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Rockingham Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report, Harrisonburg, VA

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

Sale of Thursday, October 13, 2022

820 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $159.42/cwt ≈ $1,152/hd at 723 lb · 56 head
light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $165.00/cwt ≈ $1,366/hd at 828 lb · 47 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $148.58/cwt ≈ $930/hd at 626 lb · 43 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 820 76 683
Feeder cattle 820 76 683

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 573, Heifers 233, Bulls 14) Value Added and Natural cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated.

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
167 value added 167 18 167.00 $167.00 $279 —
344 value added 344 7 194.00 $194.00 $667 —
457 value added 457 7 196.00 $196.00 $896 —
508–527 value added 522 35 190.00–193.00 $192.17 $1,003 —
585 585 9 173.00 $173.00 $1,012 —
590 value added 590 18 175.00 $175.00 $1,032 —
617–641 value added 634 31 150.00–169.00 $162.11 $1,028 —
656 656 19 165.00 $165.00 $1,082 —
663 value added 663 4 152.00 $152.00 $1,008 —
722 722 13 179.00 $179.00 $1,292 —
723 value added 723 43 153.50 $153.50 $1,110 —
751 value added 751 24 170.00 $170.00 $1,277 —
828 value added 828 47 165.00 $165.00 $1,366 —
933 value added 933 41 154.00 $154.00 $1,437 —
1006–1033 value added 1010 33 131.50–134.00 $131.89 $1,332 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
369–379 374 8 176.00–181.00 $178.53 $668 —
453–490 456 11 156.00–186.50 $183.52 $837 —
490 value added 490 1 146.00 $146.00 $715 —
509–526 value added 518 11 150.00–160.00 $155.54 $806 —
556–590 558 22 130.00–180.00 $177.59 $991 —
584 value added 584 11 181.00 $181.00 $1,057 —
615–643 value added 617 24 135.00–146.00 $145.05 $895 —
635–637 637 19 117.50–155.00 $153.03 $975 —
653 653 2 108.00 $108.00 $705 —
695 value added 695 4 160.00 $160.00 $1,112 —
709–745 value added 712 41 102.50–170.00 $161.51 $1,150 —
748 748 2 130.00 $130.00 $972 —
1120 value added 1120 10 144.00 $144.00 $1,613 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
368 368 6 167.00 $167.00 $615 —
414 414 12 193.00 $193.00 $799 —
458 458 2 108.00 $108.00 $495 —
530 value added 530 1 126.00 $126.00 $668 —
555–575 565 2 130.00–144.00 $137.12 $775 —
575 575 4 135.00 $135.00 $776 —
615 value added 615 1 139.00 $139.00 $855 —
615 615 1 117.50 $117.50 $723 —
650 650 1 130.00 $130.00 $845 —
715 715 1 102.50 $102.50 $733 —
785 value added 785 2 141.00 $141.00 $1,107 —
933–935 934 4 92.50–102.50 $95.00 $887 —
990 value added 990 1 100.00 $100.00 $990 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 130.00 $130.00 $455 —
590–595 592 3 120.00–144.00 $135.95 $805 —
600 600 1 120.00 $120.00 $720 —
647 value added 647 10 124.00 $124.00 $802 —
695 695 1 95.00 $95.00 $660 —
790 790 1 97.50 $97.50 $770 —
805 value added 805 3 97.50 $97.50 $785 —

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
383 value added 383 5 130.00 $130.00 $498 —
419–444 431 17 123.00–139.00 $130.76 $564 —
468 value added 468 12 149.00 $149.00 $697 —
561 value added 561 16 166.50 $166.50 $934 —
600 value added 600 11 156.50 $156.50 $939 —
646 646 6 133.00 $133.00 $859 —
702 value added 702 20 140.00 $140.00 $983 —
760–776 value added 771 35 136.00–145.50 $139.21 $1,073 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 11 140.00 $140.00 $623 —
545 545 16 146.50 $146.50 $798 —
559 559 7 162.00 $162.00 $906 —
584 value added 584 18 149.75 $149.75 $875 —
648 648 5 127.00 $127.00 $823 —
654 value added 654 23 146.00 $146.00 $955 —
765 765 1 107.50 $107.50 $822 —
845 845 1 119.00 $119.00 $1,006 —
1000 value added 1000 2 107.00 $107.00 $1,070 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
338 338 7 130.00 $130.00 $439 —
375 375 2 112.50 $112.50 $422 —
430 430 1 107.00 $107.00 $460 —
455 455 1 110.00 $110.00 $500 —
588 588 2 112.00 $112.00 $659 —
635 635 1 110.00 $110.00 $698 —
921 value added 921 4 131.00 $131.00 $1,207 —
1070 value added 1070 1 117.00 $117.00 $1,252 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 97.50 $97.50 $317 —
463 463 3 89.00 $89.00 $412 —
656 656 4 86.00 $86.00 $564 —

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
466 466 7 137.00 $137.00 $638 —
529 529 4 142.00 $142.00 $751 —
680 680 1 137.50 $137.50 $935 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 140.00 $140.00 $525 —
480 480 1 137.50 $137.50 $660 —

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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.