Rockingham Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report, Harrisonburg, VA

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

Sale of Thursday, October 12, 2023

560 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $227.50/cwt ≈ $1,770/hd at 778 lb · 44 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $266.64/cwt ≈ $1,409/hd at 528 lb · 42 head

light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $234.00/cwt ≈ $1,720/hd at 735 lb · 42 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	560	78	820
Feeder cattle	560	78	820

Market comments — USDA reporter

CORRECTION: ADDITIONAL HEIFERS ADDED State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 331, Heifers 217, Bulls 12) 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
429 value added	429	7	263.00	$263.00	$1,128	—
461	461	7	260.50	$260.50	$1,201	—
501–538 value added	526	37	260.00–283.00	$268.48	$1,412	—
546	546	5	253.00	$253.00	$1,381	—
582 value added	582	7	260.00	$260.00	$1,513	—
608–626 value added	614	26	232.00–250.00	$243.65	$1,496	—
667 value added	667	14	238.00	$238.00	$1,587	—
735 value added	735	42	234.00	$234.00	$1,720	—
911 value added	911	13	212.00	$212.00	$1,931	—
1010 value added	1010	5	210.00	$210.00	$2,121	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
382	382	3	267.50	$267.50	$1,022	—
467	467	9	254.00	$254.00	$1,186	—
561–575	562	20	195.00–252.00	$248.39	$1,396	—
637	637	12	234.00	$234.00	$1,491	—
649 value added	649	2	227.50	$227.50	$1,476	—
650–694 value added	678	38	217.50–241.50	$239.61	$1,625	—
700–722 value added	720	10	227.50–236.00	$235.17	$1,693	—
740	740	2	216.00	$216.00	$1,598	—
846	846	17	220.00	$220.00	$1,861	—
990 value added	990	2	200.00	$200.00	$1,980	—
1018	1018	34	190.00	$190.00	$1,934	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
373	373	2	290.00	$290.00	$1,082	—
513 value added	513	2	264.00	$264.00	$1,354	—
510–525	520	3	162.50–227.50	$206.25	$1,072	—
572	572	3	215.00	$215.00	$1,230	—
575 value added	575	1	143.00	$143.00	$822	—
645	645	3	220.00	$220.00	$1,419	—
705	705	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,480	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385	385	1	257.50	$257.50	$991	—
593	593	2	177.00	$177.00	$1,050	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
401 value added	401	7	217.50	$217.50	$872	—
464–480 value added	478	30	220.00–235.00	$233.06	$1,114	—
560 value added	560	20	228.00	$228.00	$1,277	—
614–623 value added	621	19	217.50–239.50	$234.92	$1,459	—
653 value added	653	19	237.50	$237.50	$1,551	—
778 value added	778	44	227.50	$227.50	$1,770	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390	390	2	217.50	$217.50	$848	—
461	461	4	210.00	$210.00	$968	—
530 value added	530	1	197.50	$197.50	$1,047	—
532	532	7	210.00	$210.00	$1,117	—
551–573 value added	554	14	231.00–237.50	$236.54	$1,310	—
601 value added	601	8	212.50	$212.50	$1,277	—
630	630	4	192.50	$192.50	$1,213	—
668 value added	668	25	238.00	$238.00	$1,590	—
770	770	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,232	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
482	482	7	187.50	$187.50	$904	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
590	590	2	175.00–197.50	$186.25	$1,099	—
605	605	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,089	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
585	585	1	147.50	$147.50	$863	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
413	413	2	220.00	$220.00	$909	—
571	571	6	200.00	$200.00	$1,142	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390	390	2	250.00	$250.00	$975	—
615	615	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,168	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450	450	1	252.50	$252.50	$1,136	—

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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.