Rockingham Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report, Harrisonburg, VA

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

Sale of Thursday, March 21, 2024

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	102	1,138	109
Feeder cattle	102	1,138	109

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 17, Dairy Steers 63, Heifers 14, Dairy Heifers 4, Bulls 4) 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
620 value added	620	3	280.00	$280.00	$1,736	-5.37
646	646	4	272.50	$272.50	$1,760	—
708 value added	708	2	246.00	$246.00	$1,742	-15.00
768 value added	768	4	240.00	$240.00	$1,843	+15.00
855 value added	855	2	232.50	$232.50	$1,988	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
475	475	1	247.50	$247.50	$1,176	-17.50
680	680	1	202.50	$202.50	$1,377	-10.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
458 value added	458	2	261.00	$261.00	$1,195	-19.00
562 value added	562	3	243.00	$243.00	$1,366	-19.32

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
626	626	4	231.00	$231.00	$1,446	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390	390	1	242.50	$242.50	$946	—
568 value added	568	3	229.00	$229.00	$1,301	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
780 value added	780	1	172.50	$172.50	$1,346	-26.50

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
676 value added	676	4	211.00	$211.00	$1,426	—

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Dairy Heifers

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
787	787	3	152.00	$152.00	$1,196	—

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
710	710	1	162.50	$162.50	$1,154	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
358	358	3	232.50	$232.50	$832	—
410–415	412	3	182.50–245.00	$224.00	$923	—
505–535	515	3	227.50–265.00	$252.01	$1,298	—
583	583	12	262.00	$262.00	$1,527	—
675–690	688	15	175.00–241.00	$233.98	$1,610	—
760	760	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,520	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
525	525	1	255.00	$255.00	$1,339	—
583	583	2	215.00	$215.00	$1,253	—
705–725	708	8	195.00	$195.00	$1,381	—
820	820	1	202.50	$202.50	$1,660	—
865–878	874	6	170.00–172.50	$171.67	$1,500	—
936	936	6	168.00	$168.00	$1,572	—

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1143	1143	2	155.00	$155.00	$1,772	—

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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.