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Rockingham Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Thursday, October 28, 2021

562 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $165.53/cwt -4.08 vs last sale · ≈ $866/hd at 523 lb · 86 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $163.15/cwt +5.38 vs last sale · ≈ $1,036/hd at 635 lb · 51 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $167.89/cwt +0.01 vs last sale · ≈ $970/hd at 578 lb · 36 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 562 683 0
Feeder cattle 562 683 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 371, Heifers 156, Bulls 35) 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
380–395 388 2 163.00–164.00 $163.49 $634 -0.51
421–440 427 13 169.00–179.00 $175.83 $751 +7.83
478 478 17 182.00 $182.00 $870 +7.93
500–544 523 86 155.00–172.00 $165.53 $866 -4.08
574–594 578 36 154.00–172.00 $167.89 $970 —
619–636 633 45 151.50–169.00 $165.57 $1,048 +8.26
648 value added 648 6 145.00 $145.00 $940 -14.00
653–685 658 12 147.50–149.00 $148.74 $979 +4.60
700–724 value added 723 27 144.00–151.00 $150.75 $1,090 +9.75
730 730 1 143.50 $143.50 $1,048 —
761 761 8 142.00 $142.00 $1,081 —
1051 1051 20 143.25 $143.25 $1,506 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
424 value added 424 7 168.00 $168.00 $712 -7.00
497 497 8 168.00 $168.00 $835 —
532 value added 532 8 148.00 $148.00 $787 -32.00
544 544 16 154.00 $154.00 $838 —
579 value added 579 11 154.00 $154.00 $892 -18.00
639 639 14 150.00 $150.00 $958 —
734 value added 734 10 144.50 $144.50 $1,061 -5.45
767 value added 767 5 139.00 $139.00 $1,066 -10.49
883 value added 883 10 148.00 $148.00 $1,307 +6.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
388 388 3 123.00 $123.00 $477 -27.00
440 440 1 115.00 $115.00 $506 —
505 505 1 120.00 $120.00 $606 +10.00
695 695 1 125.00 $125.00 $869 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 146.00 $146.00 $467 —
520 520 1 140.00 $140.00 $728 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
361–365 362 6 107.50–120.00 $111.70 $404 -33.30
444 444 10 135.00 $135.00 $599 —
506–545 522 30 129.50–136.00 $133.28 $696 —
581 581 8 129.00 $129.00 $749 -2.95
646 value added 646 8 134.00 $134.00 $866 —
672 672 3 127.00 $127.00 $853 -4.00
685 value added 685 20 133.50 $133.50 $914 —
878 878 3 123.00 $123.00 $1,080 —
1010 value added 1010 2 110.00 $110.00 $1,111 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
413 413 11 139.00 $139.00 $574 -3.76
437 value added 437 8 135.00 $135.00 $590 -7.00
531 value added 531 8 135.00 $135.00 $717 —
542 542 13 133.00 $133.00 $721 —
614 value added 614 17 131.00 $131.00 $804 —
743 value added 743 3 132.75 $132.75 $986 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 2 118.00 $118.00 $454 —
423 423 4 129.00 $129.00 $546 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
388 388 11 165.00 $165.00 $640 —
432 432 3 151.00 $151.00 $652 —
525 525 2 151.00 $151.00 $793 +11.00
573 573 2 134.00 $134.00 $768 —
600–635 614 10 136.00–140.00 $136.81 $840 +3.81
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–368 359 4 140.00–151.00 $145.36 $522 +35.36
425 425 1 145.00 $145.00 $616 —
595 595 1 138.00 $138.00 $821 —
615 615 1 131.00 $131.00 $806 +1.00

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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.