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Rockingham Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Thursday, January 13, 2022

759 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $144.77/cwt +15.27 vs last sale · ≈ $903/hd at 624 lb · 97 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $164.39/cwt +31.39 vs last sale · ≈ $1,292/hd at 786 lb · 94 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $153.29/cwt -5.71 vs last sale · ≈ $1,041/hd at 679 lb · 54 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 759 577 495
Feeder cattle 759 577 495

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 393, Holstein Steers 7, Heifers 352, Bulls 7) Value Added and Natural 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
444 444 11 187.00 $187.00 $830 —
485 value added 485 4 173.00 $173.00 $839 +0.61
541 541 22 183.50 $183.50 $993 —
552–571 value added 566 18 181.50–183.00 $182.59 $1,033 +16.31
626–629 value added 627 37 149.50–167.00 $162.73 $1,020 -9.27
660–670 value added 668 19 129.00–148.00 $145.04 $969 -9.96
702–726 value added 714 34 141.00–159.00 $153.07 $1,093 +7.07
776 776 7 162.00 $162.00 $1,257 —
776–791 value added 787 87 161.00–166.00 $164.58 $1,295 +31.58
860 value added 860 10 147.00 $147.00 $1,264 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
443 443 3 175.00 $175.00 $775 —
478 478 3 178.00 $178.00 $851 +10.36
526–536 531 13 174.00–178.00 $176.14 $935 +13.39
565 565 2 168.00 $168.00 $949 +4.00
580 value added 580 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,044 —
610 value added 610 1 120.00 $120.00 $732 —
614 614 20 170.00 $170.00 $1,044 +13.30
675–677 value added 677 13 142.50–148.00 $147.58 $999 -11.42
679 679 7 157.00 $157.00 $1,066 —
665–683 680 34 143.00–159.50 $154.71 $1,052 —
718 value added 718 5 145.00 $145.00 $1,041 —
725 725 2 146.00 $146.00 $1,058 —
952 value added 952 30 146.00 $146.00 $1,390 +28.00
1000 1000 1 131.00 $131.00 $1,310 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
535 535 3 167.00 $167.00 $893 +17.00
580 value added 580 2 166.00 $166.00 $963 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465 465 1 140.00 $140.00 $651 —
743 743 2 120.00 $120.00 $892 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
444 444 21 157.00 $157.00 $697 —
453 value added 453 8 157.00 $157.00 $711 —
535 value added 535 11 152.00 $152.00 $813 —
549 549 10 153.00 $153.00 $840 —
575–576 value added 575 48 148.00–156.50 $155.61 $895 —
605 605 40 148.00 $148.00 $895 —
637 value added 637 57 142.50 $142.50 $908 +13.00
655 value added 655 21 150.00 $150.00 $982 —
752 value added 752 41 142.00 $142.00 $1,068 -1.00
885 value added 885 28 129.50 $129.50 $1,146 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 130.00 $130.00 $390 —
495 495 2 136.00 $136.00 $673 —
576 576 16 143.00 $143.00 $824 +12.00
658 658 9 141.50 $141.50 $931 —
733 733 9 134.00 $134.00 $982 —
905 value added 905 1 90.00 $90.00 $814 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
463 value added 463 9 145.00 $145.00 $671 —
484 484 11 140.00 $140.00 $678 —
618 618 2 154.00 $154.00 $952 —
668 value added 668 2 121.00 $121.00 $808 —
985 value added 985 1 117.00 $117.00 $1,152 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
680 680 1 115.00 $115.00 $782 —
785 785 2 117.50 $117.50 $922 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 160.00 $160.00 $616 —
400 400 1 135.00 $135.00 $540 —
565 565 1 157.50 $157.50 $890 +19.50
630 630 1 127.00 $127.00 $800 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465 465 1 165.00 $165.00 $767 —
500 500 1 160.00 $160.00 $800 —
615 615 1 140.00 $140.00 $861 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
975 value added 975 7 115.00 $115.00 $1,121 —

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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.