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Rockingham Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Thursday, May 13, 2021

696 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $133.50/cwt +3.25 vs last sale · ≈ $1,033/hd at 774 lb · 61 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $114.50/cwt +0.50 vs last sale · ≈ $900/hd at 786 lb · 57 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $151.02/cwt -8.43 vs last sale · ≈ $959/hd at 635 lb · 55 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 696 758 707
Feeder cattle 696 758 707

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 358, Heifers 311, Bulls 27) Value Added and most 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
443 value added 443 9 151.00 $151.00 $669 —
455 455 5 150.00 $150.00 $682 —
516 516 10 164.00 $164.00 $846 —
539 value added 539 9 152.50 $152.50 $822 -26.50
558 value added 558 12 148.00 $148.00 $826 -16.00
632–637 value added 635 55 149.50–153.50 $151.02 $959 -8.43
653–677 value added 673 16 134.00–136.00 $135.64 $913 +0.64
736 value added 736 20 133.75 $133.75 $984 -4.25
774 value added 774 61 133.50 $133.50 $1,033 +3.25
847 value added 847 36 125.25 $125.25 $1,061 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455 455 1 135.00 $135.00 $614 -39.50
450–477 468 9 154.00–157.50 $156.38 $732 -18.12
558 558 18 165.00 $165.00 $921 —
586 value added 586 8 151.00 $151.00 $885 -16.00
633 633 17 149.00–156.50 $153.85 $974 +5.35
686 686 5 142.00 $142.00 $974 —
713 value added 713 9 133.50 $133.50 $952 -8.50
920 920 1 125.50 $125.50 $1,155 +6.25
935 value added 935 27 120.75 $120.75 $1,129 —
1015 1015 1 121.00 $121.00 $1,228 —
1022 value added 1022 5 124.50 $124.50 $1,272 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 2 143.00 $143.00 $536 —
423 423 2 136.00 $136.00 $575 —
505 505 1 137.00 $137.00 $692 -37.00
500–515 value added 514 11 144.00 $144.00 $740 —
530 530 1 127.00 $127.00 $673 -47.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 1 108.00 $108.00 $459 —
610 610 2 105.00 $105.00 $640 —
840 840 1 90.00 $90.00 $756 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
555 value added 555 1 119.00 $119.00 $660 -34.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
456 456 9 137.50 $137.50 $627 —
457 value added 457 8 136.50 $136.50 $624 -13.03
481 481 10 131.00 $131.00 $630 —
556–558 value added 557 38 128.50–135.00 $130.89 $729 -13.35
621–638 value added 629 51 125.25–132.75 $128.83 $810 —
786 value added 786 57 114.50 $114.50 $900 +0.50
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 2 122.00 $122.00 $396 —
358 358 8 128.50 $128.50 $460 —
445 445 4 124.50 $124.50 $554 —
462–486 479 10 118.00–127.00 $124.39 $596 -9.61
505–536 528 24 129.00–138.00 $135.29 $714 +10.29
529 529 11 136.00 $136.00 $719 +11.00
557–565 560 27 128.50–129.00 $128.79 $721 —
662 662 6 116.00 $116.00 $768 —
757 757 3 104.00 $104.00 $787 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
404–423 416 13 125.00–127.00 $125.75 $523 -7.25
500 value added 500 3 116.50 $116.50 $582 —
505 505 9 126.00 $126.00 $636 —
600 600 1 118.00 $118.00 $708 —
683 683 2 119.00 $119.00 $813 —
850 850 2 113.00 $113.00 $960 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
680 680 4 115.00 $115.00 $782 —
840 value added 840 3 113.00 $113.00 $949 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
453 453 3 104.00 $104.00 $471 —
500 500 1 111.00 $111.00 $555 —
695 695 1 99.00 $99.00 $688 —
760 760 1 92.00 $92.00 $699 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 3 138.00 $138.00 $621 —
491 491 6 145.00 $145.00 $712 —
537 537 3 119.00 $119.00 $639 -18.00
617 617 5 133.50 $133.50 $824 +3.50
735 735 4 120.00 $120.00 $882 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
387 387 5 150.00 $150.00 $580 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 140.00 $140.00 $441 —

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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.