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Rockingham Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Thursday, May 8, 2025

835 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $346.98/cwt +24.48 vs last sale · ≈ $1,842/hd at 531 lb · 59 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $365.98/cwt +38.05 vs last sale · ≈ $1,677/hd at 458 lb · 57 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $316.50/cwt -1.00 vs last sale · ≈ $2,291/hd at 724 lb · 56 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 835 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
423–443 value added 429 7 390.00–415.00 $407.62 $1,749 —
485 485 23 395.00 $395.00 $1,916 —
489 value added 489 9 405.00 $405.00 $1,980 —
516–546 value added 524 29 355.00–382.50 $374.94 $1,965 +26.66
565–585 value added 575 6 337.50–340.00 $338.73 $1,948 -10.92
637–638 value added 637 22 345.00–354.00 $351.54 $2,239 +9.88
703–727 value added 724 56 295.00–319.00 $316.50 $2,291 -1.00
807 value added 807 38 290.00 $290.00 $2,340 +13.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 384.00 $384.00 $1,325 —
395 395 5 386.00 $386.00 $1,525 -4.00
440–446 446 15 282.50–415.00 $406.28 $1,812 +61.28
457–472 465 21 385.00–427.50 $409.45 $1,904 +52.79
510–549 540 51 280.00–392.50 $372.16 $2,010 +20.35
560 560 13 392.50 $392.50 $2,198 +33.50
567 value added 567 3 377.50 $377.50 $2,140 +26.85
610–644 value added 619 26 327.50–367.00 $358.22 $2,217 +39.18
640 640 16 342.50 $342.50 $2,192 +25.50
658–665 660 12 332.00–338.00 $335.99 $2,218 +25.99
679 value added 679 13 355.00 $355.00 $2,410 +50.00
925–930 927 3 240.00–245.00 $243.33 $2,256 +18.33
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
778 value added 778 9 260.00 $260.00 $2,023 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 1 397.50 $397.50 $1,650 +7.50
485 value added 485 2 362.50 $362.50 $1,758 -32.50
533 value added 533 4 330.00 $330.00 $1,759 —
615 615 1 340.00 $340.00 $2,091 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465 value added 465 2 315.00 $315.00 $1,465 —
613 613 2 225.00 $225.00 $1,379 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 13 385.00 $385.00 $1,559 +51.00
415 value added 415 7 380.00 $380.00 $1,577 —
469 value added 469 31 355.00–385.00 $377.26 $1,769 +41.26
530–532 value added 531 59 344.00–352.00 $346.98 $1,842 +24.48
559 559 14 337.50 $337.50 $1,887 —
568 value added 568 18 338.00 $338.00 $1,920 +18.01
612 value added 612 31 325.00 $325.00 $1,989 —
660 value added 660 25 299.00 $299.00 $1,973 +18.00
741 value added 741 18 275.00 $275.00 $2,038 +13.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345–348 348 7 372.00 $372.00 $1,295 —
403 403 6 375.00 $375.00 $1,511 +42.50
451 value added 451 5 377.50 $377.50 $1,703 +97.50
452–480 459 52 285.00–370.00 $364.87 $1,675 +35.17
519–547 541 28 317.50–360.00 $326.24 $1,765 +31.24
640 640 5 285.00 $285.00 $1,824 +33.73
743 743 2 240.00 $240.00 $1,783 -5.00
795 value added 795 3 231.00 $231.00 $1,836 —
837 value added 837 5 270.00 $270.00 $2,260 —
915 value added 915 10 249.00 $249.00 $2,278 —
1040 value added 1040 1 232.00 $232.00 $2,413 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
344 value added 344 5 352.50 $352.50 $1,213 —
423 value added 423 16 387.50 $387.50 $1,639 +125.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–346 343 5 337.50–350.00 $339.91 $1,166 —
383 value added 383 3 315.00 $315.00 $1,206 +20.00
443 443 3 345.00 $345.00 $1,528 +30.00
568–570 569 3 282.50–335.00 $300.04 $1,707 —
655 655 3 250.00 $250.00 $1,638 -5.00
965 value added 965 1 225.00 $225.00 $2,171 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
448 448 3 260.00 $260.00 $1,165 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
448 448 9 377.50 $377.50 $1,691 —
474 474 4 377.50 $377.50 $1,789 +27.50
524 value added 524 13 348.00 $348.00 $1,824 —
530 530 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,590 -27.00
570–594 592 10 295.00–324.00 $321.21 $1,902 —
615 615 1 312.50 $312.50 $1,922 —
670 670 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,842 +5.00
695 value added 695 4 297.50 $297.50 $2,068 —
735 735 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,911 —
815 value added 815 2 245.00 $245.00 $1,997 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
392 value added 392 3 390.00 $390.00 $1,529 —
464 value added 464 7 380.00 $380.00 $1,763 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,225 -15.00
425 425 2 315.00 $315.00 $1,339 -15.70
555 555 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,554 —
635 635 3 280.00 $280.00 $1,778 —

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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.