Rockingham Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report, Harrisonburg, VA

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

Sale of Thursday, June 13, 2024

392 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $270.25/cwt +9.75 vs last sale · ≈ $1,994/hd at 738 lb · 26 head

light 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $233.00/cwt ≈ $2,165/hd at 929 lb · 23 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $284.71/cwt +32.71 vs last sale · ≈ $1,546/hd at 543 lb · 22 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	392	532	400
Feeder cattle	392	532	400

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 202, Dairy Steers 3, Heifers 155, Dairy Heifers 4, Bulls 28) 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
530–540 value added	536	5	258.00–325.00	$298.50	$1,600	—
573–595	577	11	307.00–320.00	$317.56	$1,832	-5.24
588 value added	588	2	275.00	$275.00	$1,617	—
614	614	5	302.00	$302.00	$1,854	-1.72
625 value added	625	1	254.00	$254.00	$1,588	-53.00
660	660	5	278.00	$278.00	$1,835	-8.00
664–685 value added	677	11	200.00–287.00	$264.57	$1,791	—
738 value added	738	26	270.25	$270.25	$1,994	—
759 value added	759	7	257.00	$257.00	$1,951	+23.00
820	820	2	226.00	$226.00	$1,853	+13.50
1048 value added	1048	6	214.00	$214.00	$2,243	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
482–489 value added	485	19	335.00–347.00	$339.46	$1,646	—
505–522 value added	516	8	327.00–332.00	$328.84	$1,697	+43.84
550–591 value added	574	16	319.00–324.00	$322.73	$1,852	+46.73
626–630 value added	627	11	289.00–303.00	$299.16	$1,876	—
929 value added	929	23	233.00	$233.00	$2,165	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
554–595 value added	570	10	285.00–295.00	$289.17	$1,648	—
651 value added	651	10	286.00	$286.00	$1,862	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
359 value added	359	4	325.00	$325.00	$1,167	+75.00
455	455	1	301.00	$301.00	$1,370	+61.00
644 value added	644	4	229.00	$229.00	$1,475	—
1068 value added	1068	2	210.00	$210.00	$2,243	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330 value added	330	2	285.00	$285.00	$940	—
530 value added	530	3	235.00	$235.00	$1,246	—
705 value added	705	2	175.00	$175.00	$1,234	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
458	458	2	292.00	$292.00	$1,337	—
530	530	1	245.00	$245.00	$1,298	—
785	785	2	198.00	$198.00	$1,554	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
460–491 value added	469	21	290.00–294.00	$292.80	$1,373	+37.99
530–549 value added	543	22	283.00–288.50	$284.71	$1,546	+32.71
654–669 value added	662	17	269.00	$269.00	$1,781	—
778 value added	778	8	223.00	$223.00	$1,735	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390	390	1	266.00	$266.00	$1,037	-5.00
420 value added	420	1	279.00	$279.00	$1,172	—
470–471	471	5	281.00–283.00	$282.60	$1,331	+25.07
531 value added	531	8	293.50	$293.50	$1,558	+24.98
562	562	10	269.00	$269.00	$1,512	+14.84
608–624	619	6	217.00–231.00	$221.59	$1,372	—
608–648 value added	630	11	245.00–280.00	$260.36	$1,640	+17.36
668	668	5	230.00	$230.00	$1,536	+10.00
746 value added	746	4	226.00	$226.00	$1,686	—
780	780	2	210.00	$210.00	$1,638	—
1034 value added	1034	4	203.00	$203.00	$2,099	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
621 value added	621	10	265.00	$265.00	$1,646	—
828 value added	828	6	178.00	$178.00	$1,474	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
413	413	2	280.00	$280.00	$1,156	+30.00
470	470	2	264.00	$264.00	$1,241	+14.00
535	535	1	265.00	$265.00	$1,418	+12.50
545 value added	545	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,362	—
700	700	3	220.00	$220.00	$1,540	—
794 value added	794	4	190.00	$190.00	$1,509	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
910	910	1	168.00	$168.00	$1,529	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400	400	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,200	—
473	473	2	237.50	$237.50	$1,123	—
508	508	2	285.00	$285.00	$1,448	+80.00
565 value added	565	6	280.00	$280.00	$1,582	—
630	630	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,260	—
640 value added	640	3	265.00	$265.00	$1,696	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360	360	3	280.00	$280.00	$1,008	—
473	473	2	237.50	$237.50	$1,123	—
565	565	3	222.50	$222.50	$1,257	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
530	530	2	301.00	$301.00	$1,595	—
605	605	2	278.00	$278.00	$1,682	+63.00
735	735	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,470	—

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Dairy Heifers

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
934	934	4	175.00	$175.00	$1,634	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
897	897	3	195.00	$195.00	$1,749	—

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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.