Rockingham Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Thursday, December 14, 2023

627 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $237.60/cwt +3.31 vs last sale · ≈ $1,466/hd at 617 lb · 69 head

light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $195.50/cwt ≈ $1,846/hd at 944 lb · 54 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $206.80/cwt +16.80 vs last sale · ≈ $1,463/hd at 708 lb · 44 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	627	885	936
Feeder cattle	627	885	936

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 404, Heifers 204, Bulls 19) Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
464	464	7	253.00	$253.00	$1,174	-3.13
470 value added	470	1	255.00	$255.00	$1,198	-11.81
548	548	10	250.00	$250.00	$1,370	-8.29
574–580 value added	579	25	222.50–243.00	$239.35	$1,386	-23.15
613–633 value added	615	33	237.00–245.00	$244.25	$1,502	+8.25
606–631	619	36	220.00–245.00	$231.50	$1,433	-2.60
700 value added	700	2	168.00	$168.00	$1,176	—
705–729	708	42	199.00–210.00	$208.65	$1,477	+18.65
758 value added	758	2	206.00	$206.00	$1,561	+6.00
878 value added	878	17	212.00	$212.00	$1,861	—
944 value added	944	54	195.50	$195.50	$1,846	—
1050	1050	1	183.00	$183.00	$1,922	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
479 value added	479	4	260.00	$260.00	$1,245	-12.57
538 value added	538	16	252.00	$252.00	$1,356	—
558–598 value added	578	22	220.00–242.00	$233.38	$1,349	-16.15
610–617 value added	614	19	236.00–239.00	$237.90	$1,461	-3.10
655–678 value added	663	9	226.00–229.00	$227.98	$1,512	-2.02
702 value added	702	19	217.00	$217.00	$1,523	—
780 value added	780	35	206.00	$206.00	$1,607	-18.69
1064 value added	1064	8	183.00	$183.00	$1,947	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
408 value added	408	2	192.00	$192.00	$783	-28.00
470	470	2	245.00	$245.00	$1,152	±0.00
530	530	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,113	—
563 value added	563	14	221.00–243.00	$238.29	$1,342	-14.20
656	656	6	227.50	$227.50	$1,492	—
815	815	1	175.00	$175.00	$1,426	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
495	495	1	185.00	$185.00	$916	—
540	540	1	227.50	$227.50	$1,228	—
555	555	1	160.00	$160.00	$888	+10.00
611	611	4	165.00	$165.00	$1,008	—
723	723	2	145.00	$145.00	$1,048	—
810	810	1	175.00	$175.00	$1,418	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
567 value added	567	6	187.00	$187.00	$1,060	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	1	192.50	$192.50	$664	—
385	385	1	190.00	$190.00	$732	—
492	492	5	199.00	$199.00	$979	+23.91
532 value added	532	10	215.00	$215.00	$1,144	—
537	537	9	204.00	$204.00	$1,095	+24.00
569	569	32	205.25	$205.25	$1,168	—
618	618	14	185.00	$185.00	$1,143	+16.00
676	676	4	161.00	$161.00	$1,088	+1.00
775	775	1	161.00	$161.00	$1,248	—
812–826 value added	816	19	179.00–182.00	$181.04	$1,477	—
985 value added	985	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,576	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
374 value added	374	5	195.00	$195.00	$729	—
463 value added	463	4	201.00	$201.00	$931	-6.56
572	572	3	145.00	$145.00	$829	—
580 value added	580	12	201.00	$201.00	$1,166	-17.00
637 value added	637	14	190.00	$190.00	$1,210	—
658 value added	658	17	181.00	$181.00	$1,191	±0.00
747 value added	747	12	165.00	$165.00	$1,233	—
986 value added	986	8	173.00	$173.00	$1,706	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355	355	1	185.00	$185.00	$657	-7.50
468	468	5	204.00	$204.00	$955	—
593	593	6	185.00	$185.00	$1,097	—
696	696	7	168.00	$168.00	$1,169	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
500 value added	500	2	188.00	$188.00	$940	—
563 value added	563	4	166.00	$166.00	$935	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
430	430	2	161.00	$161.00	$692	—
674	674	4	148.00	$148.00	$998	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
585 value added	585	5	209.00	$209.00	$1,223	—
704 value added	704	5	179.00	$179.00	$1,260	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425	425	1	170.00	$170.00	$722	—
569	569	8	204.00	$204.00	$1,161	+14.00

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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.