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Rockingham Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Thursday, March 25, 2021

176 head sold ·Official USDA report

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HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 176 68 122
Feeder cattle 176 68 122

State Graded Feeder Holstein (Holstein Steers 170, Holstein Heifers 6)

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Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1070 1070 5 68.25 $68.25 $730

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Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
461 461 5 118.00 $118.00 $544
723 723 14 103.00 $103.00 $745
819 819 24 99.50 $99.50 $815
908 908 54 99.00 $99.00 $899
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
529 529 4 111.00 $111.00 $587
550 550 5 114.00 $114.00 $627
625–632 630 13 110.00–114.00 $113.08 $712
655–656 656 9 74.00–121.00 $115.78 $760
785 785 1 84.00 $84.00 $659
970 970 3 90.00 $90.00 $873
1025 1025 4 83.00 $83.00 $851
1055 1055 1 75.00 $75.00 $791
1265 1265 1 74.00 $74.00 $936
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 6 112.00 $112.00 $330
390 390 1 90.00 $90.00 $351
469 469 7 116.00 $116.00 $544
550 550 1 127.00 $127.00 $698
638 638 8 119.00 $119.00 $759
690 690 1 94.00 $94.00 $649
Large 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
710 710 6 104.00 $104.00 $738
Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 1 100.00 $100.00 $405
570 570 1 110.00 $110.00 $627

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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.