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Rockingham Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Thursday, February 25, 2021

348 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $132.50/cwt +7.50 vs last sale · ≈ $1,053/hd at 795 lb · 63 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $113.07/cwt -3.93 vs last sale · ≈ $878/hd at 776 lb · 30 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $141.85/cwt +25.85 vs last sale · ≈ $999/hd at 704 lb · 27 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 348 495 0
Feeder cattle 348 495 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 231, Heifers 115, Bulls 2) 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
460 460 1 177.00 $177.00 $814 +17.85
538 value added 538 5 163.00 $163.00 $877 —
548 548 6 132.00 $132.00 $723 -20.00
573 573 3 151.00 $151.00 $865 —
587 value added 587 3 151.00 $151.00 $886 +5.00
635 value added 635 25 157.00 $157.00 $997 —
663 value added 663 5 149.50 $149.50 $991 —
668 668 2 141.00 $141.00 $942 +12.50
703–710 value added 704 27 139.00–142.50 $141.85 $999 —
830 830 3 110.00 $110.00 $913 -9.00
880 value added 880 1 102.00 $102.00 $898 -11.00
1023 value added 1023 20 114.75 $114.75 $1,174 —
1092 value added 1092 10 112.50 $112.50 $1,228 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
604 value added 604 11 152.00 $152.00 $918 +13.89
795 value added 795 63 132.50 $132.50 $1,053 +7.50
893 value added 893 24 119.00 $119.00 $1,063 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 value added 475 1 173.00 $173.00 $822 —
505 505 1 154.00 $154.00 $778 —
670 670 1 131.00 $131.00 $878 —
672–673 value added 673 14 138.50–145.00 $142.22 $957 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
641 value added 641 5 124.50 $124.50 $798 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
585–590 588 2 117.00–121.00 $118.99 $700 —
675 675 7 112.00 $112.00 $756 -15.00
687 value added 687 6 122.50 $122.50 $842 -7.50
747 value added 747 11 129.00 $129.00 $964 —
770–775 772 3 108.00–112.00 $110.66 $854 —
774–782 value added 777 27 107.00–124.00 $113.34 $881 -3.66
844 value added 844 7 123.50 $123.50 $1,042 —
862 value added 862 12 110.00 $110.00 $948 —
1040 value added 1040 3 106.00 $106.00 $1,102 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
571 value added 571 5 125.50 $125.50 $717 +7.10
658 value added 658 21 121.50 $121.50 $799 —
893 value added 893 3 82.00 $82.00 $732 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
433 value added 433 3 130.00 $130.00 $563 —
605 605 1 108.00 $108.00 $653 -4.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
570 570 2 109.00 $109.00 $621 —
695 695 1 89.00 $89.00 $619 —
765 765 1 100.00 $100.00 $765 +20.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
595 595 1 105.00 $105.00 $625 —
645 645 1 124.00 $124.00 $800 +18.00

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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.