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Rockingham Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report, Harrisonburg, VA

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

Sale of Thursday, July 13, 2023

513 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 9-weight M&L 1 steers $214.50/cwt ≈ $2,059/hd at 960 lb · 52 head
light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $221.50/cwt +12.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,785/hd at 806 lb · 42 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $212.01/cwt ≈ $1,847/hd at 871 lb · 39 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 513 400 426
Feeder cattle 513 400 426

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 289, Dairy Steers 7, Heifers 170, Bulls 47) 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
421 value added 421 8 247.50 $247.50 $1,042 -17.50
502 502 8 253.00 $253.00 $1,270 —
505 value added 505 5 256.00 $256.00 $1,293 —
558 value added 558 4 250.00 $250.00 $1,395 -12.00
571 571 12 259.00 $259.00 $1,479 —
645 value added 645 2 241.00 $241.00 $1,554 ±0.00
653 value added 653 6 236.00 $236.00 $1,541 —
654 654 8 242.00 $242.00 $1,583 —
722–732 value added 729 10 201.00–268.00 $248.09 $1,809 —
806 value added 806 42 221.50 $221.50 $1,785 +12.00
871–873 value added 871 39 211.50–214.00 $212.01 $1,847 —
968 value added 968 22 211.50 $211.50 $2,047 +10.89
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 1 225.00 $225.00 $968 -38.00
461 461 5 249.00 $249.00 $1,148 -11.00
505 505 1 236.00 $236.00 $1,192 -31.50
535 value added 535 2 247.00 $247.00 $1,321 +7.00
552–592 572 6 250.00 $250.00 $1,430 -2.61
640–648 642 10 222.00–240.00 $236.36 $1,517 +31.36
721 721 7 214.00 $214.00 $1,543 —
734 value added 734 5 211.00 $211.00 $1,549 -19.00
825 825 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,691 —
943 value added 943 2 193.00 $193.00 $1,820 —
960 value added 960 52 214.50 $214.50 $2,059 —
1090 value added 1090 2 181.00 $181.00 $1,973 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
412 value added 412 3 240.00 $240.00 $989 —
477 value added 477 3 200.00 $200.00 $954 —
493 493 2 247.00 $247.00 $1,218 +6.06
595 value added 595 1 165.00 $165.00 $982 —
610 value added 610 2 223.00 $223.00 $1,360 —
655 655 1 191.00 $191.00 $1,251 —
682 value added 682 3 219.00 $219.00 $1,494 +19.00
745 745 1 199.00 $199.00 $1,483 —
755 755 1 199.00 $199.00 $1,502 +9.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
472 472 3 152.00 $152.00 $717 —
625–630 628 2 181.00–187.00 $184.01 $1,156 —
667 value added 667 5 175.00 $175.00 $1,167 —
790 790 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,540 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
412 412 7 199.00 $199.00 $820 —
460 value added 460 10 215.00 $215.00 $989 —
469 469 8 212.00 $212.00 $994 —
538 538 10 209.00 $209.00 $1,124 —
540 value added 540 23 223.00 $223.00 $1,204 —
558–564 560 12 202.00–202.50 $202.33 $1,133 —
666 value added 666 10 187.50 $187.50 $1,249 -14.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 161.00 $161.00 $499 —
574–579 576 23 187.50–200.00 $195.63 $1,127 -0.37
583 value added 583 3 192.00 $192.00 $1,119 -9.00
601 601 8 198.00 $198.00 $1,190 —
663 663 3 187.50 $187.50 $1,243 —
733 value added 733 2 185.00 $185.00 $1,356 —
845 value added 845 2 185.00 $185.00 $1,563 —
935 935 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,122 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
372 372 5 160.00 $160.00 $595 —
433 433 2 198.00 $198.00 $857 -16.00
453 value added 453 9 228.00 $228.00 $1,033 +39.00
473–480 477 4 182.50–207.50 $194.91 $930 -5.09
525 525 6 187.50 $187.50 $984 +2.50
578–585 582 6 182.50–192.00 $187.28 $1,090 +17.28
645 645 2 145.00 $145.00 $935 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 480 1 125.00 $125.00 $600 —
545 545 1 167.00 $167.00 $910 +39.00
560 560 1 125.00 $125.00 $700 —
594 value added 594 7 145.00 $145.00 $861 —
735 735 1 156.00 $156.00 $1,147 —
810 810 1 117.50 $117.50 $952 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
383 383 2 218.00 $218.00 $835 —
448 448 4 239.00 $239.00 $1,071 —
453 453 4 173.00 $173.00 $784 —
505 505 1 155.00 $155.00 $783 —
540 value added 540 16 235.00 $235.00 $1,269 —
627 627 5 195.00 $195.00 $1,223 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
549 549 5 233.00 $233.00 $1,279 —
685 685 7 195.00 $195.00 $1,336 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 1 171.00 $171.00 $727 —
570 570 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,140 +15.00

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Dairy Steers

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900 900 2 140.00 $140.00 $1,260 —
1020 1020 3 147.50 $147.50 $1,504 —
1050 1050 2 110.00 $110.00 $1,155 —

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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.