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Rockingham Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Thursday, January 9, 2025

250 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $262.04/cwt +36.04 vs last sale · ≈ $1,670/hd at 637 lb · 54 head
light 9-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $240.00/cwt +31.26 vs last sale · ≈ $2,167/hd at 903 lb · 40 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $262.00/cwt +16.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,999/hd at 763 lb · 18 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 250 527 457
Feeder cattle 250 527 457

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 89, Heifers 160, Bulls 1) Value Added and Natural 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
475 value added 475 1 357.50 $357.50 $1,698 +39.10
493 493 3 365.00 $365.00 $1,799 +54.50
520–540 value added 530 2 317.50–322.50 $319.95 $1,696 —
600 value added 600 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,560 —
620 620 1 277.50 $277.50 $1,720 +11.50
661 661 7 275.00 $275.00 $1,818 +18.00
662 value added 662 7 279.00 $279.00 $1,847 +18.29
743 value added 743 6 260.00 $260.00 $1,932 —
853 value added 853 8 255.00 $255.00 $2,175 —
968 968 2 247.00 $247.00 $2,391 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
763 value added 763 18 262.00 $262.00 $1,999 +16.00
1140 value added 1140 9 210.00 $210.00 $2,394 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363–390 value added 372 3 380.00–385.00 $383.25 $1,426 —
525 value added 525 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,575 —
605–613 value added 611 5 227.50–291.00 $278.43 $1,701 —
707 value added 707 3 222.50 $222.50 $1,573 —
774 value added 774 8 245.00 $245.00 $1,896 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 value added 410 4 350.00 $350.00 $1,435 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 287.50 $287.50 $1,265 +27.50
488 value added 488 2 295.00 $295.00 $1,440 —
515 515 12 304.00 $304.00 $1,566 +54.00
592 592 8 272.50 $272.50 $1,613 +18.76
623 value added 623 9 258.50 $258.50 $1,610 —
640 640 45 262.75 $262.75 $1,682 +36.75
691 value added 691 8 265.00 $265.00 $1,831 —
730 value added 730 12 253.00 $253.00 $1,847 —
970 970 1 192.50 $192.50 $1,867 —
1055 value added 1055 2 200.00 $200.00 $2,110 +12.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
653 value added 653 3 255.00 $255.00 $1,665 +10.00
903 value added 903 40 240.00 $240.00 $2,167 +31.26
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
567 value added 567 10 255.00 $255.00 $1,446 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420–435 value added 425 3 280.00–305.00 $296.47 $1,260 —
505 value added 505 3 297.50 $297.50 $1,502 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
620 620 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,116 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
790 790 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,620 —

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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.