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Rockingham Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Thursday, September 11, 2025

495 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $368.74/cwt +51.49 vs last sale · ≈ $3,046/hd at 826 lb · 48 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $388.75/cwt ≈ $2,923/hd at 752 lb · 39 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $410.99/cwt +69.97 vs last sale · ≈ $2,337/hd at 569 lb · 38 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 495 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 477.50 $477.50 $1,838 +57.50
415–440 428 2 460.00–465.00 $462.57 $1,980 —
490 490 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,960 —
504 504 7 437.50 $437.50 $2,205 +47.50
553–568 562 23 372.50–427.50 $412.43 $2,318 +71.41
551–596 value added 579 15 395.00–440.00 $408.78 $2,367 —
613–649 value added 640 27 365.00–432.50 $393.34 $2,517 —
658–695 value added 664 8 347.50–399.00 $387.01 $2,570 —
678 678 4 360.00 $360.00 $2,441 —
750 value added 750 12 394.00 $394.00 $2,955 —
816–832 value added 826 48 368.00–370.00 $368.74 $3,046 +51.49
871 871 4 300.00 $300.00 $2,613 —
906 value added 906 27 345.50 $345.50 $3,130 —
1020 value added 1020 1 270.00 $270.00 $2,754 —
1295 value added 1295 1 197.00 $197.00 $2,551 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
467 467 7 467.50 $467.50 $2,183 +45.00
469 value added 469 5 465.00 $465.00 $2,181 +45.00
545 value added 545 4 412.50 $412.50 $2,248 —
613 value added 613 5 403.00 $403.00 $2,470 +35.50
676 value added 676 8 380.00 $380.00 $2,569 —
729 value added 729 24 388.75 $388.75 $2,834 —
752 752 39 388.75 $388.75 $2,923 —
955 value added 955 22 345.00 $345.00 $3,295 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 465.00 $465.00 $2,069 —
690 value added 690 5 325.00 $325.00 $2,242 ±0.00
879 value added 879 6 300.00 $300.00 $2,637 —
1250 value added 1250 1 181.00 $181.00 $2,262 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 6 289.00 $289.00 $1,329 —
500 500 1 287.50 $287.50 $1,438 —
650 650 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,755 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
408 408 2 380.00 $380.00 $1,550 -10.00
478–495 485 12 390.00–400.00 $394.93 $1,915 —
498 value added 498 6 395.00 $395.00 $1,967 —
560 560 4 347.50–357.50 $350.00 $1,960 +25.00
606–639 value added 621 29 372.50–376.00 $374.39 $2,325 —
620–640 630 2 290.00–337.50 $314.13 $1,979 -7.29
671 value added 671 14 380.00 $380.00 $2,550 —
728 728 2 298.00 $298.00 $2,169 +10.00
743 value added 743 11 371.00 $371.00 $2,757 —
783 value added 783 3 352.50 $352.50 $2,760 —
933 933 5 282.00 $282.00 $2,631 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
538 538 9 367.50 $367.50 $1,977 +31.50
558 value added 558 17 365.00 $365.00 $2,037 +29.00
622 value added 622 7 352.50 $352.50 $2,193 —
726 value added 726 10 360.00 $360.00 $2,614 —
770 value added 770 27 339.25 $339.25 $2,612 +43.25
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 380.00 $380.00 $1,444 —
400–435 418 2 360.00–400.00 $380.84 $1,592 —
435 value added 435 1 385.00 $385.00 $1,675 —
450 450 1 360.00 $360.00 $1,620 +20.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 485 2 297.50 $297.50 $1,443 —
530 530 1 265.00 $265.00 $1,404 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
575 575 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,438 -25.00
885 885 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,416 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455 455 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,820 —
518 518 2 380.00 $380.00 $1,968 —
590 590 2 337.50 $337.50 $1,991 —
640 640 2 340.00 $340.00 $2,176 —
670 670 1 342.50 $342.50 $2,295 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
735 735 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,102 —

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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.