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Rockingham Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Thursday, March 11, 2021

557 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $129.00/cwt +19.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,047/hd at 812 lb · 64 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $139.99/cwt -1.86 vs last sale · ≈ $995/hd at 711 lb · 52 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $153.62/cwt +1.62 vs last sale · ≈ $968/hd at 630 lb · 47 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 557 348 679
Feeder cattle 557 348 679

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 328, Heifers 211, Bulls 18) Value Added 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
498 value added 498 15 180.00 $180.00 $896 —
543 value added 543 15 163.00 $163.00 $885 —
614–635 value added 630 47 153.00–156.00 $153.62 $968 +1.62
728 value added 728 10 140.00 $140.00 $1,019 —
784 value added 784 16 123.00 $123.00 $964 -9.50
883 value added 883 39 121.00 $121.00 $1,068 +2.00
917 value added 917 29 113.50 $113.50 $1,041 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 value added 380 1 150.00 $150.00 $570 —
385 385 1 166.00 $166.00 $639 —
493 493 2 164.00 $164.00 $809 -13.00
523 523 2 165.00 $165.00 $863 +33.00
589 value added 589 12 155.25 $155.25 $914 +4.25
628–645 637 6 137.00–138.00 $137.49 $876 —
703–737 value added 709 49 140.50–141.00 $140.60 $997 -1.25
738 738 3 130.00 $130.00 $959 —
812 value added 812 64 129.00 $129.00 $1,047 —
995 995 1 70.00 $70.00 $696 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
454 value added 454 4 174.00 $174.00 $790 +1.00
485 485 2 168.00 $168.00 $815 —
540 value added 540 1 137.50 $137.50 $742 —
650 650 1 136.00 $136.00 $884 +5.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
515 515 1 137.50 $137.50 $708 —
763 763 3 75.00 $75.00 $572 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
467 value added 467 9 142.50 $142.50 $665 —
587 value added 587 5 127.00 $127.00 $745 +1.50
637 value added 637 30 126.00 $126.00 $803 —
680 value added 680 11 109.50 $109.50 $745 -12.00
783 value added 783 36 106.00 $106.00 $830 —
962 value added 962 3 81.00 $81.00 $779 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455 455 4 133.00 $133.00 $605 —
543 543 7 131.00 $131.00 $711 —
544 value added 544 22 134.00 $134.00 $729 —
644 644 18 122.00 $122.00 $786 —
669 value added 669 9 109.00 $109.00 $729 -13.50
693 693 2 110.00 $110.00 $762 -2.00
715 715 4 95.00 $95.00 $679 —
856 value added 856 5 96.00 $96.00 $822 -14.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 value added 360 5 124.00 $124.00 $446 —
400 value added 400 10 148.25 $148.25 $593 —
484 value added 484 12 139.50 $139.50 $675 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
318 318 2 135.00 $135.00 $429 —
439 439 5 134.00 $134.00 $588 —
549 549 4 121.00 $121.00 $664 —
650 650 1 107.00 $107.00 $696 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 475 2 115.00 $115.00 $546 —
530 530 1 110.00 $110.00 $583 —
628 628 2 70.00 $70.00 $440 —
760 760 2 85.00 $85.00 $646 -15.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 485 1 132.50 $132.50 $643 —
590 590 4 131.00 $131.00 $773 —
683 683 3 125.00 $125.00 $854 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
587 587 5 122.00 $122.00 $716 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 1 135.00 $135.00 $621 —
535 535 1 133.00 $133.00 $712 —
665–673 670 3 121.00–126.00 $122.65 $822 —

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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.