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Rockingham Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Thursday, January 12, 2023

434 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $168.00/cwt -3.32 vs last sale · ≈ $1,346/hd at 801 lb · 41 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $183.66/cwt +19.66 vs last sale · ≈ $1,246/hd at 678 lb · 32 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $201.28/cwt +18.28 vs last sale · ≈ $1,252/hd at 622 lb · 31 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 434 936 759
Feeder cattle 434 936 759

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 314, Heifers 119, Bulls 1) 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
422 422 3 219.00 $219.00 $924 +23.00
470 470 8 224.00 $224.00 $1,053 —
511 value added 511 14 226.00 $226.00 $1,155 +13.50
544 544 7 217.00 $217.00 $1,180 —
558 558 6 201.00 $201.00 $1,122 —
619–623 value added 622 14 180.00–201.00 $195.03 $1,213 +22.27
721 value added 721 27 176.00 $176.00 $1,269 -1.35
801 value added 801 41 168.00 $168.00 $1,346 -3.32
875 value added 875 6 145.00 $145.00 $1,269 —
978 value added 978 6 147.00 $147.00 $1,438 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
454–455 454 11 215.00–221.00 $218.82 $993 +41.99
492 value added 492 3 215.00 $215.00 $1,058 +20.00
542 542 6 222.00 $222.00 $1,203 +28.17
552–587 value added 569 10 185.00–202.50 $193.55 $1,101 +2.20
622–625 622 31 176.00–204.00 $201.28 $1,252 —
665–680 value added 677 17 177.00–189.50 $179.64 $1,216 +34.64
675–693 680 15 164.00–197.25 $188.21 $1,280 +23.42
777 value added 777 7 152.00 $152.00 $1,181 —
867 867 5 151.00 $151.00 $1,309 —
1215 value added 1215 1 132.00 $132.00 $1,604 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 value added 435 1 210.00 $210.00 $914 —
455 value added 455 4 170.00 $170.00 $774 —
495 495 1 170.00 $170.00 $842 -7.00
631 631 4 181.00 $181.00 $1,142 +51.00
711 value added 711 19 145.00 $145.00 $1,031 —
819 value added 819 30 153.00 $153.00 $1,253 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 1 155.00 $155.00 $698 —
513 513 2 160.00 $160.00 $821 +32.00
580 580 1 153.00 $153.00 $887 —
637 value added 637 3 147.00 $147.00 $936 —
672 672 3 127.00 $127.00 $853 ±0.00
835 835 1 143.00 $143.00 $1,194 +44.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
635 value added 635 5 137.00 $137.00 $870 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
453 value added 453 3 153.00 $153.00 $693 -2.00
558 value added 558 25 163.00 $163.00 $910 -2.50
625 625 6 141.00 $141.00 $881 —
659 value added 659 19 159.00 $159.00 $1,048 +18.00
768 value added 768 21 152.00 $152.00 $1,167 +14.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 485 5 155.00 $155.00 $752 -1.00
505 505 3 147.00 $147.00 $742 -8.50
569 569 4 150.50 $150.50 $856 -10.00
675 675 1 138.00 $138.00 $932 —
719 719 4 141.00 $141.00 $1,014 —
825 value added 825 6 154.00 $154.00 $1,270 —
880 value added 880 2 91.00 $91.00 $801 -37.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
431 431 5 132.00 $132.00 $569 —
485 485 1 134.00 $134.00 $650 +1.40
525 525 2 137.00 $137.00 $719 +12.00
605 605 3 136.00 $136.00 $823 —
910 value added 910 2 137.00 $137.00 $1,247 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
452 452 3 115.00 $115.00 $520 —
555 555 2 116.00 $116.00 $644 +23.00
685 685 1 106.00 $106.00 $726 —
830 830 1 119.00 $119.00 $988 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 485 1 181.00 $181.00 $878 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
975 975 1 116.00 $116.00 $1,131 —

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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.