Rockingham Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Thursday, February 9, 2023

1,001 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $205.07/cwt +21.41 vs last sale · ≈ $1,367/hd at 667 lb · 81 head

light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $170.75/cwt +29.75 vs last sale · ≈ $1,084/hd at 635 lb · 71 head

heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $172.52/cwt +21.52 vs last sale · ≈ $1,489/hd at 863 lb · 60 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,001	434	638
Feeder cattle	1,001	434	638

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 686, Heifers 295, Bulls 20) Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated Natural cattle are 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
405–434 value added	417	12	209.00–214.00	$211.17	$881	—
461–474 value added	469	23	217.00–232.00	$226.23	$1,061	—
512–532 value added	518	28	195.00–236.00	$228.94	$1,186	+2.94
563	563	8	227.00	$227.00	$1,278	+26.00
568–591 value added	582	39	199.00–216.00	$208.96	$1,216	—
618–639 value added	627	39	135.00–211.00	$164.02	$1,028	-31.01
677 value added	677	15	182.00	$182.00	$1,232	—
706–737 value added	723	58	161.00–200.00	$190.57	$1,378	+14.57
787 value added	787	56	169.50	$169.50	$1,334	—
912 value added	912	25	160.25	$160.25	$1,461	—
1012 value added	1012	5	148.00	$148.00	$1,498	—
1109 value added	1109	10	129.00	$129.00	$1,431	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	1	178.00	$178.00	$587	—
454	454	7	207.00	$207.00	$940	-11.82
480 value added	480	1	179.00	$179.00	$859	-36.00
540–546 value added	545	20	205.00–219.00	$215.40	$1,174	—
551	551	6	213.00	$213.00	$1,174	—
606–648 value added	621	22	125.00–209.00	$189.50	$1,177	—
630–635	633	2	152.50–173.00	$162.71	$1,030	-38.57
661	661	4	184.00	$184.00	$1,216	-4.21
652–692 value added	667	77	203.00–210.00	$206.16	$1,375	+26.52
725 value added	725	4	191.00	$191.00	$1,385	—
710–735	729	4	172.00–179.00	$177.30	$1,293	—
759 value added	759	5	164.00	$164.00	$1,245	+12.00
852–864 value added	863	60	158.50–173.25	$172.52	$1,489	—
1143 value added	1143	25	155.00	$155.00	$1,772	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330 value added	330	2	176.00	$176.00	$581	—
350	350	1	181.00	$181.00	$634	—
468	468	2	179.00	$179.00	$838	+9.00
480 value added	480	2	199.00	$199.00	$955	+29.00
510–530 value added	517	3	185.00–225.00	$211.32	$1,093	—
520	520	1	197.00	$197.00	$1,024	—
595	595	1	195.00	$195.00	$1,160	—
687 value added	687	10	156.00	$156.00	$1,072	—
720	720	1	139.00	$139.00	$1,001	—
795	795	1	132.00	$132.00	$1,049	—
820	820	2	157.00	$157.00	$1,287	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
383 value added	383	3	181.00	$181.00	$693	—
527 value added	527	10	181.00	$181.00	$954	—
615 value added	615	3	169.00	$169.00	$1,039	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410	410	1	135.00	$135.00	$554	—
523	523	4	134.00	$134.00	$701	-26.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
368 value added	368	3	160.00	$160.00	$589	—
462–494 value added	477	43	159.00–171.50	$168.65	$804	+15.65
551–564 value added	562	56	143.00–166.00	$162.78	$915	-0.22
635 value added	635	71	170.75	$170.75	$1,084	—
652 value added	652	30	156.50	$156.50	$1,020	-2.50
794 value added	794	36	148.00	$148.00	$1,175	-4.00
888 value added	888	8	148.00	$148.00	$1,314	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
463	463	11	160.00	$160.00	$741	+5.00
553	553	10	160.00	$160.00	$885	+9.50
556 value added	556	14	167.00	$167.00	$929	—
630–639	638	10	146.00–151.00	$150.51	$960	—
643 value added	643	19	162.00	$162.00	$1,042	—
694 value added	694	17	161.00	$161.00	$1,117	—
720 value added	720	9	160.00	$160.00	$1,152	—
785 value added	785	1	118.00	$118.00	$926	—
830	830	1	130.00	$130.00	$1,079	—
930	930	1	135.00	$135.00	$1,256	—
1024	1024	7	136.00	$136.00	$1,393	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
417	417	8	157.00	$157.00	$655	+25.00
560	560	1	141.00	$141.00	$790	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415	415	1	125.00	$125.00	$519	—
545	545	1	107.00	$107.00	$583	—
677	677	3	99.00	$99.00	$670	-7.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
418	418	3	179.00	$179.00	$748	—
491 value added	491	7	183.00	$183.00	$899	—
525	525	2	163.00	$163.00	$856	—
695	695	1	151.00	$151.00	$1,049	—
705	705	1	116.00	$116.00	$818	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
435	435	1	179.00	$179.00	$779	—
537	537	3	180.00	$180.00	$967	—
623	623	2	164.00	$164.00	$1,022	—

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Dairy Heifers

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1031 value added	1031	4	112.00	$112.00	$1,155	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1117 value added	1117	10	135.50	$135.50	$1,514	—

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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.