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Rockingham Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Thursday, December 8, 2022

936 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $190.70/cwt +13.43 vs last sale · ≈ $1,085/hd at 569 lb · 82 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $177.35/cwt +8.35 vs last sale · ≈ $1,259/hd at 710 lb · 82 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $172.29/cwt -3.49 vs last sale · ≈ $1,085/hd at 629 lb · 77 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 936 1,036 577
Feeder cattle 936 1,036 577

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 598, Heifers 324, Bulls 14) 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
421 421 5 196.00 $196.00 $825 +2.00
458–493 value added 470 15 200.00–205.00 $203.25 $955 +7.28
535 value added 535 43 212.50 $212.50 $1,137 +24.37
578 value added 578 10 175.00 $175.00 $1,012 -8.50
599 599 24 173.00 $173.00 $1,036 -15.00
617 617 13 170.00 $170.00 $1,049 —
609–643 value added 632 64 159.00–182.00 $172.76 $1,092 -3.02
659–671 value added 663 36 167.50–169.00 $168.49 $1,117 -3.51
706–735 value added 710 82 159.00–180.00 $177.35 $1,259 +8.35
759 value added 759 33 167.00 $167.00 $1,268 —
809–832 value added 813 37 156.00–175.00 $171.32 $1,393 +9.91
929 value added 929 6 150.00 $150.00 $1,394 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 value added 365 1 199.00 $199.00 $726 —
404 404 5 196.00 $196.00 $792 +25.00
463–470 464 5 121.00–191.00 $176.83 $820 -21.67
480 value added 480 1 195.00 $195.00 $936 —
523–528 526 30 186.00–199.00 $193.83 $1,020 +4.83
553–582 567 66 161.00–197.00 $190.54 $1,080 +13.27
565–580 value added 578 16 169.00–194.00 $191.35 $1,106 —
645 value added 645 15 183.00 $183.00 $1,180 +6.00
655–665 655 24 160.00–165.00 $164.79 $1,079 +10.79
685 value added 685 1 145.00 $145.00 $993 -28.85
744 744 13 157.50 $157.50 $1,172 +24.50
785 785 1 143.00 $143.00 $1,123 -1.00
899 value added 899 17 149.50 $149.50 $1,344 —
913 value added 913 2 131.00 $131.00 $1,196 —
925 925 1 109.00 $109.00 $1,008 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385–395 390 2 140.00–149.00 $144.56 $564 +21.56
440 440 1 130.00 $130.00 $572 —
510 value added 510 5 141.00 $141.00 $719 —
548 548 3 128.00 $128.00 $701 —
655 655 3 127.00 $127.00 $832 —
750 750 4 116.00 $116.00 $870 —
835 835 1 99.00 $99.00 $827 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 1 177.00 $177.00 $814 —
574 574 5 166.00 $166.00 $953 -3.00
620 620 1 130.00 $130.00 $806 -3.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
709 value added 709 5 129.00 $129.00 $915 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750 value added 750 1 100.00 $100.00 $750 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 18 141.00 $141.00 $606 —
452 value added 452 10 155.00 $155.00 $701 +15.00
542 value added 542 23 162.50 $162.50 $881 —
549 549 34 155.50 $155.50 $854 —
560 value added 560 41 165.50 $165.50 $927 +14.50
657 657 7 135.00 $135.00 $887 —
659 value added 659 8 141.00 $141.00 $929 —
785 value added 785 21 138.00 $138.00 $1,083 +7.00
881–887 value added 885 41 140.50–142.50 $141.97 $1,256 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 127.00 $127.00 $432 -7.00
385 value added 385 1 119.00 $119.00 $458 —
462 462 11 141.00 $141.00 $651 +35.15
498 498 6 156.00 $156.00 $777 +50.15
513 value added 513 5 106.00 $106.00 $544 —
530 530 1 155.50 $155.50 $824 —
550–553 552 19 149.00–157.00 $152.36 $841 +12.36
579 579 10 160.50 $160.50 $929 +20.50
610–637 619 26 145.00–155.00 $151.44 $937 +31.00
760 760 1 127.00 $127.00 $965 +34.00
860 value added 860 1 128.00 $128.00 $1,101 +21.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 132.00 $132.00 $508 -6.06
466–495 469 11 110.00–135.00 $132.60 $622 +8.60
480 value added 480 1 117.00 $117.00 $562 +5.00
542 542 5 125.00 $125.00 $678 +3.05
607 value added 607 13 145.00 $145.00 $880 —
648 648 2 126.00 $126.00 $816 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 100.00 $100.00 $375 —
488 488 2 85.00 $85.00 $415 -22.00
560 560 1 93.00 $93.00 $521 -13.00
618 618 2 100.00 $100.00 $618 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
351 351 4 143.00 $143.00 $502 —
417 417 3 140.00 $140.00 $584 —
648 648 2 137.00 $137.00 $888 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
434 434 5 145.00 $145.00 $629 -6.72

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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.