Rockingham Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report, Harrisonburg, VA

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

Sale of Thursday, March 14, 2024

1,138 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $277.39/cwt +14.86 vs last sale · ≈ $1,736/hd at 626 lb · 86 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $253.00/cwt +19.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,667/hd at 659 lb · 75 head

light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $224.50/cwt ≈ $1,619/hd at 721 lb · 70 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,138	824	84
Feeder cattle	1,138	824	84

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 625, Heifers 499, Bulls 14) 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
318	318	3	355.00	$355.00	$1,129	—
382	382	3	350.00	$350.00	$1,337	+50.00
436 value added	436	4	288.00	$288.00	$1,256	—
448	448	9	287.50	$287.50	$1,288	—
490 value added	490	3	305.00	$305.00	$1,494	-20.00
526–546	538	12	200.00–335.00	$289.77	$1,559	—
558–595 value added	570	62	285.00–340.00	$316.36	$1,803	+25.49
593	593	3	220.00	$220.00	$1,305	-55.00
617–645 value added	625	14	252.50–296.00	$285.37	$1,784	+32.41
651–670 value added	652	33	242.50–317.50	$309.46	$2,018	—
682	682	3	242.50	$242.50	$1,654	-7.50
703 value added	703	21	261.00	$261.00	$1,835	—
745	745	1	237.50	$237.50	$1,769	+12.50
793 value added	793	23	225.00	$225.00	$1,784	—
800–801 value added	801	65	200.00–232.00	$231.51	$1,854	—
908 value added	908	42	214.50	$214.50	$1,948	—
958 value added	958	12	210.50	$210.50	$2,017	—
1063 value added	1063	2	193.00	$193.00	$2,052	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
349 value added	349	5	340.00	$340.00	$1,187	—
360	360	9	360.00	$360.00	$1,296	—
460–486 value added	468	48	290.00–330.00	$317.02	$1,484	-2.98
525–539 value added	536	31	275.00–333.00	$322.01	$1,726	+4.01
580 value added	580	21	317.50	$317.50	$1,842	+28.64
621–638 value added	626	86	250.00–295.00	$277.39	$1,736	-8.07
671–675 value added	673	42	237.50–282.50	$258.74	$1,741	-13.81

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
263	263	8	375.00	$375.00	$986	—
347	347	3	325.00	$325.00	$1,128	—
372 value added	372	3	350.00	$350.00	$1,302	—
450 value added	450	2	302.50	$302.50	$1,361	—
495	495	1	252.50	$252.50	$1,250	—
517 value added	517	13	332.00	$332.00	$1,716	+16.00
544	544	8	328.00	$328.00	$1,784	—
570–578 value added	577	7	307.50–320.00	$318.24	$1,836	+26.24
605 value added	605	12	275.00	$275.00	$1,664	—
651 value added	651	4	250.00	$250.00	$1,628	+24.08
838	838	3	205.00	$205.00	$1,718	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
480	480	1	265.00	$265.00	$1,272	—
675	675	1	212.50	$212.50	$1,434	—
815	815	1	215.00	$215.00	$1,752	—
870	870	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,740	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
394 value added	394	6	296.00	$296.00	$1,166	—
462 value added	462	45	280.00	$280.00	$1,294	+32.46
541 value added	541	15	268.00	$268.00	$1,450	+10.39
573–579 value added	574	50	262.00–264.00	$262.32	$1,506	+11.82
632 value added	632	17	229.00	$229.00	$1,447	—
659 value added	659	75	253.00	$253.00	$1,667	+19.00
721 value added	721	70	224.50	$224.50	$1,619	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
348	348	12	299.00	$299.00	$1,041	—
411 value added	411	7	280.00	$280.00	$1,151	—
410–449	445	11	270.00–277.50	$270.63	$1,204	+33.13
467	467	3	264.00	$264.00	$1,233	+23.00
540	540	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,215	—
569	569	8	251.00	$251.00	$1,428	+22.00
569 value added	569	23	270.00	$270.00	$1,536	—
660 value added	660	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,320	—
673	673	4	225.00	$225.00	$1,514	—
700–733 value added	731	19	177.50–206.00	$204.56	$1,495	+8.50
832 value added	832	63	221.25	$221.25	$1,841	—
1020 value added	1020	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,734	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
332	332	3	298.00	$298.00	$989	+39.00
435	435	2	282.50	$282.50	$1,229	+34.50
449 value added	449	7	280.00	$280.00	$1,257	—
540 value added	540	17	268.00	$268.00	$1,447	+78.00
674 value added	674	30	240.00	$240.00	$1,618	+67.50
795 value added	795	5	199.00	$199.00	$1,582	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
718	718	3	166.00	$166.00	$1,192	+8.50
840	840	1	140.00	$140.00	$1,176	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
479 value added	479	7	285.00	$285.00	$1,365	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
448	448	2	270.00	$270.00	$1,210	—
542	542	3	277.50	$277.50	$1,504	+1.50
645	645	1	245.00	$245.00	$1,580	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
445	445	1	200.00	$200.00	$890	-67.50

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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.