Rockingham Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Thursday, August 8, 2024

519 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $253.00/cwt ≈ $1,743/hd at 689 lb · 71 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $223.14/cwt -29.72 vs last sale · ≈ $1,698/hd at 761 lb · 63 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $244.50/cwt -20.01 vs last sale · ≈ $1,682/hd at 688 lb · 38 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	519	472	307
Feeder cattle	519	472	307

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 351, Heifers 162, Bulls 6) 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
437 value added	437	7	284.00	$284.00	$1,241	-40.00
493 value added	493	9	271.00	$271.00	$1,336	—
510–548 value added	535	9	255.00–270.00	$259.76	$1,390	—
574 value added	574	8	268.50	$268.50	$1,541	-32.50
623 value added	623	17	256.50	$256.50	$1,598	-38.50
626	626	4	243.00	$243.00	$1,521	—
689 value added	689	71	253.00	$253.00	$1,743	—
755–767 value added	761	63	222.00–228.00	$223.14	$1,698	-29.72
863 value added	863	20	235.50	$235.50	$2,032	-12.00
1002 value added	1002	3	200.00	$200.00	$2,004	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355	355	1	260.00	$260.00	$923	-41.00
553–595	557	10	220.00–272.50	$266.89	$1,487	-40.11
630	630	2	165.00–202.50	$183.75	$1,158	-57.25
658	658	9	259.00	$259.00	$1,704	+1.00
697 value added	697	29	240.00	$240.00	$1,673	-27.77
710–718	715	8	182.50–234.00	$226.81	$1,622	-28.19
805 value added	805	37	242.50	$242.50	$1,952	—
877 value added	877	5	227.00	$227.00	$1,991	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
343	343	2	275.00	$275.00	$943	—
410	410	3	267.50	$267.50	$1,097	—
595	595	1	232.50	$232.50	$1,383	—
595 value added	595	23	260.00	$260.00	$1,547	—
1225 value added	1225	1	176.00	$176.00	$2,156	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
468 value added	468	4	220.00	$220.00	$1,030	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
502 value added	502	3	190.00	$190.00	$954	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
635	635	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,206	—
840	840	1	195.00	$195.00	$1,638	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
448 value added	448	12	247.50	$247.50	$1,109	—
450	450	3	246.00	$246.00	$1,107	—
513–535	516	15	156.00–245.00	$237.49	$1,225	-7.51
551	551	14	239.00	$239.00	$1,317	-6.00
646	646	10	220.00	$220.00	$1,421	-0.01
654 value added	654	17	239.50	$239.50	$1,566	—
770	770	2	212.50	$212.50	$1,636	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
347 value added	347	3	222.50	$222.50	$772	—
370	370	2	220.00	$220.00	$814	-15.00
375 value added	375	1	222.50	$222.50	$834	-22.50
458	458	3	237.50	$237.50	$1,088	—
468 value added	468	2	232.00	$232.00	$1,086	—
545	545	2	227.50	$227.50	$1,240	-51.16
585 value added	585	24	247.00	$247.00	$1,445	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
554 value added	554	15	247.50	$247.50	$1,371	-17.50
640 value added	640	7	230.00	$230.00	$1,472	-29.00
772 value added	772	3	220.00	$220.00	$1,698	—
928 value added	928	8	212.50	$212.50	$1,972	+32.50

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
454 value added	454	10	218.00	$218.00	$990	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
642 value added	642	7	205.00	$205.00	$1,316	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
623	623	2	188.00	$188.00	$1,171	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380	380	1	245.00	$245.00	$931	—
425	425	1	242.50	$242.50	$1,031	—
490	490	1	256.00	$256.00	$1,254	—
505	505	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,262	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
495	495	1	200.00	$200.00	$990	—
515	515	1	245.00	$245.00	$1,262	—

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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.