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Rockingham Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report, Harrisonburg, VA

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

Sale of Thursday, July 14, 2022

426 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $163.50/cwt ≈ $1,537/hd at 940 lb · 53 head
heavy 9-weight M&L 1 steers $161.50/cwt ≈ $1,568/hd at 971 lb · 48 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $140.69/cwt +12.69 vs last sale · ≈ $889/hd at 632 lb · 30 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 426 353 0
Feeder cattle 426 353 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 294, Heifers 122, Bulls 10) Value Added 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
435 value added 435 1 202.50 $202.50 $881 —
460 460 1 200.00 $200.00 $920 +13.00
561 561 7 179.00 $179.00 $1,004 —
585 value added 585 2 175.00 $175.00 $1,024 —
620–629 625 22 172.00–179.50 $176.12 $1,101 -0.23
655–699 689 16 155.00–174.00 $161.77 $1,115 -15.23
703–705 703 17 155.00–168.00 $167.23 $1,176 —
734 value added 734 8 176.00 $176.00 $1,292 +27.00
940 value added 940 53 163.50 $163.50 $1,537 —
971 value added 971 48 161.50 $161.50 $1,568 —
1170 value added 1170 3 140.00 $140.00 $1,638 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
633–645 value added 637 9 168.00–169.00 $168.66 $1,074 -6.34
684 value added 684 6 163.50 $163.50 $1,118 -16.50
774 value added 774 17 160.50 $160.50 $1,242 +20.50
850 value added 850 23 150.50 $150.50 $1,279 +14.50
942 value added 942 9 154.00 $154.00 $1,451 +11.25
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 value added 340 1 192.50 $192.50 $654 —
466 466 4 186.50 $186.50 $869 —
509 value added 509 7 191.00 $191.00 $972 —
550 550 4 166.00 $166.00 $913 —
580–588 value added 586 4 148.00–170.00 $164.56 $964 —
603 value added 603 6 152.00 $152.00 $917 —
858 858 2 112.00 $112.00 $961 —
926 926 16 125.00 $125.00 $1,158 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
593 593 2 154.00 $154.00 $913 —
748 748 2 155.00 $155.00 $1,159 —
858 858 2 126.00 $126.00 $1,081 —
913 913 2 126.00 $126.00 $1,150 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450–492 489 14 159.00–161.00 $160.87 $787 +6.87
528 528 9 154.00 $154.00 $813 —
573 573 4 149.00 $149.00 $854 +5.00
620–648 632 30 136.00–142.00 $140.69 $889 +12.69
725 725 1 139.00 $139.00 $1,008 —
771 value added 771 11 141.00 $141.00 $1,087 —
1015 value added 1015 1 125.00 $125.00 $1,269 —
1122 value added 1122 5 129.50 $129.50 $1,453 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
438 value added 438 8 180.00 $180.00 $788 —
537 value added 537 7 176.00 $176.00 $945 +18.25
647 value added 647 17 143.50 $143.50 $928 -6.48
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
463 463 9 163.00 $163.00 $755 —
542 542 3 149.00 $149.00 $808 —
600 600 1 139.00 $139.00 $834 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 1 130.00 $130.00 $559 —
520 520 1 127.50 $127.50 $663 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
433 433 2 192.50 $192.50 $834 +35.00
537 537 3 174.00 $174.00 $934 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
695 695 5 146.00 $146.00 $1,015 —

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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.