Name: Rockingham Livestock Sales, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2026-08-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 268, Heifers 175, Bulls 30)

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 $392.83/cwt on 40 head, down $63.61 from the prior sale. That ranks 1 of 9 comparable sales and sits −85.13 against this barn's trailing median of $477.95.

Average price

$392.83

▼ 63.61 vs prior sale

40 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,151

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$80

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

$50.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.77

vs VA average

−9.05 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	526	400.00	2,103	11thin
Medium and Large 1-2	556	396.84	2,208	22
Medium and Large 1	546	376.50	2,055	5thin
Medium and Large 2-3	578	350.00	2,023	2thin

One grade step is worth $50.00/cwt here — about $80 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 sale40 hd

392.83

—

VA average9 barns · 337 hd

408.60

−15.77

National average152 barns · 6,242 hd

401.88

−9.05

This barn, trailing median9 sales

477.95

−85.13

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

61 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,242	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	546	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	2,143	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	928	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,459	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,343	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	661	366.64/cwt	360.00–367.50	2,423	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	752	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,406	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	822	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,384	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,095	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,111	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	636	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	2,433	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800–850	826	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,395	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,815	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	577	391.91/cwt	390.00–395.00	2,261	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1000–1050	1,003	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	2,919	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	492	351.42/cwt	342.50–375.00	1,729	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	604	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	2,431	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	878	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	2,774	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	662	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,085	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	488	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,098	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	501	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,054	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	511	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,891	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	756	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,230	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	751	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	2,561	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	560	364.00/cwt	364.00–364.00	2,038	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	1,365	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	693	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,460	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	844	323.25/cwt	323.25–323.25	2,728	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	883	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,649	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	744	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	2,507	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	645	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	2,116	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,843	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	400–450	405	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,620	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	450–500	470	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,586	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	400–450	435	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,327	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	450–500	470	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,880	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	559	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,040	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	552	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,904	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,232	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,521	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,273	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	500–550	518	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,072	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	532	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,128	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Value Added	450–500	498	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,544	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Value Added	400–450	420	319.04/cwt	300.00–332.50	1,340	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	600–650	601	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,803	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	550–600	578	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,023	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	500–550	520	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,820	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Value Added	450–500	494	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,581	4
Heifers	Small 1	500–550	505	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,414	1
Steers	Small 1	450–500	470	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,645	1
Steers	Small 1	600–650	615	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,384	1
Steers	Small 1	350–400	380	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	950	1
Bulls	Small 1	650–700	690	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,311	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3Value Added	550–600	550	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,320	2
Steers	Small 1	750–800	795	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,670	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3-4Value Added	450–500	455	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,388	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	545	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,703	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	680	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,227	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	860	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,537	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,695	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,728	10

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 Aug 13, 2026

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

Receipts 473Last week 635Year ago 298

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 268, Heifers 175, Bulls 30)

Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	429	395.00	395.00
3	650–700	665	315.00	315.00
2	700–750	728	290.00	290.00
2	750–800	760	295.00	295.00
3	800–850	822	290.00	290.00
1	850–900	860	295.00	295.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	650–700	680	327.50	327.50
50	800–850	826	290.00	290.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	450–500	492	342.50–375.00	351.42
7	550–600	560	364.00	364.00
13	600–650	645	328.00	328.00
10	750–800	756	295.00	295.00
4	850–900	883	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	500–550	511	370.00	370.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	435	305.00	305.00
5	450–500	470	337.50	337.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	335.00	335.00
6	550–600	552	345.00	345.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	420	300.00–332.50	319.04
3	450–500	498	310.00	310.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	500–550	520	350.00	350.00
7	600–650	601	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	505	280.00	280.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	422	430.00	430.00
4	500–550	546	392.50	392.50
1	650–700	660	355.00	355.00
5	750–800	752	320.00	320.00
2	900–950	928	265.00	265.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	312.50	312.50
6	600–650	636	382.50	382.50
36	650–700	661	360.00–367.50	366.64
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	488	430.00	430.00
16	550–600	577	390.00–395.00	391.91
12	600–650	604	402.50	402.50
5	650–700	693	355.00	355.00
24	700–750	744	337.00	337.00
9	750–800	751	341.00	341.00
58	800–850	844	323.25	323.25
16	850–900	878	316.00	316.00
36	1000–1050	1,003	291.00	291.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	501	410.00	410.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	390.00	390.00
1	450–500	455	405.00	405.00
6	500–550	532	400.00	400.00
2	600–650	620	360.00	360.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	400.00	400.00
1	450–500	470	400.00	400.00
5	500–550	518	400.00	400.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	578	350.00	350.00
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	250.00	250.00
1	450–500	470	350.00	350.00
1	600–650	615	225.00	225.00
1	750–800	795	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	650–700	662	315.00	315.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	415	329.00	329.00
4	550–600	559	365.00	365.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	494	320.00	320.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	690	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	550	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3-4 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	455	305.00	305.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	700–750	720	240.00	240.00

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