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Rockingham Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Thursday, February 20, 2025

502 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $286.58/cwt +26.58 vs last sale · ≈ $2,086/hd at 728 lb · 52 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $265.50/cwt +10.50 vs last sale · ≈ $2,267/hd at 854 lb · 45 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $317.35/cwt ≈ $1,992/hd at 628 lb · 41 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 502 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 value added 370 3 358.00 $358.00 $1,325 —
425 425 1 347.50 $347.50 $1,477 —
608–638 value added 622 15 292.00–321.00 $316.25 $1,967 +56.25
640 640 3 290.00 $290.00 $1,856 +12.50
687 value added 687 39 295.00 $295.00 $2,027 +16.00
721 721 38 293.00 $293.00 $2,113 —
725 725 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,776 —
748 value added 748 13 271.00 $271.00 $2,027 +11.00
753 753 24 253.50 $253.50 $1,909 —
839 value added 839 19 256.00 $256.00 $2,148 —
854 value added 854 45 265.50 $265.50 $2,267 +10.50
948 value added 948 8 240.00 $240.00 $2,275 —
959 value added 959 15 252.00 $252.00 $2,417 —
1192 value added 1192 17 182.00 $182.00 $2,169 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 value added 460 4 357.00 $357.00 $1,642 —
508 value added 508 13 348.00 $348.00 $1,768 —
579–580 value added 580 28 324.00–328.00 $325.71 $1,889 —
589 589 7 332.00 $332.00 $1,955 —
623 623 22 323.00 $323.00 $2,012 —
623–639 value added 633 19 309.00–314.00 $310.81 $1,967 —
656–684 value added 665 40 294.00–311.00 $303.58 $2,019 —
754 value added 754 6 246.00 $246.00 $1,855 -16.00
932 value added 932 5 217.00 $217.00 $2,022 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 value added 345 1 260.00 $260.00 $897 —
635 value added 635 5 285.00 $285.00 $1,810 +6.57
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
663 663 2 244.00 $244.00 $1,618 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
479 value added 479 13 316.00 $316.00 $1,514 —
580 value added 580 27 275.00 $275.00 $1,595 —
665 value added 665 22 263.00 $263.00 $1,749 +8.00
746 value added 746 4 201.00 $201.00 $1,499 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
392 value added 392 5 335.00 $335.00 $1,313 —
410 410 1 282.50 $282.50 $1,158 -5.00
510 510 1 272.50 $272.50 $1,390 -31.50
681 681 11 254.00 $254.00 $1,730 —
786 value added 786 12 210.00 $210.00 $1,651 —
960–980 value added 970 2 200.00 $200.00 $1,940 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
775 775 1 169.00 $169.00 $1,310 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
530 530 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,510 —
692 value added 692 3 238.00 $238.00 $1,647 —
783 value added 783 4 219.00 $219.00 $1,715 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
665 value added 665 2 246.00 $246.00 $1,636 —

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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.