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Rockingham Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Thursday, September 9, 2021

447 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $151.00/cwt +17.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,294/hd at 857 lb · 54 head
light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $155.50/cwt +6.50 vs last sale · ≈ $1,247/hd at 802 lb · 50 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $131.78/cwt ≈ $962/hd at 730 lb · 39 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 447 804 634
Feeder cattle 447 804 634

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 253, Heifers 177, Bulls 17) 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–438 429 3 169.00–171.00 $169.64 $728 +6.64
465 465 11 175.00 $175.00 $814 —
540–543 541 23 160.50–163.00 $162.13 $877 +12.13
558 value added 558 6 159.25 $159.25 $889 —
632–642 value added 638 8 158.00–165.00 $162.40 $1,036 +12.40
640 640 2 154.00 $154.00 $986 —
715 value added 715 5 159.25 $159.25 $1,139 —
721 721 4 151.00 $151.00 $1,089 +25.00
845 value added 845 1 132.00 $132.00 $1,115 —
857 value added 857 54 151.00 $151.00 $1,294 —
955 value added 955 27 137.95 $137.95 $1,317 -7.30
1153 value added 1153 5 130.00 $130.00 $1,499 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
459 value added 459 6 172.00 $172.00 $789 +8.87
570 value added 570 4 153.00 $153.00 $872 -14.53
644 value added 644 15 160.00 $160.00 $1,030 —
701–705 value added 703 18 154.00–159.50 $156.44 $1,100 —
802 value added 802 50 155.50 $155.50 $1,247 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 value added 365 1 160.00 $160.00 $584 —
588 588 2 154.00 $154.00 $906 +19.00
647 value added 647 5 155.00 $155.00 $1,003 +15.00
780 780 1 125.00 $125.00 $975 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465 465 1 107.00 $107.00 $498 -15.87
705 705 1 119.00 $119.00 $839 +7.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 1 134.00 $134.00 $576 +5.00
458 458 12 136.00 $136.00 $623 +15.00
527 value added 527 3 119.00 $119.00 $627 —
541–547 544 28 139.00–144.00 $141.34 $769 +26.34
640 640 1 125.00 $125.00 $800 —
730 value added 730 37 132.25 $132.25 $965 —
735 735 2 123.00 $123.00 $904 —
813 value added 813 9 137.75 $137.75 $1,120 —
870 value added 870 2 120.00 $120.00 $1,044 +2.00
890–893 892 5 52.00–117.00 $104.03 $928 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
404 404 5 149.50 $149.50 $604 —
438 value added 438 7 135.00 $135.00 $591 —
552–560 value added 557 34 144.00–150.50 $148.04 $825 +11.54
638 value added 638 23 131.50 $131.50 $839 —
725 value added 725 5 129.00 $129.00 $935 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
735 735 1 94.00 $94.00 $691 —
875 875 2 125.00 $125.00 $1,094 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
525 525 5 158.00 $158.00 $830 +17.00
570 570 2 150.50 $150.50 $858 —
604 value added 604 7 150.00 $150.00 $906 —
610–640 625 2 105.00–127.00 $116.26 $727 -8.74
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
790 790 1 98.00 $98.00 $774 —

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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.