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Rockingham Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Thursday, October 8, 2020

674 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $142.20/cwt ≈ $1,062/hd at 747 lb · 70 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $135.00/cwt ≈ $1,172/hd at 868 lb · 53 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $131.78/cwt ≈ $735/hd at 558 lb · 52 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 674 120 710
Feeder cattle 674 — 710

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 356, Heifers 312, Bulls 6) 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 $ ≈ $/hd
310 310 1 136.00 $136.00 $422
473 473 8 163.00 $163.00 $771
500–538 value added 513 6 140.00–146.00 $142.10 $729
540–542 542 37 146.00–160.00 $158.49 $859
585 585 4 141.00 $141.00 $825
590 value added 590 1 122.50 $122.50 $723
623 value added 623 9 151.00 $151.00 $941
629–637 631 13 142.00–148.00 $146.60 $925
663 663 33 146.00 $146.00 $968
674 value added 674 7 137.00 $137.00 $923
765 765 2 123.00 $123.00 $941
868 value added 868 53 135.00 $135.00 $1,172
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
570–588 value added 583 18 150.00–152.00 $151.46 $883
646 value added 646 14 142.50 $142.50 $921
680 value added 680 25 142.00 $142.00 $966
683 683 9 136.00 $136.00 $929
726 726 7 135.00 $135.00 $980
749 value added 749 63 143.00 $143.00 $1,071
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
399 399 4 151.00 $151.00 $602
403–448 422 7 135.00–150.00 $141.82 $598
460 460 2 140.00 $140.00 $644
505–542 535 11 144.00–148.00 $144.69 $774
612 612 6 132.00 $132.00 $808
743 743 5 117.00 $117.00 $869
870 870 1 110.00 $110.00 $957
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
473 473 2 119.00 $119.00 $563
510 510 1 91.00 $91.00 $464
584 584 4 117.00 $117.00 $683
675 675 1 87.00 $87.00 $587
805 805 2 85.00 $85.00 $684

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
462 value added 462 3 125.50 $125.50 $580
506 506 26 127.00 $127.00 $643
547 value added 547 12 128.50 $128.50 $703
561 561 22 129.75 $129.75 $728
591 value added 591 7 122.50 $122.50 $724
645 value added 645 48 137.00 $137.00 $884
683 683 6 117.00 $117.00 $799
751 value added 751 47 131.00 $131.00 $984
820 820 30 128.00 $128.00 $1,050
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
445 value added 445 2 116.00 $116.00 $516
448 448 10 135.50 $135.50 $607
552 552 17 120.00 $120.00 $662
561 value added 561 35 137.50 $137.50 $771
625 625 6 111.00 $111.00 $694
840 840 2 105.00 $105.00 $882
869 value added 869 4 120.00 $120.00 $1,043
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
510 value added 510 3 119.00 $119.00 $607
562 value added 562 11 124.00 $124.00 $697
724 value added 724 4 102.00 $102.00 $738
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
365 365 1 114.00 $114.00 $416
428 428 4 121.00 $121.00 $518
552 552 3 115.00 $115.00 $635
690 690 1 106.00 $106.00 $731
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
440 440 1 110.00 $110.00 $484
464 464 4 111.00 $111.00 $515
540 540 2 108.00 $108.00 $583
610 610 1 83.00 $83.00 $506

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
315 315 1 140.00 $140.00 $441
360 360 1 135.00 $135.00 $486
420 420 1 140.00 $140.00 $588
588 588 2 128.00 $128.00 $753
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
415 415 1 131.00 $131.00 $544

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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.