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Rockingham Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Thursday, May 9, 2024

532 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $254.30/cwt +21.80 vs last sale · ≈ $1,427/hd at 561 lb · 53 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $304.50/cwt +122.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,881/hd at 618 lb · 42 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $262.75/cwt +10.25 vs last sale · ≈ $1,393/hd at 530 lb · 40 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 532 810 763
Feeder cattle 532 810 763

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 211, Heifers 261, Bulls 60) 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
364 value added 364 4 340.00 $340.00 $1,238 +21.15
466–497 486 40 288.00–322.50 $302.74 $1,471 -7.26
535–548 546 11 250.00–300.00 $291.09 $1,589 -31.62
553–595 555 17 186.00–332.00 $322.80 $1,792 +20.30
603–636 612 32 267.50–311.00 $303.72 $1,859 —
636 value added 636 10 307.00 $307.00 $1,953 +124.50
664 664 7 286.00 $286.00 $1,899 +18.50
727 727 18 260.50 $260.50 $1,894 —
765 value added 765 3 234.00 $234.00 $1,790 —
840 840 1 212.50 $212.50 $1,785 +10.00
927 value added 927 3 202.00 $202.00 $1,873 -15.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 2 312.50 $312.50 $1,203 —
407 407 13 312.50 $312.50 $1,272 —
410 value added 410 3 302.50 $302.50 $1,240 -3.06
507 value added 507 6 285.00 $285.00 $1,445 -50.00
540 540 5 285.00 $285.00 $1,539 —
565 value added 565 5 276.00 $276.00 $1,559 -37.54
1051 value added 1051 4 195.00 $195.00 $2,049 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,080 —
363 value added 363 2 250.00 $250.00 $908 —
433–440 value added 435 6 265.00–275.00 $271.63 $1,182 -33.37
465 465 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,116 -10.00
468 value added 468 2 285.00 $285.00 $1,334 +65.00
529 529 5 257.00 $257.00 $1,360 —
626–635 629 7 230.00–251.00 $236.06 $1,485 —
775 775 2 209.00 $209.00 $1,620 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 value added 370 1 257.50 $257.50 $953 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 value added 350 1 272.00 $272.00 $952 +16.95
395 395 2 271.00 $271.00 $1,070 +21.00
448 448 6 262.00 $262.00 $1,174 —
473–482 479 31 256.00–260.00 $257.53 $1,234 +5.03
500–531 528 26 250.00–260.00 $259.64 $1,371 +7.14
531–537 value added 534 14 265.00–272.00 $268.52 $1,434 —
561 value added 561 9 255.00 $255.00 $1,431 —
561 561 44 253.00–256.00 $254.16 $1,426 +21.66
636 value added 636 27 243.00 $243.00 $1,545 +3.50
663 663 2 220.00 $220.00 $1,459 —
838 value added 838 2 206.00 $206.00 $1,726 —
879 value added 879 9 206.00 $206.00 $1,811 +31.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
398 value added 398 2 271.00 $271.00 $1,079 +31.00
405 value added 405 16 272.00 $272.00 $1,102 —
465–468 value added 467 15 250.00–256.00 $254.81 $1,190 -7.69
543 value added 543 10 252.00 $252.00 $1,368 —
738 value added 738 20 220.00 $220.00 $1,624 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–340 value added 327 6 245.00–275.00 $268.06 $877 —
425 425 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,062 -7.00
485 485 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,212 +36.09
498 value added 498 6 254.00 $254.00 $1,265 +14.00
512 512 6 252.50 $252.50 $1,293 —
626 626 4 211.00 $211.00 $1,321 —
825 825 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,526 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
368 value added 368 4 307.50 $307.50 $1,132 —
375–385 382 3 295.00–302.50 $297.46 $1,136 +97.46
436 value added 436 4 284.00 $284.00 $1,238 —
442 442 3 267.00 $267.00 $1,180 —
510 510 4 205.00 $205.00 $1,046 -50.00
532 value added 532 6 235.00 $235.00 $1,250 —
655 655 1 214.00 $214.00 $1,402 —
748 748 5 200.00 $200.00 $1,496 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
451–475 462 11 274.00–276.00 $275.07 $1,271 —
636 636 5 215.00 $215.00 $1,367 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
503 value added 503 14 299.00 $299.00 $1,504 —

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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.