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Rockingham Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Thursday, August 12, 2021

804 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $147.02/cwt +10.02 vs last sale · ≈ $1,019/hd at 693 lb · 70 head
light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $149.00/cwt +5.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,259/hd at 845 lb · 59 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $150.25/cwt +12.25 vs last sale · ≈ $1,178/hd at 784 lb · 58 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 804 462 506
Feeder cattle 804 462 506

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 526, Holstein Steers 12, Heifers 248, Holstein Heifers 6, Bulls 12) Value Added and Natural cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450–475 value added 470 10 151.00–166.00 $163.13 $767 +2.63
527 value added 527 8 155.00 $155.00 $817 -6.00
536 536 10 165.00 $165.00 $884
584–585 value added 585 34 167.00–169.00 $167.53 $980 +34.53
690 690 28 147.00 $147.00 $1,014
676–699 value added 695 42 134.00–150.00 $147.03 $1,022 +10.03
845 845 59 149.00 $149.00 $1,259
865 value added 865 58 145.00 $145.00 $1,254 +11.00
951 value added 951 33 140.25 $140.25 $1,334
1039 1039 27 136.00 $136.00 $1,413
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 3 163.00 $163.00 $701
538 538 8 150.00 $150.00 $807 -13.00
600 600 1 135.00 $135.00 $810
645 value added 645 10 150.00 $150.00 $968 +2.50
653–690 656 13 141.00 $141.00 $925 -8.00
661 value added 661 14 150.00 $150.00 $992 +7.60
732 732 9 126.00 $126.00 $922 -19.00
784 value added 784 58 150.25 $150.25 $1,178
815 815 3 106.00–127.00 $120.00 $978
886 886 10 134.00 $134.00 $1,187
940 940 2 121.00 $121.00 $1,137
944 value added 944 5 120.00 $120.00 $1,133
950 value added 950 53 145.25 $145.25 $1,380
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
433 433 2 141.00 $141.00 $611
495 value added 495 1 145.00 $145.00 $718
551 value added 551 6 155.00 $155.00 $854
563 563 3 135.00 $135.00 $760 -18.00
648 value added 648 4 140.00 $140.00 $907
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465–480 473 2 115.00–131.00 $122.87 $581
555–565 562 3 135.00 $135.00 $759
710 710 1 112.00 $112.00 $795 +10.00
850 850 1 128.00 $128.00 $1,088 +1.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
853 value added 853 4 120.00 $120.00 $1,024

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
459 value added 459 11 135.00 $135.00 $620
556 value added 556 28 136.50 $136.50 $759
593 593 13 140.50 $140.50 $833
657 value added 657 47 131.25 $131.25 $862 -4.00
708 708 10 130.00 $130.00 $920
782 value added 782 42 114.00 $114.00 $891 -18.50
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 4 130.00 $130.00 $481
437 437 9 129.00 $129.00 $564
450 450 1 121.00 $121.00 $544
535 535 1 115.00 $115.00 $615 -14.00
565 565 11 125.00 $125.00 $706 +6.00
677 677 14 124.00 $124.00 $839 +12.00
867 value added 867 5 118.00 $118.00 $1,023
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
553 value added 553 38 142.00 $142.00 $785
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490 490 4 123.50 $123.50 $605 +3.50
524 524 4 130.00 $130.00 $681
532 532 3 124.50 $124.50 $662
645 645 1 90.00 $90.00 $580
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 122.00 $122.00 $537
505 505 1 120.00 $120.00 $606

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 3 154.50 $154.50 $618
465 465 2 149.00 $149.00 $693 -13.00
530 530 4 141.00 $141.00 $747
628 628 2 125.00 $125.00 $785 -5.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 137.50 $137.50 $440

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Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
599 value added 599 6 99.00 $99.00 $593

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Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 value added 440 5 90.00 $90.00 $396
569 value added 569 7 100.00 $100.00 $569

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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.