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Rockingham Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report, Harrisonburg, VA

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

Sale of Thursday, October 9, 2025

630 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $376.70/cwt ≈ $2,509/hd at 666 lb · 131 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $381.66/cwt ≈ $2,313/hd at 606 lb · 96 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $330.00/cwt ≈ $2,366/hd at 717 lb · 49 head
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Head itemized in priced lots 630 — —

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
520 value added 520 8 412.50 $412.50 $2,145 —
574 value added 574 16 405.00 $405.00 $2,325 —
605–606 value added 606 96 347.50–387.00 $381.66 $2,313 —
657–683 value added 666 131 327.50–378.50 $376.70 $2,509 —
717 value added 717 49 330.00 $330.00 $2,366 —
821 value added 821 8 305.00 $305.00 $2,504 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
469 value added 469 4 465.00 $465.00 $2,181 —
483 483 8 402.50 $402.50 $1,944 —
530 530 2 327.50 $327.50 $1,736 —
556–597 574 27 330.00–400.00 $380.51 $2,184 —
580 value added 580 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,740 —
615–625 623 4 305.00–342.50 $333.24 $2,076 —
629–648 value added 636 12 337.50–370.00 $354.83 $2,257 —
660 value added 660 2 350.00 $350.00 $2,310 —
735 735 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,433 —
749 value added 749 24 344.00 $344.00 $2,577 —
850 value added 850 1 290.00 $290.00 $2,465 —
925–940 value added 933 4 245.00–285.00 $265.16 $2,474 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 value added 325 1 335.00 $335.00 $1,089 —
365 365 2 337.50 $337.50 $1,232 —
360–370 value added 367 3 345.00–357.50 $349.09 $1,281 —
400 400 1 415.00 $415.00 $1,660 —
425 value added 425 3 445.00 $445.00 $1,891 —
528 value added 528 4 355.00 $355.00 $1,874 —
735 value added 735 1 295.00 $295.00 $2,168 —
1065 value added 1065 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,598 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
580 580 2 200.00 $200.00 $1,160 —
625 625 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,250 —

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 value added 345 1 275.00 $275.00 $949 —
355 value added 355 1 255.00 $255.00 $905 —
420 value added 420 5 340.00 $340.00 $1,428 —
465 465 9 330.00 $330.00 $1,534 —
485 value added 485 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,455 —
505 value added 505 1 265.00 $265.00 $1,338 —
526 526 16 330.00 $330.00 $1,736 —
553 value added 553 11 335.00 $335.00 $1,853 —
594 594 6 322.50 $322.50 $1,916 —
636 value added 636 5 310.00 $310.00 $1,972 —
732–743 value added 737 17 356.00–360.00 $358.34 $2,641 —
910 value added 910 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,820 —
1215 value added 1215 1 185.00 $185.00 $2,248 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
506 value added 506 4 335.00 $335.00 $1,695 —
658 value added 658 22 328.00 $328.00 $2,158 —
781 value added 781 25 328.00 $328.00 $2,562 —
1035 value added 1035 2 185.00 $185.00 $1,915 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
373 373 2 262.50 $262.50 $979 —
435 435 1 335.00 $335.00 $1,457 —

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
444 444 4 370.00 $370.00 $1,643 —
548 548 6 370.00 $370.00 $2,028 —
555 555 1 362.50 $362.50 $2,012 —
658 658 2 295.00 $295.00 $1,941 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 485 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,649 —
525 525 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,050 —
671 671 4 235.00 $235.00 $1,577 —
790 790 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,264 —

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Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1300 value added 1300 3 205.00 $205.00 $2,665 —

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Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900 value added 900 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,620 —
1184 value added 1184 12 229.00 $229.00 $2,711 —
1254 1254 4 210.00 $210.00 $2,633 -25.00
1309 value added 1309 31 234.00 $234.00 $3,063 —
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1059 1059 9 187.50 $187.50 $1,986 —
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000 value added 1000 2 185.00 $185.00 $1,850 —

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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.