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Rockingham Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report, Harrisonburg, VA

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

Sale of Thursday, October 22, 2026 Corrected report

903 head sold ·Official USDA report · Price history in the app

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $378.89/cwt ≈ $2,168/hd at 572 lb · 95 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $402.17/cwt +18.17 vs last sale · ≈ $2,296/hd at 571 lb · 86 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $374.60/cwt +19.60 vs last sale · ≈ $2,339/hd at 624 lb · 62 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 903 206 618
Feeder cattle 903 206 618

Market comments — USDA reporter

*ADDED BULLS HEADCOUNT* State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 578, Heifers 294, Bulls 31) Value Added and 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
379–380 379 6 435.00–495.00 $474.96 $1,800 —
433–435 434 3 405.00–450.00 $420.05 $1,823 —
464 464 16 490.00 $490.00 $2,274 +40.00
516 value added 516 12 445.00 $445.00 $2,296 —
500–546 542 44 330.00–415.00 $410.93 $2,227 -16.57
559–587 571 86 390.00–410.00 $402.17 $2,296 +18.17
619 619 25 383.00 $383.00 $2,371 +28.00
622–635 628 37 360.00–370.00 $368.92 $2,317 +13.92
655–670 value added 660 38 345.00–384.00 $376.18 $2,483 +11.18
683 683 4 330.00 $330.00 $2,254 —
697 697 17 349.00 $349.00 $2,433 —
703–727 value added 724 26 300.00–342.50 $338.92 $2,454 —
753–765 757 3 287.50–312.50 $304.08 $2,302 —
838 value added 838 20 332.50 $332.50 $2,786 +37.50
889 value added 889 16 316.00 $316.00 $2,809 +46.00
1073 value added 1073 16 282.50 $282.50 $3,031 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
403 403 10 450.00 $450.00 $1,814 —
474–493 487 31 437.50–445.00 $439.62 $2,141 —
521 521 5 410.00 $410.00 $2,136 —
595 value added 595 15 350.00–370.00 $367.33 $2,186 —
633 value added 633 3 337.50 $337.50 $2,136 —
640 640 4 342.50 $342.50 $2,192 —
743–747 value added 745 17 312.50–320.00 $315.60 $2,351 -14.40
813 value added 813 49 327.00 $327.00 $2,659 +22.00
889 value added 889 48 326.25 $326.25 $2,900 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 2 360.00 $360.00 $1,206 -100.00
365 365 2 410.00 $410.00 $1,496 —
428 428 2 415.00 $415.00 $1,776 —
510 510 1 395.00 $395.00 $2,014 —
555 value added 555 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,832 -50.00
580 580 1 395.00 $395.00 $2,291 —
609–623 616 8 340.00–345.00 $342.53 $2,110 —
720 value added 720 1 265.00 $265.00 $1,908 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
580 580 2 285.00 $285.00 $1,653 —
685 685 2 275.00 $275.00 $1,884 —
745 745 1 252.50 $252.50 $1,881 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
634 value added 634 4 330.00 $330.00 $2,092 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–380 365 2 365.00–420.00 $393.63 $1,437 —
433 433 3 405.00 $405.00 $1,754 +30.00
476 value added 476 40 395.00 $395.00 $1,880 —
455–495 489 20 367.50–385.00 $369.94 $1,809 —
533 533 3 362.50 $362.50 $1,932 +20.44
551 551 11 387.50 $387.50 $2,135 —
559 559 5 342.50 $342.50 $1,915 —
576 value added 576 79 380.00 $380.00 $2,189 —
605–638 613 20 313.00–322.50 $316.58 $1,941 —
639 639 20 345.00 $345.00 $2,205 —
648 value added 648 2 285.00 $285.00 $1,847 —
657 value added 657 7 312.50 $312.50 $2,053 —
810 value added 810 1 282.50 $282.50 $2,288 +24.50
864 value added 864 5 247.50 $247.50 $2,138 —
1078 value added 1078 2 220.00 $220.00 $2,372 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
308 308 3 345.00 $345.00 $1,063 —
363 value added 363 6 432.50 $432.50 $1,570 —
425 425 17 410.00 $410.00 $1,742 —
520–542 value added 530 23 352.50–367.50 $359.17 $1,904 +34.17
678 678 6 292.50 $292.50 $1,983 —
797 value added 797 6 282.50 $282.50 $2,252 +20.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 2 300.00 $300.00 $825 —
355 355 1 355.00 $355.00 $1,260 -2.50
440 value added 440 1 390.00 $390.00 $1,716 —
458 value added 458 2 380.00 $380.00 $1,740 —
675 675 2 275.00 $275.00 $1,856 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 290.00 $290.00 $942 —
515 515 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,107 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
338 338 3 435.00 $435.00 $1,470 —
385 385 1 380.00 $380.00 $1,463 —
439 439 7 355.00 $355.00 $1,558 —
500–520 510 4 365.00–367.50 $366.23 $1,868 —
566 566 4 330.00 $330.00 $1,868 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 380.00 $380.00 $1,235 —
435 435 4 435.00 $435.00 $1,892 —
550 550 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,650 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
568 568 2 180.00 $180.00 $1,022 —
780 780 4 245.00 $245.00 $1,911 —

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Price trend

high 445.38 low 260.00 Nov 2025 Oct 2026

650–699 lb Medium and Large 1 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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