Rockingham Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report, Harrisonburg, VA

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

Sale of Thursday, November 9, 2023

885 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $188.24/cwt ≈ $1,022/hd at 543 lb · 113 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $226.12/cwt ≈ $1,510/hd at 668 lb · 65 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $224.69/cwt ≈ $1,721/hd at 766 lb · 47 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	885	47	1,036
Feeder cattle	885	47	1,036

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 494, Dairy Steers 13, Heifers 367, Bulls 11) 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
391 value added	391	4	202.50	$202.50	$792	—
465–489 value added	474	19	267.50–275.00	$272.57	$1,292	—
563	563	20	252.50	$252.50	$1,422	—
555–599 value added	586	18	239.00–270.00	$249.53	$1,462	—
615 value added	615	19	241.00	$241.00	$1,482	—
620	620	27	233.00	$233.00	$1,445	—
661–667	665	55	222.00–227.50	$225.41	$1,499	—
682 value added	682	10	230.00	$230.00	$1,569	—
756–775 value added	766	47	222.00–227.00	$224.69	$1,721	—
849 value added	849	19	211.00	$211.00	$1,791	—
919 value added	919	15	198.00	$198.00	$1,820	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–348	335	3	165.00–217.50	$181.18	$607	—
373 value added	373	3	261.00	$261.00	$974	—
395	395	15	212.00	$212.00	$837	—
458–479	469	13	255.00–257.50	$256.13	$1,201	—
470–495 value added	488	7	265.00–267.50	$266.81	$1,302	—
539–541	540	40	237.50–279.00	$258.29	$1,395	—
562 value added	562	15	262.50	$262.50	$1,475	—
578–584	582	25	267.50–270.00	$268.49	$1,563	—
617 value added	617	3	236.00	$236.00	$1,456	—
615–640	633	28	230.00–246.00	$234.10	$1,482	—
687 value added	687	3	222.00	$222.00	$1,525	—
720	720	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,368	—
765 value added	765	6	200.00	$200.00	$1,530	—
1063 value added	1063	3	174.00	$174.00	$1,850	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
313	313	3	215.00	$215.00	$673	—
370	370	2	207.00	$207.00	$766	—
405 value added	405	3	220.00	$220.00	$891	—
445	445	1	162.50	$162.50	$723	—
475	475	11	245.00	$245.00	$1,164	—
491–497 value added	494	22	235.00–275.00	$265.91	$1,314	—
568–569 value added	569	10	245.00–260.00	$252.49	$1,437	—
635	635	1	172.50	$172.50	$1,095	—
658 value added	658	2	220.00	$220.00	$1,448	—
958 value added	958	4	188.00	$188.00	$1,801	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
707 value added	707	13	175.00	$175.00	$1,237	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	1	180.00	$180.00	$621	—
585	585	1	150.00	$150.00	$878	—
795	795	2	140.00	$140.00	$1,113	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
465	465	6	175.00	$175.00	$814	—
452–483 value added	466	39	198.00–218.00	$207.56	$967	—
536–542 value added	540	47	191.00–208.00	$202.62	$1,094	—
545	545	66	178.00	$178.00	$970	—
570 value added	570	20	218.00	$218.00	$1,243	—
618	618	41	171.00	$171.00	$1,057	—
657 value added	657	10	181.00	$181.00	$1,189	—
915 value added	915	3	160.00	$160.00	$1,464	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
458–495	460	23	175.00–177.00	$175.09	$805	—
543	543	27	180.00	$180.00	$977	—
646	646	8	169.00	$169.00	$1,092	—
687	687	10	160.00	$160.00	$1,099	—
765–789 value added	779	22	151.00–179.00	$162.25	$1,264	—
810	810	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,215	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
359–375	365	8	192.50	$192.50	$703	—
371–388 value added	381	13	197.50–215.00	$208.45	$794	—
435 value added	435	3	190.00	$190.00	$826	—
430–449	447	8	177.00–180.00	$177.36	$793	—
532 value added	532	3	202.50	$202.50	$1,077	—
635	635	1	152.50	$152.50	$968	—
636 value added	636	7	155.00	$155.00	$986	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
505	505	1	140.00	$140.00	$707	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450	450	2	200.00	$200.00	$900	—
563	563	2	190.00	$190.00	$1,070	—
655	655	5	182.50	$182.50	$1,195	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400	400	1	172.50	$172.50	$690	—
550	550	1	177.50	$177.50	$976	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1062	1062	13	160.00	$160.00	$1,699	—

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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.