Rockingham Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	683	132	0
Feeder cattle	683	132	0

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 395, Heifers 264, Bulls 24) Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
428 value added	428	4	119.00	$119.00	$509	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
525	525	2	124.00	$124.00	$651	—
655	655	1	87.00	$87.00	$570	—

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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.