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Rockingham Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report, Harrisonburg, VA

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

Sale of Thursday, June 8, 2023

400 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 2 steers $211.00/cwt ≈ $1,804/hd at 855 lb · 32 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $199.97/cwt -1.37 vs last sale · ≈ $1,157/hd at 579 lb · 29 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $251.05/cwt +1.65 vs last sale · ≈ $1,451/hd at 578 lb · 26 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 400 763 353
Feeder cattle 400 763 353

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 229, Dairy Steers 9, Bulls 15, Heifers 147) Value Added 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
424 424 4 263.00 $263.00 $1,115 +6.98
480 480 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,248 +17.76
515 value added 515 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,236 -14.64
516 516 6 267.50 $267.50 $1,380 +34.05
555–593 575 22 217.50–262.00 $252.61 $1,453 +4.29
593 value added 593 4 242.50 $242.50 $1,438 -21.50
625 625 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,281 -31.53
643 value added 643 6 245.00 $245.00 $1,575 +63.67
654–694 669 18 215.00–242.00 $236.62 $1,583 +23.62
742 value added 742 3 230.00 $230.00 $1,707 —
750–773 765 3 195.00 $195.00 $1,492 —
790 value added 790 4 185.00 $185.00 $1,462 —
887 value added 887 3 195.00 $195.00 $1,730 —
1018 value added 1018 5 176.00 $176.00 $1,792 +17.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 value added 435 3 265.00 $265.00 $1,153 —
493–498 value added 495 13 269.00–275.00 $271.78 $1,345 +24.28
552 value added 552 11 262.00 $262.00 $1,446 —
642 value added 642 13 241.00 $241.00 $1,547 +16.60
826 value added 826 9 209.50 $209.50 $1,730 +53.99
906 value added 906 11 205.00 $205.00 $1,857 —
968–989 value added 976 18 200.00–201.00 $200.61 $1,958 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 255.00 $255.00 $956 +20.00
462–473 466 10 235.00–245.00 $240.94 $1,123 —
670 value added 670 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,340 -16.00
705–740 value added 730 7 216.00 $216.00 $1,577 —
750 value added 750 3 197.00 $197.00 $1,478 -18.00
763 763 8 190.00 $190.00 $1,450 —
855 value added 855 32 211.00 $211.00 $1,804 —
955 955 1 172.50 $172.50 $1,647 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
788 value added 788 7 190.00 $190.00 $1,497 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 1 143.00 $143.00 $572 -41.00
453–474 469 8 162.00–210.00 $198.40 $930 +3.35
505–538 535 23 165.50–205.00 $201.85 $1,080 +11.26
575 value added 575 13 201.00 $201.00 $1,156 -7.50
578 578 6 196.00 $196.00 $1,133 +9.38
584 584 10 201.00 $201.00 $1,174 +14.38
640–643 642 10 185.00–186.00 $185.70 $1,192 +19.50
770 770 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,463 +36.00
1058 value added 1058 2 179.00 $179.00 $1,894 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
373 value added 373 2 207.50 $207.50 $774 —
428 428 6 214.00 $214.00 $916 +17.00
470 value added 470 3 189.00 $189.00 $888 —
475 475 1 200.00 $200.00 $950 —
528 528 2 185.00 $185.00 $977 —
580 580 1 170.00 $170.00 $986 +18.00
760 760 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,368 —
782–793 value added 783 23 175.00–192.00 $189.76 $1,486 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
438 value added 438 3 215.00 $215.00 $942 —
680 value added 680 7 201.50 $201.50 $1,370 +15.50
921 value added 921 6 181.00 $181.00 $1,667 —
1093 value added 1093 13 169.00 $169.00 $1,847 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 1 125.00 $125.00 $544 -46.00
520 520 1 128.00 $128.00 $666 —
647 value added 647 3 197.00 $197.00 $1,275 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
560–570 562 11 202.00–214.00 $211.79 $1,190 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465 465 1 217.50 $217.50 $1,011 +0.37
525 525 1 202.50 $202.50 $1,063 -20.02
595 595 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,101 —
700 700 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,295 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1012 1012 9 152.00 $152.00 $1,538 —

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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.