Rockingham Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Thursday, April 11, 2024

810 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $217.50/cwt ≈ $1,640/hd at 754 lb · 65 head

light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $268.36/cwt ≈ $1,913/hd at 713 lb · 63 head

light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $227.00/cwt ≈ $1,873/hd at 825 lb · 61 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	810	102	841
Feeder cattle	810	102	841

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 451, Heifers 348, Bulls 11) 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
433–448 value added	439	10	302.50–310.00	$305.56	$1,341	—
503 value added	503	6	335.00	$335.00	$1,685	—
553–575 value added	565	36	280.00–337.50	$313.54	$1,772	—
608–629 value added	617	27	307.50–320.00	$314.80	$1,942	—
676 value added	676	24	262.00	$262.00	$1,771	—
701–735 value added	713	63	259.00–274.00	$268.36	$1,913	—
825 value added	825	61	227.00	$227.00	$1,873	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370–399 value added	389	11	300.00–335.00	$318.85	$1,240	—
435	435	5	297.00	$297.00	$1,292	—
453	453	9	310.00	$310.00	$1,404	—
466–495 value added	477	28	232.50–317.50	$304.52	$1,453	—
519–538	525	34	320.00–329.00	$322.71	$1,694	—
564	564	10	302.50	$302.50	$1,706	—
562–588 value added	565	22	200.00–331.00	$315.02	$1,780	—
635 value added	635	3	182.50	$182.50	$1,159	-97.50
671–675 value added	672	13	265.00	$265.00	$1,781	—
675	675	1	267.50	$267.50	$1,806	—
749 value added	749	8	250.00	$250.00	$1,872	—
844	844	4	202.50	$202.50	$1,709	—
912 value added	912	55	217.50	$217.50	$1,984	—
1085 value added	1085	5	190.00	$190.00	$2,062	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
443 value added	443	5	305.00	$305.00	$1,351	—
475 value added	475	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,045	—
475	475	2	250.00	$250.00	$1,188	—
560 value added	560	1	247.50	$247.50	$1,386	—
575	575	1	260.00	$260.00	$1,495	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	1	225.00	$225.00	$765	—
412	412	3	239.00	$239.00	$985	—
585	585	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,287	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390 value added	390	6	240.00	$240.00	$936	—
443–444 value added	444	24	257.50–261.00	$258.81	$1,149	—
456 value added	456	11	262.50	$262.50	$1,197	+1.50
560–597 value added	572	48	195.00–251.00	$237.86	$1,361	-5.14
611–642 value added	636	55	199.50–238.00	$226.68	$1,442	—
696 value added	696	9	206.00	$206.00	$1,434	—
754 value added	754	65	217.50	$217.50	$1,640	—
901 value added	901	18	192.00	$192.00	$1,730	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370	370	1	250.00	$250.00	$925	—
374–383 value added	378	13	246.00–263.00	$255.05	$964	—
470	470	14	252.50	$252.50	$1,187	—
465–475 value added	471	5	210.00–250.00	$225.80	$1,064	—
528	528	12	252.50	$252.50	$1,333	—
565	565	1	232.50	$232.50	$1,314	—
640	640	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,408	-11.00
645 value added	645	11	239.50	$239.50	$1,545	—
720 value added	720	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,332	—
870 value added	870	1	175.00	$175.00	$1,522	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
369 value added	369	7	250.00	$250.00	$922	—
381	381	6	269.00	$269.00	$1,025	—
441	441	9	257.00	$257.00	$1,133	—
455–495	475	2	210.00–217.50	$213.91	$1,016	—
496 value added	496	4	240.00	$240.00	$1,190	—
555 value added	555	4	187.00	$187.00	$1,038	—
557	557	3	226.00	$226.00	$1,259	—
760 value added	760	2	140.00	$140.00	$1,064	-32.50

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
485 value added	485	10	235.00	$235.00	$1,140	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
470	470	1	200.00	$200.00	$940	—
578	578	2	190.00	$190.00	$1,098	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	3	270.00	$270.00	$932	—
360	360	1	200.00	$200.00	$720	—
518	518	4	255.00	$255.00	$1,321	—
595	595	1	217.00	$217.00	$1,291	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
510	510	1	270.00	$270.00	$1,377	—
595	595	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,190	—

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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.