Rockingham Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Thursday, September 14, 2023

759 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $241.05/cwt +33.55 vs last sale · ≈ $2,015/hd at 836 lb · 81 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $226.25/cwt ≈ $1,760/hd at 778 lb · 66 head

light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $239.09/cwt ≈ $1,516/hd at 634 lb · 65 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	759	307	76
Feeder cattle	759	307	76

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 437, Heifers 305, Bulls 17) Value Added 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
436 value added	436	8	260.00	$260.00	$1,134	—
528 value added	528	30	266.00	$266.00	$1,404	—
554–569 value added	559	18	245.00–261.00	$250.43	$1,400	+3.03
631–647 value added	641	53	254.00–259.00	$256.07	$1,641	—
713 value added	713	28	240.50	$240.50	$1,715	-1.50
779–788	780	48	205.00–241.00	$237.21	$1,850	—
813–844 value added	836	81	240.50–241.25	$241.05	$2,015	+33.55
955 value added	955	14	220.00	$220.00	$2,101	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370–393	390	8	250.00–271.00	$268.07	$1,045	—
460 value added	460	3	215.00	$215.00	$989	—
464	464	13	265.00	$265.00	$1,230	—
530–538	538	17	246.00–267.00	$265.78	$1,430	—
554	554	12	259.00	$259.00	$1,435	+17.20
646	646	7	245.00	$245.00	$1,583	+10.00
695	695	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,182	—
735	735	9	229.00	$229.00	$1,683	-18.00
790	790	1	197.50	$197.50	$1,560	—
933 value added	933	2	204.00	$204.00	$1,903	-21.50
981 value added	981	6	208.00	$208.00	$2,040	—
1162 value added	1162	3	186.00	$186.00	$2,161	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–318	313	8	225.00–275.00	$257.40	$806	—
357–371	368	12	252.50–267.50	$256.14	$943	—
385 value added	385	1	269.00	$269.00	$1,036	—
418–419	419	14	232.50–260.00	$242.31	$1,015	-11.69
480	480	1	235.00	$235.00	$1,128	—
510 value added	510	1	245.00	$245.00	$1,250	-2.00
545	545	1	255.00	$255.00	$1,390	—
620	620	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,426	-4.00
722 value added	722	10	235.00	$235.00	$1,697	—
760 value added	760	1	215.00	$215.00	$1,634	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–415	410	2	118.00–170.00	$144.32	$592	—
693 value added	693	6	172.00	$172.00	$1,192	—
712	712	3	130.00	$130.00	$926	—
785	785	1	122.50	$122.50	$962	—
908 value added	908	4	170.00	$170.00	$1,544	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
585 value added	585	2	171.00	$171.00	$1,000	—
673 value added	673	3	155.00	$155.00	$1,043	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455–475 value added	461	10	200.00–220.00	$213.82	$986	—
479	479	15	240.00	$240.00	$1,150	—
552 value added	552	26	246.00	$246.00	$1,358	+21.00
611–643 value added	634	65	222.00–243.00	$239.09	$1,516	—
710–717 value added	711	28	214.00–222.00	$221.14	$1,572	—
778 value added	778	66	226.25	$226.25	$1,760	—
909 value added	909	13	190.00	$190.00	$1,727	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
461	461	8	241.00	$241.00	$1,111	+68.50
484 value added	484	5	185.00	$185.00	$895	—
533–543	538	4	185.00–205.00	$194.91	$1,049	—
559	559	6	225.00	$225.00	$1,258	+50.00
636	636	9	215.00	$215.00	$1,367	+20.00
855 value added	855	1	195.00	$195.00	$1,667	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
338–345	344	15	177.50–232.50	$225.30	$775	—
360 value added	360	1	232.50	$232.50	$837	—
365	365	3	227.50	$227.50	$830	+36.50
449	449	4	225.00	$225.00	$1,010	—
514–540	527	10	210.00–227.50	$218.97	$1,154	-1.03

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
435	435	1	195.00	$195.00	$848	+55.00
590–596	595	5	170.00–179.00	$177.21	$1,054	—
615	615	1	160.00	$160.00	$984	+90.00
730	730	2	180.00	$180.00	$1,314	—
845	845	1	175.00	$175.00	$1,479	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
697 value added	697	5	190.00	$190.00	$1,324	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380	380	1	247.50	$247.50	$940	—
448	448	5	244.00	$244.00	$1,093	—
510	510	1	221.00	$221.00	$1,127	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
685	685	6	162.50	$162.50	$1,113	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
555	555	2	225.00	$225.00	$1,249	—
615	615	1	145.00	$145.00	$892	—
700	700	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,260	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
845	845	1	145.00	$145.00	$1,225	—

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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.