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Rockingham Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Thursday, May 12, 2022

979 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $133.81/cwt ≈ $1,017/hd at 760 lb · 84 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $146.11/cwt +2.11 vs last sale · ≈ $1,187/hd at 812 lb · 57 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $135.50/cwt ≈ $1,024/hd at 756 lb · 56 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 979 934 696
Feeder cattle 979 934 696

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 425, Heifers 515, Bulls 39) 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
381–385 382 6 180.00–182.50 $180.42 $689 +15.42
449 449 7 181.00 $181.00 $813 —
473–498 481 15 189.00–189.50 $189.36 $911 +13.36
546–549 547 42 170.50–178.00 $174.78 $956 -31.22
553–599 567 42 171.00–185.50 $180.07 $1,021 —
585 value added 585 10 174.00 $174.00 $1,018 -31.00
617–633 622 31 150.00–167.50 $163.00 $1,014 -17.00
644 value added 644 17 167.00 $167.00 $1,075 +1.87
667 667 9 170.00 $170.00 $1,134 —
663–693 value added 683 35 157.00–161.00 $159.43 $1,089 -4.33
710 710 2 160.50 $160.50 $1,140 —
712 value added 712 5 157.00 $157.00 $1,118 —
774 774 4 147.00 $147.00 $1,138 +10.90
798 value added 798 40 143.00 $143.00 $1,141 —
811 811 53 146.50 $146.50 $1,188 —
826 826 4 141.00 $141.00 $1,165 —
914–925 value added 914 23 131.00–139.50 $139.13 $1,272 +11.13
1041 value added 1041 14 135.50 $135.50 $1,411 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 162.50 $162.50 $504 —
380 380 1 175.00 $175.00 $665 —
438 438 7 170.00 $170.00 $745 —
470 470 1 165.00 $165.00 $776 -6.00
514 value added 514 14 176.00 $176.00 $905 —
543 543 4 168.50 $168.50 $915 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
424 value added 424 4 192.50 $192.50 $816 —
532–544 value added 539 12 159.00–171.50 $164.14 $885 -27.86
615 value added 615 8 151.00 $151.00 $929 -31.82
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
744 value added 744 8 134.00 $134.00 $997 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
630 value added 630 3 139.00 $139.00 $876 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
535 value added 535 2 130.00 $130.00 $696 —
550 550 1 140.00 $140.00 $770 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
357–363 360 6 149.00–152.00 $150.49 $542 +12.49
458–466 463 24 148.00–159.00 $152.08 $704 —
465 value added 465 1 113.00 $113.00 $525 —
527–548 534 44 154.50–157.00 $156.13 $834 —
536 value added 536 8 154.00 $154.00 $825 -3.00
558–593 561 28 138.00–145.00 $144.47 $810 +2.47
597 value added 597 15 157.50 $157.50 $940 —
600–629 611 19 143.00–160.00 $153.55 $938 +29.55
616–627 value added 623 22 150.25–159.00 $153.40 $956 —
661 661 5 134.00 $134.00 $886 —
743 743 3 128.00 $128.00 $951 —
755 755 45 136.25 $136.25 $1,029 —
766 value added 766 39 131.00 $131.00 $1,003 —
834 834 11 133.00 $133.00 $1,109 —
871 value added 871 5 130.00 $130.00 $1,132 +10.00
981 981 14 128.00 $128.00 $1,256 —
1070 value added 1070 1 128.00 $128.00 $1,370 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
377 value added 377 3 154.00 $154.00 $581 +18.00
435 value added 435 2 151.00 $151.00 $657 —
553 value added 553 22 170.25 $170.25 $941 +18.32
612–626 value added 616 13 140.00–154.50 $149.97 $924 +3.03
663–679 value added 665 46 137.50–157.00 $139.67 $929 —
756 value added 756 56 135.50 $135.50 $1,024 —
815 value added 815 42 133.75 $133.75 $1,090 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 5 125.00 $125.00 $562 +2.50
511 value added 511 7 121.00 $121.00 $618 —
535 535 1 124.00 $124.00 $663 -11.00
690 690 1 120.00 $120.00 $828 —
705 705 1 94.00 $94.00 $663 +4.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 5 149.50 $149.50 $546 —
443 443 3 146.00 $146.00 $647 —
503–515 506 4 136.00–146.00 $143.46 $726 +0.46
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
522 value added 522 7 117.00 $117.00 $611 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
605–639 value added 624 7 133.00–134.00 $133.58 $834 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 485 1 162.50 $162.50 $788 +2.50
566 566 12 141.00 $141.00 $798 —
626 value added 626 7 146.00 $146.00 $914 -11.72
655 655 6 144.00 $144.00 $943 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
521 value added 521 6 130.00 $130.00 $677 —
652 value added 652 3 120.00 $120.00 $782 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 164.00 $164.00 $623 +5.00
465 465 1 160.00 $160.00 $744 —
753 753 2 120.00 $120.00 $904 —

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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.