367.50	1,868	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	550	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,650	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	566	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,868	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	568	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,022	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 3	780	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,911	4

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 22, 2026

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

Receipts 903Last week 206Year ago 618

*ADDED BULLS HEADCOUNT*

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 578, Heifers 294, Bulls 31)

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 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	379	435.00–495.00	474.96
3	400–450	434	405.00–450.00	420.05
16	450–500	464	490.00	490.00
44	500–550	542	330.00–415.00	410.93
86	550–600	571	390.00–410.00	402.17
37	600–650	628	360.00–370.00	368.92
4	650–700	683	330.00	330.00
3	750–800	757	287.50–312.50	304.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	500–550	516	445.00	445.00
38	650–700	660	345.00–384.00	376.18
26	700–750	724	300.00–342.50	338.92
20	800–850	838	332.50	332.50
16	850–900	889	316.00	316.00
16	1050–1100	1,073	282.50	282.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
25	600–650	619	383.00	383.00
17	650–700	697	349.00	349.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	550–600	595	350.00–370.00	367.33
3	600–650	633	337.50	337.50
17	700–750	745	312.50–320.00	315.60
49	800–850	813	327.00	327.00
48	850–900	889	326.25	326.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	400–450	403	450.00	450.00
31	450–500	487	437.50–445.00	439.62
5	500–550	521	410.00	410.00
4	600–650	640	342.50	342.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	360.00	360.00
2	350–400	365	410.00	410.00
2	400–450	428	415.00	415.00
1	500–550	510	395.00	395.00
1	550–600	580	395.00	395.00
8	600–650	616	340.00–345.00	342.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	555	330.00	330.00
1	700–750	720	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	634	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	580	285.00	285.00
2	650–700	685	275.00	275.00
1	700–750	745	252.50	252.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	365	365.00–420.00	393.63
3	400–450	433	405.00	405.00
20	450–500	489	367.50–385.00	369.94
3	500–550	533	362.50	362.50
5	550–600	559	342.50	342.50
20	600–650	613	313.00–322.50	316.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
40	450–500	476	395.00	395.00
79	550–600	576	380.00	380.00
2	600–650	648	285.00	285.00
7	650–700	657	312.50	312.50
1	800–850	810	282.50	282.50
5	850–900	864	247.50	247.50
2	1050–1100	1,078	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
11	550–600	551	387.50	387.50
20	600–650	639	345.00	345.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	363	432.50	432.50
23	500–550	530	352.50–367.50	359.17
6	750–800	797	282.50	282.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	390.00	390.00
2	450–500	458	380.00	380.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	308	345.00	345.00
17	400–450	425	410.00	410.00
6	650–700	678	292.50	292.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	300.00	300.00
1	350–400	355	355.00	355.00
2	650–700	675	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	290.00	290.00
1	500–550	515	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	380.00	380.00
4	400–450	435	435.00	435.00
1	550–600	550	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	568	180.00	180.00
4	750–800	780	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	338	435.00	435.00
1	350–400	385	380.00	380.00
7	400–450	439	355.00	355.00
4	500–550	510	365.00–367.50	366.23
4	550–600	566	330.00	330.00

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.