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Rockingham Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report, Harrisonburg, VA

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.