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Rockingham Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Thursday, October 27, 2022

273 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $155.00/cwt ≈ $829/hd at 535 lb · 22 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $180.00/cwt +17.89 vs last sale · ≈ $1,136/hd at 631 lb · 21 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $191.20/cwt -0.97 vs last sale · ≈ $1,032/hd at 540 lb · 19 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 273 820 562
Feeder cattle 273 820 562

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 110, Heifers 146, Bulls 17) Value Added 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
338 338 4 184.00 $184.00 $622 —
430 value added 430 4 171.00 $171.00 $735 —
451 value added 451 4 185.00 $185.00 $834 -11.00
539–541 540 19 187.00–195.00 $191.20 $1,032 —
557 value added 557 10 174.00 $174.00 $969 -1.00
631 631 21 180.00 $180.00 $1,136 —
776 value added 776 7 157.00 $157.00 $1,218 -13.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
525–548 545 8 177.00–183.00 $182.28 $993 —
587 value added 587 5 166.00 $166.00 $974 -15.00
614 614 5 167.50 $167.50 $1,028 +14.47
715 715 4 162.00 $162.00 $1,158 +32.00
875 value added 875 1 136.00 $136.00 $1,190 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
591 value added 591 7 150.00 $150.00 $886 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
433 433 3 183.00 $183.00 $792 -10.00
873 value added 873 3 148.00 $148.00 $1,292 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
608–610 609 4 123.00–127.00 $124.00 $755 +4.00
675 675 1 123.00 $123.00 $830 +28.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
353 353 7 141.00 $141.00 $498 —
440 440 8 131.00 $131.00 $576 +0.24
535 535 22 155.00 $155.00 $829 —
580 value added 580 12 150.00 $150.00 $870 -16.50
622 622 11 152.00 $152.00 $945 +19.00
662 value added 662 15 150.50 $150.50 $996 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470–476 474 7 144.00–148.00 $146.87 $696 —
485 value added 485 2 121.00 $121.00 $587 —
515 value added 515 13 153.00 $153.00 $788 —
552 552 13 150.50 $150.50 $831 -11.50
675 675 1 129.00 $129.00 $871 —
738 value added 738 9 143.00 $143.00 $1,055 —
798 value added 798 4 120.00 $120.00 $958 —
840 value added 840 2 122.00 $122.00 $1,025 —
895 895 1 110.00 $110.00 $984 —
913 value added 913 9 135.00 $135.00 $1,233 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
354 354 4 134.00 $134.00 $474 +21.50
440 440 2 137.00 $137.00 $603 +30.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490 490 2 81.00 $81.00 $397 -8.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 147.00 $147.00 $448 —
467 467 3 145.00 $145.00 $677 +8.00
505 505 1 137.00 $137.00 $692 -5.00
565 565 1 148.00 $148.00 $836 —
649 649 10 139.00 $139.00 $902 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 110.00 $110.00 $434 -30.00

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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.