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Rockingham Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Thursday, March 9, 2023

750 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $177.14/cwt +6.39 vs last sale · ≈ $1,128/hd at 637 lb · 118 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $187.64/cwt ≈ $1,004/hd at 535 lb · 82 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $240.96/cwt +76.94 vs last sale · ≈ $1,522/hd at 632 lb · 67 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 750 1,001 1,009
Feeder cattle 750 1,001 1,009

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 367, Heifers 369, Bulls 14) Value Added and most 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
455–474 value added 467 21 200.00–270.00 $257.22 $1,201 +30.99
521–529 value added 526 27 252.00 $252.00 $1,326 +23.06
557–587 value added 577 47 239.00–261.00 $248.87 $1,436 +39.91
602–647 value added 629 58 239.00–251.00 $244.99 $1,541 +80.97
649 649 9 215.00 $215.00 $1,395 —
666–687 value added 679 36 226.00–234.00 $229.05 $1,555 +47.05
713–727 value added 719 47 218.00–225.00 $221.79 $1,595 +31.22
774 774 7 187.00 $187.00 $1,447 —
793 value added 793 24 181.00 $181.00 $1,435 +11.50
895 value added 895 3 163.00 $163.00 $1,459 —
998 value added 998 2 157.00 $157.00 $1,567 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 247.50 $247.50 $953 —
484 484 4 237.00 $237.00 $1,147 +30.00
500 500 1 185.00 $185.00 $925 —
550–590 579 8 179.00–230.00 $197.49 $1,143 -15.51
629 629 4 223.00 $223.00 $1,403 +60.29
638 value added 638 9 253.00 $253.00 $1,614 +63.50
685 value added 685 4 213.00 $213.00 $1,459 +6.84
825 825 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,402 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
373 value added 373 3 250.00 $250.00 $932 —
373 373 6 252.50 $252.50 $942 +71.50
410 value added 410 3 217.50 $217.50 $892 —
453–473 value added 463 4 196.00–200.00 $197.96 $917 -1.04
500 value added 500 1 212.50 $212.50 $1,062 +1.18
603–623 value added 616 7 140.00–227.50 $186.90 $1,151 —
720 value added 720 6 199.00 $199.00 $1,433 —
755 755 1 161.00 $161.00 $1,216 —
895 895 1 162.50 $162.50 $1,454 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
520 value added 520 11 233.00 $233.00 $1,212 +52.00
569 value added 569 5 165.00 $165.00 $939 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 225.00 $225.00 $889 —
495 495 1 177.50 $177.50 $879 —
595 595 2 160.00 $160.00 $952 —
788 788 2 162.50 $162.50 $1,280 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
442 value added 442 6 185.00 $185.00 $818 —
453 value added 453 28 186.00 $186.00 $843 +17.35
521–549 value added 535 82 182.00–189.50 $187.64 $1,004 —
596 value added 596 45 176.00–177.50 $176.57 $1,052 +13.79
605–648 value added 637 118 176.50–179.50 $177.14 $1,128 +6.39
753 value added 753 29 153.00 $153.00 $1,152 —
863 value added 863 7 145.00 $145.00 $1,251 -3.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 value added 355 4 195.00 $195.00 $692 —
410 value added 410 1 175.00 $175.00 $718 —
484 484 4 167.50 $167.50 $811 —
548 value added 548 3 153.00 $153.00 $838 —
565 565 2 164.00 $164.00 $927 +23.00
594 594 11 166.00 $166.00 $986 +25.00
615 615 2 157.50 $157.50 $969 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 175.00 $175.00 $621 —
455–498 484 3 162.50–175.00 $166.42 $805 +6.42
573 573 5 167.50 $167.50 $960 +7.50
645 value added 645 2 159.00 $159.00 $1,026 -3.00
663 value added 663 2 155.00 $155.00 $1,028 -6.00
1025 value added 1025 2 148.00 $148.00 $1,517 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 172.50 $172.50 $586 —
436 436 5 157.00 $157.00 $685 +32.00
552–575 558 4 149.00–155.00 $153.45 $856 —
650 650 1 143.00 $143.00 $930 +44.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 225.00 $225.00 $810 —
420 420 1 202.50 $202.50 $850 +23.50
498 498 6 205.00 $205.00 $1,021 —
530 530 1 186.00 $186.00 $986 +23.00
655 655 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,179 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 2 217.50 $217.50 $968 +38.50
640 640 2 188.00 $188.00 $1,203 +24.00

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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.