Rockingham Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Thursday, September 8, 2022

645 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $163.98/cwt ≈ $1,491/hd at 909 lb · 144 head

light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $178.45/cwt +20.45 vs last sale · ≈ $1,297/hd at 727 lb · 103 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $163.70/cwt -10.79 vs last sale · ≈ $1,103/hd at 674 lb · 61 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	645	497	447
Feeder cattle	645	497	447

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 504, Heifers 136, Bulls 5) 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
478 value added	478	2	190.00	$190.00	$908	—
527 value added	527	5	188.00	$188.00	$991	—
566–590 value added	581	11	173.00–174.00	$173.35	$1,007	-10.65
602–649 value added	618	27	170.00–176.00	$173.80	$1,074	+3.30
662–696 value added	674	61	160.00–165.75	$163.70	$1,103	-10.79
708–732 value added	727	103	174.50–182.25	$178.45	$1,297	+20.45
812 value added	812	37	181.50	$181.50	$1,474	—
901–934 value added	909	144	159.25–166.00	$163.98	$1,491	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
453 value added	453	2	190.00	$190.00	$861	+6.00
505–515	510	2	172.50–186.00	$179.18	$914	-5.82
625–629	628	10	146.00–178.00	$171.63	$1,078	-2.37
653–690	660	8	157.00–169.00	$166.28	$1,097	-6.72
704 value added	704	19	175.00	$175.00	$1,232	+10.19
792	792	8	176.00	$176.00	$1,394	+7.08
805–828 value added	813	12	153.00–157.00	$155.64	$1,265	-16.00
835	835	3	154.00	$154.00	$1,286	—
898	898	3	150.00	$150.00	$1,347	—
900 value added	900	3	140.00	$140.00	$1,260	—
1051 value added	1051	8	143.00	$143.00	$1,503	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
465	465	1	187.50	$187.50	$872	—
485 value added	485	1	184.00	$184.00	$892	—
565–594 value added	585	13	173.00–176.00	$175.11	$1,024	—
595	595	1	167.50	$167.50	$997	—
615	615	1	166.00	$166.00	$1,021	—
961 value added	961	4	136.00	$136.00	$1,307	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
571–585	574	5	140.00–147.00	$145.57	$836	—
680	680	1	130.00	$130.00	$884	-8.00
745	745	1	140.00	$140.00	$1,043	—
771	771	4	140.00	$140.00	$1,079	—
825	825	3	131.00	$131.00	$1,081	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
555–556 value added	555	15	169.00–169.50	$169.13	$939	—
622–626 value added	624	23	140.00–165.50	$155.48	$970	—
744 value added	744	17	156.00	$156.00	$1,161	+8.50
759–783 value added	766	13	145.00–160.50	$149.87	$1,148	—
870 value added	870	16	143.00	$143.00	$1,244	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
475 value added	475	3	154.00	$154.00	$732	—
558–585	567	3	149.00–152.00	$150.97	$856	-0.03
591 value added	591	5	163.50	$163.50	$966	—
594	594	4	165.00	$165.00	$980	—
605	605	1	145.00	$145.00	$877	—
657	657	3	150.50	$150.50	$989	+0.50
683	683	2	155.50	$155.50	$1,062	+5.50
747 value added	747	3	164.50	$164.50	$1,229	—
796	796	7	146.00	$146.00	$1,162	—
990	990	1	137.00	$137.00	$1,356	—
990–995 value added	992	3	114.00–126.00	$121.99	$1,210	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
433	433	2	150.00	$150.00	$650	—
438 value added	438	3	152.00	$152.00	$666	—
923	923	2	114.00	$114.00	$1,052	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
471 value added	471	5	139.00	$139.00	$655	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
683	683	2	126.00	$126.00	$861	—
748	748	3	129.00	$129.00	$965	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
537	537	3	176.00	$176.00	$945	—
595	595	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,012	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
560	560	1	161.00	$161.00	$902	—

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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.