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Rockingham Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Thursday, January 11, 2024

457 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $235.72/cwt +28.92 vs last sale · ≈ $1,670/hd at 709 lb · 69 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $207.00/cwt -5.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,824/hd at 881 lb · 54 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $241.62/cwt ≈ $1,636/hd at 677 lb · 47 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 457 627 434
Feeder cattle 457 627 434

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 301, Heifers 144, Bulls 12) 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 3 265.00 $265.00 $901 —
417 417 3 276.00 $276.00 $1,151 —
540 540 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,350 ±0.00
570 value added 570 12 267.00 $267.00 $1,522 +27.65
560–580 575 19 253.00–269.00 $262.90 $1,512 —
630 630 2 240.00 $240.00 $1,512 +8.50
624–634 value added 631 16 246.00–255.00 $252.96 $1,596 +8.71
664 value added 664 25 254.00 $254.00 $1,687 —
674–697 692 22 219.00–230.00 $227.56 $1,575 —
703 value added 703 53 245.00 $245.00 $1,722 +77.00
720–733 727 16 202.00–208.00 $204.97 $1,490 -3.68
760–790 775 2 150.00–202.00 $176.50 $1,368 —
783 value added 783 3 203.00 $203.00 $1,589 -3.00
881 value added 881 54 207.00 $207.00 $1,824 -5.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
478 value added 478 6 286.50 $286.50 $1,369 +26.50
539 value added 539 8 269.50 $269.50 $1,453 +17.50
581 value added 581 10 260.50 $260.50 $1,514 +27.12
695 695 7 210.00 $210.00 $1,460 —
739 value added 739 5 209.00 $209.00 $1,545 —
754 value added 754 5 191.00 $191.00 $1,440 -15.00
865 value added 865 10 222.00 $222.00 $1,920 —
1095 value added 1095 3 179.00 $179.00 $1,960 -4.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363 value added 363 2 275.00 $275.00 $998 —
432 value added 432 3 277.50 $277.50 $1,199 +85.50
549 549 4 259.00 $259.00 $1,422 +49.00
560 560 1 160.00 $160.00 $896 —
685 685 1 193.00 $193.00 $1,322 -34.50
930 value added 930 1 125.00 $125.00 $1,162 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
530 530 2 145.00 $145.00 $768 -82.50

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465 value added 465 10 216.00 $216.00 $1,004 +15.00
503 503 8 210.50 $210.50 $1,059 —
574 value added 574 28 212.50 $212.50 $1,220 +11.50
611 611 12 205.00 $205.00 $1,253 —
654 value added 654 11 204.00 $204.00 $1,334 +23.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 220.00 $220.00 $803 +30.00
435 435 2 210.00 $210.00 $914 —
520 value added 520 1 187.50 $187.50 $975 -27.50
545 545 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,036 -14.00
567 567 10 195.00 $195.00 $1,106 -10.25
628 value added 628 14 206.00 $206.00 $1,294 —
700 700 7 183.00 $183.00 $1,281 —
780 780 1 182.00 $182.00 $1,420 +21.00
783 value added 783 6 187.00 $187.00 $1,464 —
882 value added 882 3 180.00 $180.00 $1,588 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 value added 300 1 217.50 $217.50 $652 —
329 329 4 215.00 $215.00 $707 —
474 value added 474 6 214.00 $214.00 $1,014 —
478 478 2 214.00 $214.00 $1,023 +10.00
520 520 1 145.00 $145.00 $754 —
575 575 4 187.00 $187.00 $1,075 +2.00
588 value added 588 7 209.00 $209.00 $1,229 —
870 870 1 95.00 $95.00 $826 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 470 2 169.00 $169.00 $794 —
545 545 1 121.00 $121.00 $659 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
573 573 7 210.00 $210.00 $1,203 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 470 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,104 —
630 630 1 162.50 $162.50 $1,024 —
670 670 3 191.00 $191.00 $1,280 —

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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.