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Rockingham Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Thursday, August 11, 2022

497 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $171.64/cwt ≈ $1,418/hd at 826 lb · 87 head
light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $163.00/cwt -0.50 vs last sale · ≈ $1,532/hd at 940 lb · 48 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $164.39/cwt -5.65 vs last sale · ≈ $1,178/hd at 717 lb · 34 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 497 426 804
Feeder cattle 497 426 804

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 366, Heifers 131) 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
475 value added 475 2 184.00 $184.00 $874 —
541 541 7 185.00 $185.00 $1,001 —
552 value added 552 8 185.00 $185.00 $1,021 +10.00
588 588 5 182.00 $182.00 $1,070 +3.00
645 645 5 174.00 $174.00 $1,122 -2.12
646 value added 646 4 174.00 $174.00 $1,124 —
668 668 4 173.00 $173.00 $1,156 +11.23
703 703 3 160.00 $160.00 $1,125 -7.23
711–729 value added 718 31 162.50–168.00 $164.81 $1,183 -11.19
750–796 792 12 168.00–169.00 $168.92 $1,338 —
818–838 value added 826 87 167.00–175.00 $171.64 $1,418 —
940 value added 940 48 163.00 $163.00 $1,532 -0.50
1019 1019 4 151.00 $151.00 $1,539 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
565 value added 565 10 184.00 $184.00 $1,040 —
625 value added 625 17 170.50 $170.50 $1,066 +1.84
640 640 2 164.00 $164.00 $1,050 —
655–694 value added 686 28 169.00–187.00 $174.49 $1,197 +10.99
735 value added 735 7 158.00 $158.00 $1,161 —
778 value added 778 20 160.00 $160.00 $1,245 -0.50
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
638 value added 638 20 158.00 $158.00 $1,008 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
650 value added 650 5 150.00 $150.00 $975 —
665 665 2 138.00 $138.00 $918 —
759 value added 759 11 177.00 $177.00 $1,343 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
581 value added 581 16 165.00 $165.00 $959 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
675 value added 675 1 140.00 $140.00 $945 —
810–820 value added 819 7 128.00–153.00 $131.53 $1,077 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
467 467 5 164.00 $164.00 $766 +3.13
550 550 5 151.00 $151.00 $830 +2.00
646 646 7 155.00 $155.00 $1,001 +14.31
647 value added 647 13 161.00 $161.00 $1,042 —
678 678 4 150.00 $150.00 $1,017 —
718 718 11 158.00 $158.00 $1,134 +19.00
725 725 1 142.00 $142.00 $1,030 +3.00
825 value added 825 8 147.00 $147.00 $1,213 —
865 value added 865 4 144.00 $144.00 $1,246 —
1130 value added 1130 1 113.00 $113.00 $1,277 -16.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
536 value added 536 14 171.00 $171.00 $917 -5.00
657 value added 657 15 165.00 $165.00 $1,084 —
749 value added 749 19 147.50 $147.50 $1,105 —
928 value added 928 5 129.00 $129.00 $1,197 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
578 value added 578 14 138.00 $138.00 $798 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455–470 460 3 157.50–160.00 $159.15 $732 -3.85
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455 455 1 122.50 $122.50 $557 —
510 510 1 140.00 $140.00 $714 +12.50

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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.