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Rockingham Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

Harrisonburg, Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock (Special Graded) · usually sells Thursdays

Sale of Thursday, July 9, 2026

635 head sold ·Official USDA report · Past reports (91)

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $424.21/cwt -21.17 vs last sale · ≈ $2,782/hd at 656 lb · 107 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $420.53/cwt -46.18 vs last sale · ≈ $2,707/hd at 644 lb · 59 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $454.68/cwt -58.76 vs last sale · ≈ $2,468/hd at 543 lb · 46 head
Harrisonburg, VA 6-weight steers brought $423/cwt, flat with the early July peak of $426/cwt as the class holds steady across the region. What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 635 351 352
Feeder cattle 635 351 352

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 419, Dairy Steers 66, Heifers 141, Bulls 9) Value Added and some Natural Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
398 value added 398 2 510.00 $510.00 $2,030 —
426 value added 426 7 522.00 $522.00 $2,224 —
488 488 2 515.00 $515.00 $2,513 -35.00
498 value added 498 8 505.00 $505.00 $2,515 —
510–543 541 18 462.50–472.50 $463.02 $2,505 -16.98
520–547 value added 544 28 430.00–450.00 $449.32 $2,444 -69.70
579–598 value added 580 45 382.50–451.00 $446.29 $2,588 -12.78
629 629 11 424.00 $424.00 $2,667 -42.71
610–649 value added 647 48 355.00–422.50 $419.74 $2,716 —
651 651 9 400.00 $400.00 $2,604 -45.60
653–657 654 71 412.50–434.50 $428.59 $2,803 -17.01
660–688 value added 662 27 400.00–422.50 $420.77 $2,785 -24.23
724 value added 724 8 373.00 $373.00 $2,701 —
810 810 1 325.00 $325.00 $2,632 —
856 value added 856 18 341.00 $341.00 $2,919 -28.00
973 value added 973 13 320.00 $320.00 $3,114 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 3 525.00 $525.00 $2,284 —
511 value added 511 6 490.00 $490.00 $2,504 —
532–542 535 23 463.00–475.00 $467.22 $2,500 -37.78
554 554 14 465.00 $465.00 $2,576 —
624 value added 624 4 375.00 $375.00 $2,340 —
675 value added 675 17 408.00 $408.00 $2,754 —
718–743 value added 732 16 352.00–371.00 $362.85 $2,656 -45.15
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 505.00 $505.00 $1,970 —
465 465 1 385.00 $385.00 $1,790 -145.00
468 value added 468 8 515.00 $515.00 $2,410 —
580 value added 580 1 425.00 $425.00 $2,465 +75.00
772 772 3 343.00 $343.00 $2,648 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 470 3 465.00 $465.00 $2,186 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 value added 475 3 350.00 $350.00 $1,662 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
447 447 6 465.00 $465.00 $2,079 —
484 value added 484 15 450.00 $450.00 $2,178 +40.00
532 532 16 407.50 $407.50 $2,168 —
532 value added 532 10 405.00 $405.00 $2,155 +15.00
661 value added 661 19 379.00 $379.00 $2,505 —
774 value added 774 5 320.00 $320.00 $2,477 +5.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450–465 455 3 385.00–445.00 $405.44 $1,845 +3.44
511 value added 511 7 426.00 $426.00 $2,177 —
569–582 value added 571 33 350.00–397.00 $389.74 $2,225 —
590 590 3 340.00 $340.00 $2,006 —
600 600 1 340.00 $340.00 $2,040 —
634 634 12 357.50 $357.50 $2,267 +12.50
655 655 1 340.00 $340.00 $2,227 —
735 735 2 312.50 $312.50 $2,297 —
910 910 1 250.00 $250.00 $2,275 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
373 373 2 440.00 $440.00 $1,641 —
480 480 2 422.50 $422.50 $2,028 —
515–528 524 3 320.00–350.00 $340.17 $1,782 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 1 405.00 $405.00 $1,620 —
510 510 1 375.00 $375.00 $1,912 -5.00
561 561 4 380.00 $380.00 $2,132 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 425.00 $425.00 $1,572 —
445 445 1 420.00 $420.00 $1,869 -50.00
590 590 1 340.00 $340.00 $2,006 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
955 955 17 260.00 $260.00 $2,483 -11.00
1000 1000 3 285.00 $285.00 $2,850 —
1050 1050 1 232.50 $232.50 $2,441 —
1123 1123 45 285.00 $285.00 $3,201 —

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Price trend

high 462.50 low 366.43 Aug 2025 Jul 2026

600–649 lb Medium and Large 1-2 steers — head-weighted average $/cwt by sale date, last 12 months.

Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.

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