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Rockingham Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Thursday, May 11, 2023

763 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $190.83/cwt +3.33 vs last sale · ≈ $1,029/hd at 539 lb · 59 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $249.40/cwt +11.86 vs last sale · ≈ $1,434/hd at 575 lb · 58 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $201.34/cwt ≈ $1,135/hd at 564 lb · 55 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 763 841 979
Feeder cattle 763 841 979

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 389, Heifers 362, Bulls 12) Value Added and Natural Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363 363 6 245.00 $245.00 $889 -5.00
428–447 444 20 232.50–260.00 $256.02 $1,137 +16.02
455–494 473 32 242.00–242.50 $242.24 $1,146 -5.26
500–532 524 29 191.00–245.00 $233.45 $1,223 -12.05
520–533 value added 532 11 210.00–259.00 $254.64 $1,355 -7.84
563 value added 563 4 264.00 $264.00 $1,486 +62.11
557–588 576 54 244.00–254.00 $248.32 $1,430 +6.32
605–630 value added 618 2 177.50–185.00 $181.33 $1,121 -69.67
614–647 626 19 232.50–239.00 $236.53 $1,481 +19.03
698 698 8 213.00 $213.00 $1,487 —
933 value added 933 2 160.00 $160.00 $1,493 —
1020 value added 1020 1 159.00 $159.00 $1,622 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
482 value added 482 7 247.50 $247.50 $1,193 -0.09
620–647 value added 632 23 195.00–248.00 $224.40 $1,418 -20.10
692 value added 692 6 215.00 $215.00 $1,488 -10.07
727–749 value added 744 52 208.00–215.00 $209.71 $1,560 +5.65
761 value added 761 4 204.00 $204.00 $1,552 +23.00
846 value added 846 37 147.00–168.00 $155.51 $1,316 —
1106 value added 1106 9 145.00 $145.00 $1,604 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
384 384 4 235.00 $235.00 $902 +20.00
441 441 5 242.50 $242.50 $1,069 -2.50
515–543 536 4 205.00–232.50 $225.89 $1,211 -16.61
588–599 value added 595 6 197.50–260.00 $218.08 $1,298 —
625 value added 625 2 250.00 $250.00 $1,562 —
668 value added 668 9 216.00 $216.00 $1,443 +34.73
753 value added 753 8 215.00 $215.00 $1,619 —
1093 value added 1093 6 135.00 $135.00 $1,476 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 value added 480 1 130.00 $130.00 $624 —
525–532 530 4 135.00–180.00 $168.86 $895 —
560–585 573 2 135.00–140.00 $137.45 $788 -0.55
615–630 620 8 139.00–195.00 $155.21 $962 —
745 745 1 155.00 $155.00 $1,155 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
592 592 3 175.00 $175.00 $1,036 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
343 value added 343 3 179.00 $179.00 $614 —
350–398 376 11 145.00–178.00 $167.14 $628 -46.78
428 428 3 184.00 $184.00 $788 -18.00
471–496 478 32 189.00–198.00 $195.05 $932 -7.45
531–544 539 49 172.50–194.50 $190.59 $1,027 +3.09
540 540 10 192.00 $192.00 $1,037 +4.50
556–580 559 18 176.00–188.00 $186.62 $1,043 —
566 value added 566 37 208.50 $208.50 $1,180 —
628 value added 628 2 150.00 $150.00 $942 —
639–642 641 10 165.00–168.00 $166.20 $1,065 -1.80
659 659 39 178.00 $178.00 $1,173 —
751 value added 751 15 158.00 $158.00 $1,187 -7.00
788 788 2 154.00 $154.00 $1,214 —
995 value added 995 2 117.50 $117.50 $1,169 -25.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
457 457 13 199.00 $199.00 $909 -16.00
466 value added 466 17 204.00 $204.00 $951 -12.50
578–584 value added 582 12 160.00–179.00 $171.13 $996 -37.87
621 value added 621 5 141.00 $141.00 $876 -45.38
680 value added 680 40 186.00 $186.00 $1,265 +38.50
828–845 value added 830 15 147.00–157.00 $155.64 $1,292 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
378 378 4 176.00 $176.00 $665 -44.00
441 441 7 197.00 $197.00 $869 -3.00
552 552 3 152.00 $152.00 $839 +14.50
665 665 3 165.00 $165.00 $1,097 —
715 715 2 148.00 $148.00 $1,058 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 2 171.00 $171.00 $761 +33.00
593 593 2 129.00 $129.00 $765 -1.00
685–690 688 4 127.00–131.00 $128.99 $887 -25.01

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460–485 477 3 190.00–230.00 $217.13 $1,036 +10.97
535–540 537 3 220.00–227.50 $222.52 $1,195 —
660 660 4 187.00 $187.00 $1,234 +6.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 210.00 $210.00 $798 —
405 405 1 215.00 $215.00 $871 —

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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.