Rockingham Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report, Harrisonburg, VA

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

Sale of Thursday, October 10, 2024

494 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $242.00/cwt ≈ $2,040/hd at 843 lb · 63 head

light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $248.75/cwt ≈ $1,826/hd at 734 lb · 44 head

light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $252.90/cwt ≈ $1,616/hd at 639 lb · 42 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	494	95	560
Feeder cattle	494	95	560

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 334, Dairy Steers 19, Heifers 117, Dairy Heifers 1, Bulls 23) 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
328	328	1	267.50	$267.50	$877	—
335 value added	335	1	225.00	$225.00	$754	—
388	388	2	250.00	$250.00	$970	—
390 value added	390	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,170	—
420 value added	420	1	195.00	$195.00	$819	—
400–431	426	6	200.00–270.00	$259.04	$1,104	—
496 value added	496	14	292.50	$292.50	$1,451	—
540	540	11	265.00	$265.00	$1,431	—
561–565	562	5	240.00–261.00	$244.22	$1,373	—
570 value added	570	1	235.00	$235.00	$1,340	—
623–634	632	11	233.00–235.00	$234.64	$1,483	—
690 value added	690	1	175.00	$175.00	$1,208	—
735	735	3	220.00	$220.00	$1,617	—
774 value added	774	22	240.25	$240.25	$1,860	—
843 value added	843	63	242.00	$242.00	$2,040	—
902 value added	902	19	230.00	$230.00	$2,075	—
1015	1015	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,827	—
1038 value added	1038	3	202.50	$202.50	$2,102	—
1085	1085	1	177.00	$177.00	$1,920	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
428 value added	428	2	235.00	$235.00	$1,006	—
536	536	6	251.00	$251.00	$1,345	—
585–590 value added	590	20	250.00–265.00	$263.51	$1,555	—
614–646 value added	639	42	244.00–255.50	$252.90	$1,616	—
734 value added	734	44	248.75	$248.75	$1,826	—
813	813	2	200.00	$200.00	$1,626	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310	310	1	227.50	$227.50	$705	—
452 value added	452	9	237.50	$237.50	$1,074	—
533 value added	533	4	252.50	$252.50	$1,346	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
532 value added	532	9	225.00	$225.00	$1,197	—
587 value added	587	5	230.00	$230.00	$1,350	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
615 value added	615	2	205.00	$205.00	$1,261	—
716 value added	716	7	125.00	$125.00	$895	—
768 value added	768	4	170.00	$170.00	$1,306	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
700	700	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,400	—
825	825	2	170.00	$170.00	$1,402	—
875 value added	875	4	217.50	$217.50	$1,903	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
780	780	1	157.00	$157.00	$1,225	—
1015 value added	1015	2	106.00	$106.00	$1,076	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
328	328	1	245.00	$245.00	$804	—
432 value added	432	3	225.00	$225.00	$972	—
447	447	13	234.00	$234.00	$1,046	—
473	473	2	220.00	$220.00	$1,041	—
530–545	544	22	210.00–230.00	$229.11	$1,246	—
581 value added	581	16	241.00	$241.00	$1,400	—
585	585	1	205.00	$205.00	$1,199	—
648 value added	648	3	216.00	$216.00	$1,400	—
660	660	1	202.00	$202.00	$1,333	—
720	720	2	219.00	$219.00	$1,577	—
738 value added	738	5	210.00	$210.00	$1,550	—
785	785	1	221.00	$221.00	$1,735	—
865 value added	865	2	213.00	$213.00	$1,842	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450 value added	450	13	235.00	$235.00	$1,058	—
551 value added	551	8	214.00	$214.00	$1,179	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
343 value added	343	3	247.50	$247.50	$849	—
445	445	1	232.50	$232.50	$1,035	—
460 value added	460	1	207.50	$207.50	$954	—
510 value added	510	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,071	—
530–533	533	7	204.00–206.00	$205.72	$1,096	—
597 value added	597	3	209.00	$209.00	$1,248	—
635	635	2	200.00	$200.00	$1,270	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
313 value added	313	5	245.00	$245.00	$767	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
540	540	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,080	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390	390	6	250.00	$250.00	$975	—
471	471	7	225.00	$225.00	$1,060	—
500–525	508	3	195.00–210.00	$204.84	$1,041	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
328	328	2	267.50	$267.50	$877	—
526	526	4	242.50	$242.50	$1,276	—
620	620	1	215.00	$215.00	$1,333	—

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Dairy Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
915	915	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,738	—

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Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
969 value added	969	13	189.00	$189.00	$1,831	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
932 value added	932	6	171.00	$171.00	$1,594	—

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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.