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Rockingham Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Thursday, November 12, 2020

790 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $127.00/cwt ≈ $933/hd at 735 lb · 64 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $124.97/cwt ≈ $678/hd at 542 lb · 60 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $125.00/cwt +32.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,074/hd at 859 lb · 60 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 790 141 959
Feeder cattle 790 141 959

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 454, Heifers 313, Bulls 23) 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
348 348 5 120.00–135.00 $129.00 $449 —
438 value added 438 8 154.00 $154.00 $675 +2.00
442 442 5 140.00 $140.00 $619 —
465–471 471 30 147.00–160.00 $159.57 $752 +0.57
505–543 535 27 131.00–151.50 $149.32 $799 +10.78
558 value added 558 32 154.00 $154.00 $859 —
586 586 19 146.00 $146.00 $856 -4.00
648 value added 648 6 146.50 $146.50 $949 -0.25
651 651 13 141.00 $141.00 $918 —
659–665 value added 660 22 142.50–148.50 $147.13 $971 +10.18
745 745 3 120.00 $120.00 $894 +6.15
859 value added 859 60 125.00 $125.00 $1,074 —
980 value added 980 4 108.00 $108.00 $1,058 -5.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
427–449 value added 434 20 142.00–151.00 $148.20 $643 —
521–536 value added 533 31 148.00–152.00 $151.12 $805 —
631 value added 631 12 146.50 $146.50 $924 —
668 value added 668 20 141.25 $141.25 $944 —
735 value added 735 64 127.00 $127.00 $933 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455–463 460 8 120.00–157.50 $143.59 $661 —
527–545 532 4 119.00–133.00 $129.41 $688 —
562 value added 562 35 150.00 $150.00 $843 —
625 625 1 136.00 $136.00 $850 —
663 value added 663 3 135.50 $135.50 $898 —
830 830 1 106.00 $106.00 $880 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
458 458 3 113.00 $113.00 $518 —
529 529 4 116.00 $116.00 $614 —
644 value added 644 8 119.00 $119.00 $766 —
675 675 1 79.00 $79.00 $533 —
728 728 3 84.00 $84.00 $612 —
755 755 1 82.00 $82.00 $619 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 3 101.00 $101.00 $328 —
460–480 461 29 110.00–129.50 $128.80 $594 —
530–540 540 42 124.00 $124.00 $670 —
548 value added 548 18 127.25 $127.25 $697 —
626 626 18 109.50 $109.50 $685 —
628 value added 628 22 121.00 $121.00 $760 +9.00
670 670 1 80.00 $80.00 $536 -15.00
734 734 5 113.00 $113.00 $829 —
760 760 1 105.00 $105.00 $798 —
810 810 1 107.50 $107.50 $871 —
904 value added 904 9 100.00 $100.00 $904 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
396 396 6 127.00 $127.00 $503 —
470 value added 470 20 129.00 $129.00 $606 —
562 value added 562 6 123.50 $123.50 $694 —
736 value added 736 57 118.00 $118.00 $868 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
373 value added 373 14 130.00 $130.00 $485 —
410 410 5 125.00 $125.00 $512 —
470–475 474 5 106.00–117.00 $114.82 $544 —
485 value added 485 13 125.00 $125.00 $606 —
518–548 533 4 103.00–115.00 $108.83 $580 —
541 value added 541 9 110.00 $110.00 $595 —
636 value added 636 12 119.00 $119.00 $757 —
890 890 2 109.00 $109.00 $970 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
443 443 4 92.00 $92.00 $408 -7.00
540 540 2 80.00 $80.00 $432 —
680 680 2 76.00 $76.00 $517 +6.00
865 865 3 68.00 $68.00 $588 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
423 423 3 132.00 $132.00 $558 -10.00
533 533 10 131.00 $131.00 $698 —
642 642 5 119.00 $119.00 $764 -5.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 129.00 $129.00 $471 —
450 450 3 124.00 $124.00 $558 -17.00
540 540 1 125.00 $125.00 $675 —

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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.