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Rockingham Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Thursday, February 10, 2022

638 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $146.65/cwt ≈ $1,361/hd at 928 lb · 90 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $159.50/cwt -4.89 vs last sale · ≈ $1,257/hd at 788 lb · 63 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $145.23/cwt +11.23 vs last sale · ≈ $1,041/hd at 717 lb · 44 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 638 759 0
Feeder cattle 638 759 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 403, Heifers 228, 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
442 value added 442 5 195.00 $195.00 $862 —
520–533 value added 527 13 161.00–190.50 $180.19 $950 —
623–642 value added 630 43 176.00–180.25 $178.64 $1,125 +15.91
701 value added 701 12 163.00 $163.00 $1,143 +9.93
788 value added 788 63 159.50 $159.50 $1,257 -5.08
883 value added 883 18 144.00 $144.00 $1,272 -3.00
928 value added 928 90 145.00–149.50 $146.65 $1,361 —
1052 value added 1052 15 138.75 $138.75 $1,460 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
468–479 474 13 194.00 $194.00 $920 +16.00
500 value added 500 11 200.50 $200.50 $1,002 —
557–581 565 16 178.00–184.50 $182.41 $1,031 +14.41
567–581 value added 575 20 184.00–195.00 $190.66 $1,096 +10.66
617 617 7 166.00 $166.00 $1,024 -4.00
627 value added 627 17 178.50 $178.50 $1,119 +58.50
662–677 value added 670 22 145.00–171.00 $167.46 $1,122 +19.88
747 747 15 159.00 $159.00 $1,188 +13.00
771 771 6 156.00 $156.00 $1,203 —
955 955 2 143.00 $143.00 $1,366 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 150.00 $150.00 $585 —
533 value added 533 2 154.00 $154.00 $821 —
660 660 1 144.00 $144.00 $950 —
803 803 4 124.00 $124.00 $996 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
570 570 3 176.00 $176.00 $1,003 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
533 value added 533 2 154.00 $154.00 $821 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 2 139.00 $139.00 $514 —
465–485 472 3 137.00 $137.00 $647 +1.00
546 546 16 139.00 $139.00 $759 —
566 value added 566 24 153.25 $153.25 $867 —
603 value added 603 5 145.00 $145.00 $874 —
659–660 659 25 125.00–134.00 $133.64 $881 -7.86
704 value added 704 25 145.50 $145.50 $1,024 —
733 733 11 153.50 $153.50 $1,125 +19.50
736 736 8 133.00 $133.00 $979 -1.00
913 value added 913 6 132.00 $132.00 $1,205 +42.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
451 value added 451 12 148.50 $148.50 $670 -8.50
553–566 value added 556 20 140.00–148.00 $145.96 $812 -9.65
652 value added 652 31 148.00 $148.00 $965 -2.00
762 value added 762 15 135.00 $135.00 $1,029 -7.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
437 437 3 141.50 $141.50 $618 —
518–527 523 5 130.00–139.00 $133.56 $699 —
553 553 2 136.00 $136.00 $752 —
628 628 2 130.00 $130.00 $816 -24.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
489 489 7 136.00 $136.00 $665 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 146.00 $146.00 $526 —
445 445 3 133.00 $133.00 $592 —
710 710 1 95.00 $95.00 $674 —
880 880 1 95.00 $95.00 $836 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
492 492 3 169.00 $169.00 $831 —
685 685 1 141.00 $141.00 $966 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
547 547 3 173.00 $173.00 $946 —

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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.