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Rockingham Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report, Harrisonburg, VA

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

Sale of Thursday, November 14, 2024

826 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $233.77/cwt +16.42 vs last sale · ≈ $1,251/hd at 535 lb · 78 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $241.36/cwt ≈ $2,035/hd at 843 lb · 71 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $245.92/cwt +17.92 vs last sale · ≈ $1,922/hd at 782 lb · 66 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 826 396 885
Feeder cattle 826 396 885

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 464, Heifers 330, Bulls 32) 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
430 430 3 295.00 $295.00 $1,268 -15.00
465–480 476 19 212.50–304.00 $295.89 $1,408 +3.39
500–534 value added 524 10 182.50–291.00 $259.93 $1,362 —
510–548 529 26 242.50–299.00 $294.87 $1,560 +39.87
551–596 576 55 227.50–301.00 $291.34 $1,678 +41.34
581–598 value added 590 10 279.00–290.00 $284.42 $1,678 —
604–636 619 32 258.00–281.00 $272.32 $1,686 —
650–671 668 8 207.00–258.00 $251.80 $1,682 -28.20
701 value added 701 7 236.00 $236.00 $1,654 —
721–740 727 19 237.50–243.00 $241.23 $1,754 +13.23
750 750 1 208.00 $208.00 $1,560 —
782 value added 782 65 246.50 $246.50 $1,928 +18.50
841–843 value added 843 71 234.00–243.00 $241.36 $2,035 —
904 value added 904 4 195.00 $195.00 $1,763 —
979 value added 979 28 222.00 $222.00 $2,173 +1.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
412 value added 412 18 305.00 $305.00 $1,257 —
476–480 value added 478 17 220.00–299.00 $271.83 $1,299 -28.17
522 value added 522 25 306.50 $306.50 $1,600 +36.50
626–645 value added 630 26 213.00–281.00 $265.96 $1,676 +20.96
659–668 value added 664 10 235.00–236.00 $235.50 $1,564 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 value added 395 2 295.00 $295.00 $1,165 —
450 450 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,058 —
560 560 1 237.50 $237.50 $1,330 +20.00
775 775 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,511 —
890 890 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,602 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 485 2 167.50 $167.50 $812 —
545 545 1 170.00 $170.00 $926 —
845 845 1 149.00 $149.00 $1,259 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
393 393 4 240.00 $240.00 $943 +4.99
430 430 1 204.00 $204.00 $877 —
466–489 474 13 234.00–243.00 $239.60 $1,136 —
510–545 535 78 221.00–240.00 $233.77 $1,251 +16.42
580–596 586 25 234.00–236.00 $235.19 $1,378 -18.81
602–648 632 38 212.00–227.00 $220.84 $1,396 —
683 value added 683 3 189.00 $189.00 $1,291 —
760 760 2 235.00 $235.00 $1,786 —
764 value added 764 11 210.00 $210.00 $1,604 —
911 value added 911 9 197.50 $197.50 $1,799 -4.00
1100 1100 1 165.00 $165.00 $1,815 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
404 value added 404 7 250.00 $250.00 $1,010 +10.50
480 value added 480 35 251.00 $251.00 $1,205 +20.00
542 value added 542 56 241.00 $241.00 $1,306 —
652 value added 652 20 223.00 $223.00 $1,454 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
437 437 11 245.00 $245.00 $1,071 —
490 490 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,102 —
560–570 563 3 205.00–220.00 $214.94 $1,210 —
643 643 2 200.00 $200.00 $1,286 —
815 815 1 177.50 $177.50 $1,447 —
929 value added 929 4 182.00 $182.00 $1,691 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
406 406 5 181.00 $181.00 $735 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 235.00 $235.00 $881 —
443 443 6 253.00 $253.00 $1,121 -22.00
463 463 2 241.00 $241.00 $1,116 —
563 563 4 237.00 $237.00 $1,334 —
653 653 3 204.00 $204.00 $1,332 +13.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
461 461 10 241.00 $241.00 $1,111 —
594 594 6 195.00 $195.00 $1,158 —

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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.