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Rockingham Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Thursday, March 10, 2022

1,009 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $161.77/cwt -16.87 vs last sale · ≈ $1,034/hd at 639 lb · 168 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $147.49/cwt -15.51 vs last sale · ≈ $1,072/hd at 727 lb · 80 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $144.00/cwt -15.50 vs last sale · ≈ $1,151/hd at 799 lb · 62 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,009 638 557
Feeder cattle 1,009 638 557

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 747, Heifers 235, Bulls 27) 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
546 value added 546 13 185.50 $185.50 $1,013 +5.31
572–593 value added 574 17 156.00–178.50 $175.77 $1,009 —
627–645 value added 639 168 149.00–180.00 $161.77 $1,034 -16.87
656–677 value added 667 51 160.00–175.00 $167.25 $1,116 —
724–728 value added 727 80 140.00–150.50 $147.49 $1,072 -15.51
799 value added 799 62 144.00 $144.00 $1,151 -15.50
847 value added 847 9 124.00 $124.00 $1,050 —
905 value added 905 57 141.00 $141.00 $1,276 -5.65
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 165.00 $165.00 $578 —
480 value added 480 13 189.50 $189.50 $910 —
513–528 value added 519 26 193.00–195.00 $194.14 $1,008 -6.36
565–568 567 3 135.00–181.00 $165.72 $940 -16.69
573–591 value added 579 58 169.00–184.50 $180.58 $1,046 -10.08
632 value added 632 9 173.00 $173.00 $1,093 -5.50
666–687 value added 673 53 161.00–178.00 $172.25 $1,159 +4.79
720–735 value added 727 31 149.00–149.50 $149.27 $1,085 —
779 value added 779 24 146.50 $146.50 $1,141 —
813 value added 813 34 142.00 $142.00 $1,154 —
909 value added 909 4 134.00 $134.00 $1,218 —
1023 value added 1023 9 138.00 $138.00 $1,412 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 1 120.00 $120.00 $510 —
510 510 1 142.50 $142.50 $727 —
543 value added 543 3 140.00 $140.00 $760 -14.00
743 743 2 99.00 $99.00 $736 —
825 825 1 108.00 $108.00 $891 -16.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 1 174.00 $174.00 $783 —
515 515 1 169.00 $169.00 $870 —
630 630 2 153.00 $153.00 $964 —
785 785 1 134.00 $134.00 $1,052 —
890 890 1 110.00 $110.00 $979 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
621 value added 621 6 141.00 $141.00 $876 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
613 value added 613 4 150.00 $150.00 $920 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
448 value added 448 6 149.50 $149.50 $670 —
452 value added 452 20 152.50 $152.50 $689 +4.00
544 value added 544 22 151.25 $151.25 $823 —
563–593 value added 570 53 145.50–152.25 $150.53 $858 +4.57
665 value added 665 12 120.00 $120.00 $798 -28.00
778 value added 778 37 127.75 $127.75 $994 -7.25
986 value added 986 7 110.00 $110.00 $1,085 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 value added 345 1 135.00 $135.00 $466 —
360 360 1 145.00 $145.00 $522 +6.00
478 478 2 144.00 $144.00 $688 +7.00
505 value added 505 1 132.50 $132.50 $669 —
519 519 7 150.00 $150.00 $778 +11.00
585 585 1 151.25 $151.25 $885 —
637 637 5 130.00 $130.00 $828 —
658 value added 658 22 133.00 $133.00 $875 —
804 value added 804 21 136.00 $136.00 $1,093 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 2 140.00 $140.00 $469 —
400 value added 400 1 122.50 $122.50 $490 —
445 445 8 138.00 $138.00 $614 -3.50
619 619 4 130.00 $130.00 $805 ±0.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
458 458 2 115.00 $115.00 $527 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 157.50 $157.50 $512 —
429 429 7 157.00 $157.00 $674 —
548 548 3 145.00 $145.00 $795 —
605 605 1 100.00 $100.00 $605 —
665–680 673 2 115.00–120.00 $117.47 $791 -23.53
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
413 413 2 160.00 $160.00 $661 —
461 461 4 160.00 $160.00 $738 —
525 525 6 154.00 $154.00 $808 -19.00
685 685 1 122.00 $122.00 $836 —

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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.