Name: Rockingham Livestock Sales, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2026-09-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 230, Heifers 169, Bulls 6)

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 $370.28/cwt on 52 head, down $22.54 from the prior sale. That ranks 1 of 9 comparable sales and sits −107.67 against this barn's trailing median of $477.95.

Average price

$370.28

▼ 22.54 vs prior sale

52 head · 569 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,106

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$598

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

$110.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.12

vs VA average

−20.31 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	555	382.81	2,124	18thin
Medium and Large 1	579	382.68	2,215	24
Medium and Large 3	586	353.00	2,070	5thin
Small 1	520	325.00	1,690	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	560	272.50	1,526	4thin

One grade step is worth $110.31/cwt here — about $598 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 $370.28, 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 sale52 hd

370.28

—

VA average7 barns · 219 hd

373.41

−3.12

National average134 barns · 6,067 hd

390.59

−20.31

This barn, trailing median9 sales

477.95

−107.67

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

56 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	750–800	760	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,014	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,859	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,406	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	537	373.40/cwt	370.00–375.00	2,005	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	482	421.90/cwt	410.00–427.50	2,034	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,329	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	500–550	549	371.00/cwt	371.00–371.00	2,037	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	440	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,518	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	717	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,438	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	850–900	880	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,464	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,403	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	650	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,690	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	427	371.95/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,588	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	527	371.36/cwt	350.00–417.50	1,957	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	1000–1050	1,000	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	2,125	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,295	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	600	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	2,265	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	629	383.87/cwt	370.00–394.00	2,415	40
Steers	Medium and Large 2Natural	400–450	440	434.00/cwt	434.00–434.00	1,910	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	627	334.99/cwt	333.00–338.00	2,100	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	500–550	508	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,057	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	459	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,882	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	590	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,505	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	691	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,453	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	593	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,853	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	752	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	2,124	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	950–1000	973	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	2,471	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	744	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	2,474	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	573	374.27/cwt	350.00–400.00	2,145	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	500–550	530	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,776	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	631	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,533	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	558	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,562	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,470	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	533	365.89/cwt	351.00–370.00	1,950	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	838	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,556	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	450–500	460	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,564	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3Value Added	300–350	332	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,411	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	400–450	402	467.50/cwt	467.50–467.50	1,879	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	700–750	720	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,930	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	350–400	395	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,659	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	300–350	322	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,191	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3Value Added	500–550	540	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,755	1
Steers	Small 1	500–550	520	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,690	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	550–600	560	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,526	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	350–400	363	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,670	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	350–400	369	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,402	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	700–750	732	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	2,335	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3Value Added	550–600	598	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,153	4
Steers	Small 1	450–500	480	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,920	1
Heifers	Small 1	500–550	525	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,050	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	850–900	875	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	2,258	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	550–600	595	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	2,395	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,745	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,516	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,562	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	1,935	3

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 Sep 10, 2026

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

Receipts 405Last week 473Year ago 495

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 230, Heifers 169, Bulls 6)

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 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	459	410.00	410.00
3	500–550	527	350.00–417.50	371.36
2	550–600	590	255.00	255.00
1	650–700	650	260.00	260.00
33	700–750	717	340.00	340.00
3	750–800	760	265.00	265.00
3	850–900	880	280.00	280.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	425.00	425.00
1	350–400	370	350.00	350.00
9	450–500	482	410.00–427.50	421.90
3	500–550	537	370.00–375.00	373.40
4	600–650	605	385.00	385.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	550–600	573	350.00–400.00	374.27
40	600–650	629	370.00–394.00	383.87
17	650–700	691	355.00	355.00
9	700–750	744	332.50	332.50
5	800–850	838	305.00	305.00
19	950–1000	973	254.00	254.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	440	434.00	434.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	508	405.00	405.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	332	425.00	425.00
1	500–550	540	325.00	325.00
4	550–600	598	360.00	360.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	395	420.00	420.00
5	400–450	402	467.50	467.50
3	700–750	720	268.00	268.00
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	400.00	400.00
1	500–550	520	325.00	325.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	363	460.00	460.00
4	550–600	560	272.50	272.50
6	700–750	732	319.00	319.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
16	550–600	595	402.50	402.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	370.00	370.00
3	400–450	427	355.00	355.00
8	500–550	521	335.00	335.00
1	550–600	555	335.00	335.00
1	750–800	785	199.00	199.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
27	500–550	549	371.00	371.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	345.00	345.00
14	600–650	600	377.50	377.50
1	850–900	875	258.00	258.00
2	1000–1050	1,000	212.50	212.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	400–450	427	365.00–375.00	371.95
27	500–550	533	351.00–370.00	365.89
32	600–650	627	333.00–338.00	334.99
10	750–800	752	282.50	282.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	593	312.50	312.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	322	370.00	370.00
1	450–500	460	340.00	340.00
1	500–550	530	335.00	335.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	600–650	631	243.00	243.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	369	380.00	380.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	300.00	300.00
2	550–600	558	280.00	280.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	458	422.50	422.50

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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