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Rockingham Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Thursday, December 9, 2021

577 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $146.00/cwt +3.46 vs last sale · ≈ $1,066/hd at 730 lb · 43 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $131.49/cwt +4.49 vs last sale · ≈ $709/hd at 539 lb · 41 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $166.07/cwt +9.07 vs last sale · ≈ $955/hd at 575 lb · 40 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 577 897 544
Feeder cattle 577 897 544

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 337, Holstein Steers 8, Heifers 192, Holstein Heifers 8, Bulls 32) Value Added and Natural 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
375 375 2 171.00 $171.00 $641 —
455–473 471 9 167.00–173.00 $167.64 $790 -1.36
504–548 520 13 160.00–164.00 $162.75 $846 +6.75
556 556 14 164.00 $164.00 $912 +12.00
620–645 633 37 147.00–159.50 $156.70 $992 +28.70
664 value added 664 16 159.00 $159.00 $1,056 +11.65
755–760 758 6 115.00–142.00 $128.54 $974 —
772 772 3 146.00 $146.00 $1,127 —
801 value added 801 31 148.00 $148.00 $1,185 —
923 value added 923 30 144.50 $144.50 $1,334 —
962 value added 962 3 118.00 $118.00 $1,135 —
1035 value added 1035 2 128.00 $128.00 $1,325 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
434 value added 434 8 167.00 $167.00 $725 —
481 481 10 173.00 $173.00 $832 —
488–496 value added 494 13 172.00–172.50 $172.39 $852 -0.61
532 value added 532 12 169.00 $169.00 $899 +16.00
574 574 30 166.00 $166.00 $953 —
574–584 value added 578 10 163.00–168.50 $166.28 $961 +9.28
623 value added 623 11 172.00 $172.00 $1,072 +30.71
670 value added 670 17 155.00 $155.00 $1,038 +12.50
730 value added 730 43 146.00 $146.00 $1,066 +3.46
797 value added 797 3 133.00 $133.00 $1,060 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
488–495 490 3 164.00–166.00 $165.33 $810 —
505 505 2 150.00 $150.00 $758 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
691 value added 691 5 143.00 $143.00 $988 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
615 615 1 123.00 $123.00 $756 —
848 848 2 81.00 $81.00 $687 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 130.00 $130.00 $448 —
365 value added 365 1 136.00 $136.00 $496 +16.00
368 368 3 135.00 $135.00 $497 +12.00
458 value added 458 8 135.00 $135.00 $618 —
536–548 539 41 130.00–136.00 $131.49 $709 +4.49
554–556 value added 555 28 145.25–145.50 $145.37 $807 —
598 598 2 131.00 $131.00 $783 +6.00
622–644 635 12 115.00–125.00 $119.08 $756 +9.08
773 773 3 136.00 $136.00 $1,051 —
964 value added 964 7 124.00 $124.00 $1,195 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465–494 491 37 134.00–142.50 $141.63 $695 —
640 value added 640 24 129.50 $129.50 $829 —
756 value added 756 8 143.00 $143.00 $1,081 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 2 129.00 $129.00 $497 —
439 439 7 128.00 $128.00 $562 —
567 567 3 130.00 $130.00 $737 —
670 670 1 113.00 $113.00 $757 -6.00
795 795 1 132.00 $132.00 $1,049 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
498 498 2 107.00 $107.00 $533 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 7 169.50 $169.50 $653 —
429 429 7 154.00 $154.00 $661 —
549 549 7 148.00 $148.00 $813 +12.50
659 659 7 137.00 $137.00 $903 +37.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 1 147.00 $147.00 $676 +17.00
570 570 3 138.00 $138.00 $787 —

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Dairy Heifers

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
666 value added 666 6 79.00 $79.00 $526 —
798 value added 798 2 74.00 $74.00 $591 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
746 value added 746 4 85.00 $85.00 $634 —
810 value added 810 4 90.00 $90.00 $729 —

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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.