Rockingham Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Thursday, October 26, 2023

897 head sold ·Official USDA report

This is an archived report. See the latest Rockingham Graded Feeder Cattle Sale report →

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $246.21/cwt +13.15 vs last sale · ≈ $1,187/hd at 482 lb · 112 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $279.74/cwt +13.11 vs last sale · ≈ $1,478/hd at 528 lb · 107 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $242.16/cwt -17.84 vs last sale · ≈ $1,389/hd at 574 lb · 76 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	897	560	273
Feeder cattle	897	560	273

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 493, Heifers 365, Bulls 39) Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated Natural cattle are Vaccinated, some Weaned

New to these tables? Plain-English explainers ↓

Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
343 value added	343	2	290.00	$290.00	$995	—
409 value added	409	12	255.00	$255.00	$1,043	-8.00
419–445	441	46	282.50–287.00	$286.35	$1,263	—
470	470	17	265.00	$265.00	$1,246	+4.50
513–540	527	41	252.50–275.00	$262.64	$1,384	+9.64
528–529	529	66	235.00–293.00	$290.37	$1,536	+37.37
552–583 value added	563	44	200.00–253.00	$236.46	$1,331	-23.54
556–599	588	32	250.00	$250.00	$1,470	—
608	608	20	242.50	$242.50	$1,474	—
652	652	3	217.50	$217.50	$1,418	—
790	790	4	191.00	$191.00	$1,509	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
332	332	3	300.00	$300.00	$996	—
373	373	3	280.00	$280.00	$1,044	+12.50
413–448 value added	425	9	250.00–280.00	$260.55	$1,107	—
400–434	430	8	242.50–245.00	$242.79	$1,044	—
465–477	473	16	242.50–260.00	$254.63	$1,204	+0.63
493 value added	493	2	215.00	$215.00	$1,060	—
501 value added	501	18	250.00	$250.00	$1,252	—
533–547	541	32	242.00–245.00	$243.29	$1,316	—
579	579	8	248.00	$248.00	$1,436	-0.39
610 value added	610	6	245.00	$245.00	$1,494	—
618	618	12	236.00	$236.00	$1,458	+2.00
659	659	9	221.00	$221.00	$1,456	—
668	668	2	212.50	$212.50	$1,420	—
686 value added	686	10	216.00	$216.00	$1,482	-23.61
747	747	3	222.50	$222.50	$1,662	+6.50
829 value added	829	11	223.00	$223.00	$1,849	—
865	865	1	205.00	$205.00	$1,773	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
326	326	4	295.00	$295.00	$962	—
360	360	1	280.00	$280.00	$1,008	-10.00
407 value added	407	3	250.00	$250.00	$1,018	—
480	480	1	260.00	$260.00	$1,248	—
524 value added	524	6	212.50	$212.50	$1,114	-51.50
545	545	1	151.00	$151.00	$823	-55.25
558 value added	558	2	182.50	$182.50	$1,018	+39.50
646 value added	646	4	210.00	$210.00	$1,357	—
656 value added	656	24	227.00	$227.00	$1,489	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450	450	1	247.50	$247.50	$1,114	—
525	525	2	140.00	$140.00	$735	—
613	613	2	131.00	$131.00	$803	—
660	660	1	141.00	$141.00	$931	—

↑ Back to top

Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375	375	12	212.50	$212.50	$797	—
399 value added	399	13	202.50	$202.50	$808	—
400–402	400	29	205.00–250.00	$240.65	$963	—
460	460	15	202.50	$202.50	$932	—
469 value added	469	21	227.50	$227.50	$1,067	-5.56
490	490	76	260.00	$260.00	$1,274	—
500	500	20	249.00	$249.00	$1,245	—
503–546 value added	532	15	205.00–248.00	$234.44	$1,247	—
569–573	571	50	217.50–241.50	$230.42	$1,316	—
621 value added	621	9	148.00	$148.00	$919	-86.92

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–325	318	2	157.50–162.50	$159.94	$509	—
368	368	2	170.00	$170.00	$626	-47.50
458 value added	458	9	225.00	$225.00	$1,030	—
453–480	463	17	184.00–197.50	$188.66	$873	-21.34
526 value added	526	10	249.00	$249.00	$1,310	+51.50
527–544	531	32	210.00–212.50	$210.40	$1,117	+0.40
618–633	628	9	185.00–215.00	$205.16	$1,288	+12.66
970	970	1	145.00	$145.00	$1,406	—
978	978	2	135.00	$135.00	$1,320	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
371	371	4	150.00	$150.00	$556	—
435	435	1	170.00	$170.00	$740	—
451	451	4	127.50	$127.50	$575	—
460 value added	460	2	185.00	$185.00	$851	—
590	590	1	134.00	$134.00	$791	-52.25
795	795	4	160.00	$160.00	$1,272	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
548	548	2	140.00	$140.00	$767	—
655	655	1	152.50	$152.50	$999	—
720	720	1	157.50	$157.50	$1,134	—
775	775	1	125.00	$125.00	$969	—

↑ Back to top

Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–363	360	6	255.00–260.00	$256.64	$924	—
413–418	415	5	235.00	$235.00	$975	+15.00
548	548	2	215.00	$215.00	$1,178	—
640	640	2	185.00	$185.00	$1,184	—
665	665	2	170.00	$170.00	$1,130	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
440	440	8	254.00	$254.00	$1,118	—
510 value added	510	7	162.50	$162.50	$829	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
373 value added	373	2	195.00	$195.00	$727	—
430 value added	430	4	190.00	$190.00	$817	—
525	525	1	215.00	$215.00	$1,129	—

↑ Back to top

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.