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Rockingham Livestock Sales, Inc.

Name: Rockingham Livestock Sales, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2026-10-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-08

Feeder Cattle · Harrisonburg, Virginia · Thu, Oct 8

● Final37 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2177

← Sep 10Oct 8Oct 22 →

Receipts

206 head

▼ 199 vs last sale 405▼ 425 vs year ago 631 · −67.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 83, Dairy Steers 57, Heifers 59, Bulls 7)

Value Added 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 $394.72/cwt on 23 head, up $24.43 from the prior sale. That ranks 3 of 10 comparable sales and sits −71.93 against this barn's trailing median of $466.65.

Average price

$394.72

▲ 24.43 vs prior sale

23 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,200

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$232

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

$43.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.72

vs VA average

−35.64 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	557	398.50	2,220	21
Medium and Large 2	560	355.00	1,988	2thin

One grade step is worth $43.50/cwt here — about $232 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale23 hd

394.72

—

VA average9 barns · 451 hd

389.00

+5.72

National average183 barns · 26,018 hd

430.36

−35.64

This barn, trailing median10 sales

466.65

−71.93

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

37 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Small 1	315	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,134	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,424	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	346	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,592	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	456	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,052	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	472	453.32/cwt	450.00–455.00	2,140	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	519	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	2,219	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Value Added	535	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,766	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	576	384.00/cwt	380.00–388.00	2,212	14
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Value Added	585	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,223	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	628	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,229	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	685	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,363	10
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	690	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,519	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	745	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,459	12
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	750	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,913	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	802	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,446	6
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Value Added	841	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,481	5
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Value Added	885	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,390	2
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 2Value Added	1,035	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	2,717	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	365	357.50/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,305	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	400	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,500	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,501	2
Heifers	450–500	Small 1	455	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,320	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	513	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,796	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	519	342.06/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,775	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	541	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,758	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	605	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,936	12
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	658	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,908	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	718	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,046	11
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	780	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	2,048	4
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Value Added	815	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	2,103	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	374.74/cwt	350.00–400.00	1,780	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	548	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,932	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	600	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,800	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	638	305.65/cwt	250.00–360.00	1,950	2
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	900–950	Large 2	920	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,116	18
Dairy Steers	1000–1050	Large 2	1,042	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	2,532	16
Dairy Steers	1200–1250	Large 2	1,212	229.50/cwt	229.50–229.50	2,782	23

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 8, 2026

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

Receipts 206Last week 405Year ago 631

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 83, Dairy Steers 57, Heifers 59, Bulls 7)

Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	900–950	920	230.00	230.00
16	1000–1050	1,042	243.00	243.00
23	1200–1250	1,212	229.50	229.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	475	350.00–400.00	374.74
2	600–650	638	250.00–360.00	305.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	548	352.50	352.50
1	600–650	600	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	375.00	375.00
7	500–550	519	340.00–345.00	342.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	815	258.00	258.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	541	325.00	325.00
12	600–650	605	320.00	320.00
3	650–700	658	290.00	290.00
4	750–800	780	262.50	262.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	513	350.00	350.00
11	700–750	718	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	365	350.00–365.00	357.50
2	400–450	435	345.00	345.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	360.00	360.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	700–750	745	330.00	330.00
6	800–850	802	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	472	450.00–455.00	453.32
4	650–700	690	365.00	365.00
5	800–850	841	295.00	295.00
2	850–900	885	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	445.00	445.00
7	450–500	456	450.00	450.00
7	500–550	519	427.50	427.50
14	550–600	576	380.00–388.00	384.00
3	600–650	628	355.00	355.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	535	330.00	330.00
1	550–600	585	380.00	380.00
1	1000–1050	1,035	262.50	262.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	346	460.00	460.00
1	750–800	750	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	650–700	685	345.00	345.00

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.