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Rockingham Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Thursday, August 14, 2025

298 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $317.25/cwt +32.25 vs last sale · ≈ $2,652/hd at 836 lb · 60 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $344.29/cwt +18.01 vs last sale · ≈ $2,532/hd at 735 lb · 24 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $327.00/cwt ≈ $2,233/hd at 683 lb · 15 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 298 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 420.00 $420.00 $1,596 —
505 505 1 390.00 $390.00 $1,970 —
555–590 576 5 315.00–382.50 $341.02 $1,964 —
703–733 728 13 330.00–346.00 $342.00 $2,490 +22.00
744 value added 744 11 347.00 $347.00 $2,582 —
836 value added 836 60 317.25 $317.25 $2,652 +44.75
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
471 471 9 422.50 $422.50 $1,990 —
488 value added 488 2 420.00 $420.00 $2,050 +2.50
590 590 7 357.50 $357.50 $2,109 —
618 value added 618 6 367.50 $367.50 $2,271 +4.76
831 value added 831 5 319.00 $319.00 $2,651 +4.00
1025 value added 1025 48 310.00 $310.00 $3,178 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 410.00 $410.00 $1,476 -25.00
550 550 3 377.50 $377.50 $2,076 —
680 value added 680 2 325.00 $325.00 $2,210 -10.00
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
830 830 1 247.50 $247.50 $2,054 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
473 value added 473 4 369.00 $369.00 $1,745 +39.00
547 547 10 336.00 $336.00 $1,838 —
570 value added 570 12 336.00 $336.00 $1,915 -9.00
683 value added 683 15 327.00 $327.00 $2,233 —
771 value added 771 6 296.00 $296.00 $2,282 -1.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 370.00 $370.00 $1,128 —
424 424 7 390.00 $390.00 $1,654 +55.00
510 510 1 327.50 $327.50 $1,670 —
560 560 3 325.00 $325.00 $1,820 —
627–638 633 7 321.00–322.00 $321.42 $2,035 +45.16
743 743 2 288.00 $288.00 $2,140 -6.00
800 800 1 270.00 $270.00 $2,160 —
815–840 value added 820 5 285.00–305.00 $289.10 $2,371 —
950 950 1 280.00 $280.00 $2,660 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
483 483 2 340.00 $340.00 $1,642 +10.00
543 543 3 330.00 $330.00 $1,792 +37.50
649 value added 649 4 328.00 $328.00 $2,129 —
945 945 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,606 —
1000 1000 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,600 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
721 721 9 262.50 $262.50 $1,893 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
569 569 6 324.00 $324.00 $1,844 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,072 —
585 585 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,609 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 2 417.50 $417.50 $1,795 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 2 380.00 $380.00 $1,349 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
658 658 16 251.00 $251.00 $1,652 —

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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.