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Rockingham Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Thursday, October 22, 2020

141 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $139.92/cwt -8.48 vs last sale · ≈ $874/hd at 625 lb · 25 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $143.77/cwt -12.43 vs last sale · ≈ $770/hd at 536 lb · 16 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $150.00/cwt +12.70 vs last sale · ≈ $840/hd at 560 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 141 674 361
Feeder cattle 141 674 361

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 102, Heifers 36, Bulls 3) Value Added 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
415 value added 415 1 152.00 $152.00 $631 —
485 485 10 159.00 $159.00 $771 -4.00
528–548 534 10 135.00–146.50 $138.54 $740 -19.95
538 value added 538 6 152.50 $152.50 $820 +10.40
560 560 12 150.00 $150.00 $840 +9.00
603–627 617 15 125.00–142.00 $135.36 $835 -11.24
637 value added 637 10 146.75 $146.75 $935 -4.25
673–695 value added 679 7 132.00–139.00 $136.95 $930 -0.05
720–745 733 4 105.00–123.00 $113.85 $835 —
850 850 1 93.00 $93.00 $790 —
973 value added 973 9 113.00 $113.00 $1,099 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
759 value added 759 8 127.50 $127.50 $968 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 2 149.00 $149.00 $529 —
565 565 2 142.50 $142.50 $805 —
780 780 1 117.00 $117.00 $913 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550 value added 550 3 92.00 $92.00 $506 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
434 434 5 131.00 $131.00 $569 -4.50
474 value added 474 5 132.00 $132.00 $626 —
556 value added 556 5 123.00 $123.00 $684 -14.50
566 566 5 124.00 $124.00 $702 +4.00
630 value added 630 3 112.00 $112.00 $706 —
690 690 1 95.00 $95.00 $656 —
726 value added 726 4 103.00 $103.00 $748 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
433 433 3 99.00 $99.00 $429 -11.00
492 value added 492 3 115.00 $115.00 $566 —
675 675 1 70.00 $70.00 $472 —
715 715 1 76.00 $76.00 $543 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 1 142.00 $142.00 $596 +2.00
635 635 1 124.00 $124.00 $787 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465 465 1 141.00 $141.00 $656 —

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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.