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Rockingham Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Thursday, September 16, 2021

132 head sold ·Official USDA report

This is an archived report. See the latest Rockingham Graded Feeder Cattle Sale report →

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 132 447 120
Feeder cattle 132 447 120

State Graded Holstein Cattle Sale (Holstein Steers 132)

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Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
531 531 7 102.00 $102.00 $542
806 806 13 93.00 $93.00 $750
939 939 53 110.25 $110.25 $1,035
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 90.00 $90.00 $279
463 463 2 97.00 $97.00 $449
624 624 35 99.00 $99.00 $618
740 740 1 82.50 $82.50 $610
1140 1140 1 50.00 $50.00 $570
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 2 94.00 $94.00 $348
454 454 8 104.00 $104.00 $472
1050 1050 4 76.00 $76.00 $798
1115 1115 1 65.00 $65.00 $725
1228 1228 2 57.00 $57.00 $700
Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 1 57.50 $57.50 $239
730 730 1 72.00 $72.00 $526

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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.