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Rockingham Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report, Harrisonburg, VA

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

Sale of Thursday, October 14, 2021

683 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $149.49/cwt ≈ $1,150/hd at 769 lb · 83 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $134.62/cwt ≈ $1,030/hd at 765 lb · 66 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $156.67/cwt ≈ $1,038/hd at 663 lb · 43 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 683 132 0
Feeder cattle 683 132 0

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 395, Heifers 264, Bulls 24) Value Added 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
358 358 5 168.00 $168.00 $601 —
446 446 7 176.00 $176.00 $785 —
449 value added 449 6 175.00 $175.00 $786 —
466 value added 466 11 177.00 $177.00 $825 —
508 value added 508 13 180.00 $180.00 $914 —
550 value added 550 18 172.00 $172.00 $946 —
621–631 value added 624 13 157.00–163.00 $161.13 $1,005 —
715–731 value added 725 27 149.00–150.50 $149.95 $1,087 —
751–793 value added 769 83 147.00–151.50 $149.49 $1,150 —
898 value added 898 24 142.00 $142.00 $1,275 —
1110 value added 1110 2 130.00 $130.00 $1,443 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 value added 370 1 169.00 $169.00 $625 —
395 395 1 164.00 $164.00 $648 —
424 424 7 168.00 $168.00 $712 —
470 value added 470 1 177.00 $177.00 $832 —
478–493 484 5 172.00–175.50 $174.07 $842 —
520–546 540 39 154.00–173.00 $169.61 $916 —
575–598 value added 592 19 167.50–169.00 $167.88 $994 —
618–647 632 27 153.00–161.50 $157.31 $994 —
647 value added 647 10 159.00 $159.00 $1,029 —
653–693 value added 660 39 150.00–160.00 $157.95 $1,042 —
655–698 687 4 142.00–151.00 $144.14 $990 —
700 value added 700 1 141.00 $141.00 $987 —
842 842 3 135.00 $135.00 $1,137 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 150.00 $150.00 $532 —
528 528 4 110.00 $110.00 $581 —
625 value added 625 16 157.00 $157.00 $981 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490 490 1 135.00 $135.00 $662 —
503 value added 503 2 155.00 $155.00 $780 —
623–633 value added 628 4 150.50–156.00 $153.23 $962 —
730 730 1 128.00 $128.00 $934 —

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
326 326 8 139.00 $139.00 $453 —
368 value added 368 3 139.00 $139.00 $512 —
418–422 420 17 141.00–144.00 $142.76 $600 —
449 value added 449 9 142.00 $142.00 $638 —
472 value added 472 3 128.00 $128.00 $604 —
553 value added 553 23 121.00–136.00 $133.39 $738 —
653 value added 653 42 139.50 $139.50 $911 —
758–770 value added 765 66 131.00–137.25 $134.62 $1,030 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
353 353 4 145.00 $145.00 $512 —
472 472 17 134.00 $134.00 $632 —
553–564 558 29 130.00–134.00 $131.95 $736 —
625 625 4 126.00 $126.00 $788 —
680 680 2 131.00 $131.00 $891 —
717 717 3 121.00 $121.00 $868 —
865 value added 865 1 82.00 $82.00 $709 —
930 value added 930 1 122.00 $122.00 $1,135 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 2 120.00 $120.00 $372 —
484 value added 484 4 122.00 $122.00 $590 —
495 495 1 120.00 $120.00 $594 —
563 563 3 117.50 $117.50 $662 —
730 730 1 107.00 $107.00 $781 —
765 value added 765 1 95.00 $95.00 $727 —
844 value added 844 8 101.00 $101.00 $852 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
492 492 3 106.00 $106.00 $522 —
653 653 2 111.00 $111.00 $725 —
783 783 2 106.00 $106.00 $830 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
428 value added 428 4 119.00 $119.00 $509 —

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Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 110.00 $110.00 $429 —
460 460 4 142.00 $142.00 $653 —
614 614 6 130.00 $130.00 $798 —
660 660 7 123.50 $123.50 $815 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
540 540 1 140.00 $140.00 $756 —
630 630 2 133.00 $133.00 $838 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
525 525 2 124.00 $124.00 $651 —
655 655 1 87.00 $87.00 $570 —

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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.