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Rockingham Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report, Harrisonburg, VA

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

Sale of Thursday, January 14, 2021

495 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $126.45/cwt ≈ $812/hd at 642 lb · 71 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $144.41/cwt ≈ $907/hd at 628 lb · 67 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $119.42/cwt ≈ $681/hd at 570 lb · 45 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 495 544 0
Feeder cattle 495 544 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 252, Heifers 223, Bulls 20) Value Added and Natural Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
464 value added 464 4 159.00 $159.00 $738 +6.00
532 value added 532 8 158.00 $158.00 $841 -2.00
571 571 5 144.00 $144.00 $822 —
615–639 627 51 139.50–153.25 $146.38 $918 —
630–639 value added 633 16 134.00–140.00 $138.11 $874 —
698 value added 698 23 128.75 $128.75 $899 -10.02
793 value added 793 35 125.00 $125.00 $991 —
925 value added 925 20 116.00 $116.00 $1,073 -8.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485–496 491 7 158.00–160.00 $159.15 $781 -5.85
533 533 4 152.00 $152.00 $810 -0.50
578 value added 578 2 146.00 $146.00 $844 +26.00
600 600 1 131.00 $131.00 $786 —
651 651 6 142.25 $142.25 $926 —
676 676 5 128.50 $128.50 $869 +16.50
740 value added 740 3 116.00 $116.00 $858 —
769–799 780 24 118.00–126.50 $123.24 $961 +4.24
785 785 1 119.00 $119.00 $934 ±0.00
823 823 3 119.00 $119.00 $979 —
857 value added 857 5 113.00 $113.00 $968 —
943 943 10 115.00 $115.00 $1,084 —
953 953 4 95.00 $95.00 $905 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
469 value added 469 7 155.50 $155.50 $729 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 2 146.00 $146.00 $657 -4.00
590 590 2 139.00 $139.00 $820 —
630 630 2 130.00 $130.00 $819 +2.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 2 120.00 $120.00 $522 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460–486 value added 473 28 120.00–125.00 $122.43 $579 -6.57
559 559 11 118.00 $118.00 $660 —
568–570 value added 568 25 116.00–119.00 $118.40 $673 —
590 590 9 124.00 $124.00 $732 —
640 640 49 128.00 $128.00 $819 —
647 value added 647 22 123.00 $123.00 $796 —
690 690 5 119.00 $119.00 $821 —
782 value added 782 22 111.50 $111.50 $872 —
960 value added 960 2 86.00 $86.00 $826 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
478 478 3 116.00 $116.00 $554 -9.41
515–536 533 6 102.50–110.00 $108.79 $580 -15.71
664 664 5 127.00 $127.00 $843 +18.15
671 value added 671 7 130.00 $130.00 $872 —
787 value added 787 10 117.00 $117.00 $921 —
848 848 3 99.00 $99.00 $840 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
466 466 8 117.00 $117.00 $545 —
620 620 1 112.00 $112.00 $694 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
565 value added 565 3 91.00 $91.00 $514 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
545 545 1 85.00 $85.00 $463 -30.00
635 635 1 74.00 $74.00 $470 -20.00
780 780 1 80.00 $80.00 $624 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
492 492 3 135.00 $135.00 $664 —
537 537 3 128.00 $128.00 $687 —
573 573 2 123.00 $123.00 $705 -15.00
645 645 2 112.00 $112.00 $722 —
675 675 1 114.00 $114.00 $770 -6.00
710 710 1 93.00 $93.00 $660 —
775 775 1 94.00 $94.00 $728 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
443 443 2 130.00 $130.00 $576 —
640 640 1 106.00 $106.00 $678 —
799 value added 799 4 78.00 $78.00 $623 —

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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.