Rockingham Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Thursday, July 8, 2021

462 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $144.00/cwt ≈ $1,187/hd at 824 lb · 61 head

heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $135.00/cwt ≈ $1,207/hd at 894 lb · 59 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $138.11/cwt ≈ $750/hd at 543 lb · 36 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	462	201	432
Feeder cattle	462	201	432

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 318, Heifers 134, Bulls 10) 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
532	532	5	163.00	$163.00	$867	—
649 value added	649	6	147.50	$147.50	$957	—
656	656	8	149.00	$149.00	$977	+9.23
658–671 value added	667	18	132.00–147.50	$142.40	$950	—
715 value added	715	12	144.50	$144.50	$1,033	—
730	730	11	145.00	$145.00	$1,058	+10.00
775	775	1	138.00	$138.00	$1,070	±0.00
894 value added	894	59	135.00	$135.00	$1,207	—
1080 value added	1080	29	126.00	$126.00	$1,361	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
458 value added	458	2	160.50	$160.50	$735	—
548 value added	548	11	161.00	$161.00	$882	-1.00
593 value added	593	2	133.00	$133.00	$789	-26.00
604 value added	604	14	156.50	$156.50	$945	+9.50
683 value added	683	4	137.00	$137.00	$936	-3.50
721 value added	721	32	144.50	$144.50	$1,042	+3.50
824 value added	824	61	144.00	$144.00	$1,187	—
877 value added	877	16	134.00	$134.00	$1,175	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
549	549	4	135.00	$135.00	$741	—
602 value added	602	5	118.00	$118.00	$710	—
658 value added	658	7	133.00	$133.00	$875	—
710	710	1	102.00	$102.00	$724	—
855	855	2	127.00	$127.00	$1,086	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
470	470	2	162.00	$162.00	$761	—
565	565	1	153.00	$153.00	$864	—
654 value added	654	5	124.00	$124.00	$811	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
441 value added	441	4	122.00	$122.00	$538	—
543–544 value added	543	36	135.00–139.00	$138.11	$750	—
656 value added	656	20	135.25	$135.25	$887	—
765 value added	765	28	132.50	$132.50	$1,014	—
903 value added	903	2	117.00	$117.00	$1,057	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
542	542	9	129.00	$129.00	$699	+4.00
585	585	1	119.00	$119.00	$696	-1.00
641–643	642	10	124.00–133.00	$130.29	$836	+7.29
675	675	1	112.00	$112.00	$756	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
823 value added	823	14	114.00	$114.00	$938	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
448 value added	448	2	112.00	$112.00	$502	—
490	490	4	120.00	$120.00	$588	—
585	585	1	117.00	$117.00	$684	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
475	475	1	162.00	$162.00	$770	—
627	627	3	130.00	$130.00	$815	—
790	790	1	100.00	$100.00	$790	-6.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
575	575	2	120.00	$120.00	$690	—
655	655	3	127.00	$127.00	$832	—

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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.