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Rockingham Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report, Harrisonburg, VA

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

Sale of Thursday, February 8, 2024

824 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $262.53/cwt ≈ $1,667/hd at 635 lb · 96 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $251.00/cwt +42.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,835/hd at 731 lb · 66 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $235.00/cwt +42.60 vs last sale · ≈ $1,849/hd at 787 lb · 64 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 824 457 1,001
Feeder cattle 824 457 1,001

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 491, Dairy Steers 38, Heifers 255, Dairy Heifers 2, Bulls 38) 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
378 value added 378 4 310.00 $310.00 $1,172 —
489 489 11 312.50 $312.50 $1,528 —
497 value added 497 3 320.00 $320.00 $1,590 +33.50
516 value added 516 14 318.00 $318.00 $1,641 +48.50
583–589 value added 586 28 288.00–290.00 $288.86 $1,693 +28.36
624–647 value added 635 38 271.00–300.00 $285.46 $1,813 —
635 635 58 247.50 $247.50 $1,572 —
670–687 value added 685 50 272.00–276.00 $272.55 $1,867 —
707–747 value added 731 66 251.00 $251.00 $1,835 +42.00
761 value added 761 15 234.50 $234.50 $1,785 +43.50
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,110 —
482 value added 482 9 325.00 $325.00 $1,566 —
485–490 488 3 185.00–300.00 $261.93 $1,278 —
525 value added 525 2 300.00 $300.00 $1,575 —
555–575 value added 558 8 290.00–291.00 $290.87 $1,623 +23.87
560 560 2 275.00 $275.00 $1,540 +12.10
609–645 value added 619 7 227.50–287.50 $252.96 $1,566 ±0.00
690 690 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,725 +22.44
710 710 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,598 +20.03
787 787 64 235.00 $235.00 $1,849 +58.50
888 value added 888 51 217.00 $217.00 $1,927 +10.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 220.00 $220.00 $968 —
528 value added 528 6 316.00 $316.00 $1,668 —
559 value added 559 16 292.00 $292.00 $1,632 —
655 655 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,703 +67.00
650–676 value added 670 8 215.00–260.00 $225.92 $1,514 —
837 value added 837 9 205.00 $205.00 $1,716 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
504 value added 504 5 242.50 $242.50 $1,222 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
505–530 513 3 211.00–247.50 $223.56 $1,147 +78.56
615 615 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,168 —
755 755 1 167.50 $167.50 $1,265 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358 value added 358 4 255.00 $255.00 $913 —
473–481 value added 475 32 244.00–258.00 $247.54 $1,176 +31.54
527–545 value added 539 30 255.00–263.00 $257.61 $1,389 —
559 value added 559 28 250.50 $250.50 $1,400 +38.00
657 value added 657 46 234.00 $234.00 $1,537 +30.00
811 value added 811 29 203.00 $203.00 $1,646 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 237.50 $237.50 $1,045 +27.50
455 455 14 241.00 $241.00 $1,097 —
510 value added 510 1 222.50 $222.50 $1,135 +35.00
551 551 10 229.00 $229.00 $1,262 +34.00
703–718 value added 715 10 135.00–211.00 $196.06 $1,402 —
704–745 720 7 186.00–193.00 $190.29 $1,370 +7.29
940 value added 940 4 191.00 $191.00 $1,795 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
348 348 7 259.00 $259.00 $901 +44.00
435 435 5 248.00 $248.00 $1,079 —
533 value added 533 2 190.00 $190.00 $1,013 —
542 542 3 232.50 $232.50 $1,260 +87.50
638 638 3 207.00 $207.00 $1,321 —
655 value added 655 1 172.50 $172.50 $1,130 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 187.50 $187.50 $741 —
529 529 4 232.50 $232.50 $1,230 +111.50
565 565 1 145.00 $145.00 $819 —
626 626 4 167.00 $167.00 $1,045 —
740 740 1 157.50 $157.50 $1,166 —
855 855 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,539 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430–440 value added 435 4 175.00–235.00 $204.66 $890 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
368–395 385 16 280.00–284.00 $281.43 $1,084 —
450 450 1 265.00 $265.00 $1,192 +30.00
548 548 8 276.00 $276.00 $1,512 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 270.00 $270.00 $958 —
448 448 3 267.50 $267.50 $1,198 —
506 value added 506 4 227.50 $227.50 $1,151 —
510 510 1 212.50 $212.50 $1,084 —
648 648 2 205.00 $205.00 $1,328 —
655 value added 655 2 160.00 $160.00 $1,048 —

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Dairy Heifers

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1245 1245 2 149.00 $149.00 $1,855 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
973 973 2 180.00 $180.00 $1,751 —
1059–1095 1075 25 165.00–180.00 $171.72 $1,846 —
1150 1150 11 165.00 $165.00 $1,898 —

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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.