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Rockingham Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Thursday, September 12, 2024

489 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $230.00/cwt ≈ $1,732/hd at 753 lb · 61 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $243.25/cwt ≈ $1,712/hd at 704 lb · 53 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $254.81/cwt +71.06 vs last sale · ≈ $1,613/hd at 633 lb · 42 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 489 519 759
Feeder cattle 489 519 759

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 344, Heifers 142, Bulls 3) 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
355 355 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,012 +25.00
420 value added 420 1 294.00 $294.00 $1,235 —
440 440 1 287.50 $287.50 $1,265 —
480 480 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,248 —
502–538 521 17 265.00–277.00 $272.77 $1,421 —
524–533 value added 529 10 269.00–277.50 $274.13 $1,450 —
556 value added 556 4 281.00 $281.00 $1,562 —
600–644 value added 633 42 195.00–261.00 $254.81 $1,613 —
663 value added 663 3 195.00 $195.00 $1,293 -45.00
705 705 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,551 -6.81
711 value added 711 5 249.00 $249.00 $1,770 —
753 value added 753 61 230.00 $230.00 $1,732 —
1000 1000 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,750 —
1116 1116 16 163.00 $163.00 $1,819 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
478–480 value added 479 12 282.00–286.00 $285.00 $1,365 +14.00
535 value added 535 6 252.50 $252.50 $1,351 -7.26
578 value added 578 6 240.00 $240.00 $1,387 -28.50
704 value added 704 53 243.25 $243.25 $1,712 —
814 value added 814 32 227.50 $227.50 $1,852 —
938 value added 938 11 213.00 $213.00 $1,998 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
438 value added 438 8 260.00 $260.00 $1,139 —
475 value added 475 1 257.50 $257.50 $1,223 —
543 value added 543 3 241.00 $241.00 $1,309 —
612 612 3 245.00 $245.00 $1,499 —
613 value added 613 2 231.00 $231.00 $1,416 —
660–666 value added 665 6 237.50–240.00 $239.59 $1,593 —
710 710 3 197.50–222.00 $213.83 $1,518 —
720 value added 720 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,476 —
750 value added 750 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,388 —
1005 1005 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,809 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455 value added 455 2 208.00 $208.00 $946 -12.00
510–549 value added 525 16 230.00–240.00 $233.92 $1,228 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
555 value added 555 3 201.00 $201.00 $1,116 —
802 value added 802 3 190.00 $190.00 $1,524 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
644 644 4 155.00 $155.00 $998 -35.00
800 800 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,760 —
1000 1000 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,900 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
371 value added 371 5 239.00 $239.00 $887 —
454–490 value added 458 27 215.00–251.50 $247.16 $1,132 —
559 value added 559 33 246.50 $246.50 $1,378 -1.00
644 value added 644 36 240.00 $240.00 $1,546 +10.00
789 789 4 207.50 $207.50 $1,637 —
900 value added 900 3 180.00 $180.00 $1,620 -32.50
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–435 426 4 240.00 $240.00 $1,022 —
515–540 533 6 200.00–230.00 $221.78 $1,182 -15.71
555 value added 555 6 240.00 $240.00 $1,332 —
584–585 584 7 190.00–229.00 $223.42 $1,305 -15.58
680 680 2 207.50 $207.50 $1,411 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
463 463 2 231.00 $231.00 $1,070 -6.50
605 605 1 211.00 $211.00 $1,277 —
705–715 value added 710 4 185.00 $185.00 $1,314 —
1030 value added 1030 2 173.00 $173.00 $1,782 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
547 547 3 254.00 $254.00 $1,389 —

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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.