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Rockingham Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Thursday, October 23, 2025

616 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $411.46/cwt +33.82 vs last sale · ≈ $2,379/hd at 578 lb · 92 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $424.22/cwt +11.72 vs last sale · ≈ $2,239/hd at 528 lb · 76 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $371.83/cwt ≈ $2,086/hd at 561 lb · 59 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 616 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
378 378 2 435.00 $435.00 $1,644 —
413 value added 413 2 445.00 $445.00 $1,838 —
463 value added 463 2 420.00 $420.00 $1,945 -45.00
472 472 11 425.00 $425.00 $2,006 +22.50
500 500 4 355.00 $355.00 $1,775 +27.50
530–545 531 24 372.50–418.00 $416.05 $2,209 +88.55
553 553 2 330.00 $330.00 $1,825 -50.51
552–599 577 72 405.00–420.00 $416.58 $2,404 +36.07
585–587 value added 586 18 390.00–410.00 $400.02 $2,344 +100.02
621 621 13 382.50 $382.50 $2,375 +49.26
652–679 669 18 370.00–375.00 $371.90 $2,488 —
688 688 26 375.00 $375.00 $2,580 —
693 value added 693 2 350.00 $350.00 $2,426 ±0.00
705 705 1 300.00 $300.00 $2,115 +105.00
718 718 5 340.00 $340.00 $2,441 +145.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 4 470.00 $470.00 $1,528 —
430 430 5 435.00 $435.00 $1,870 —
427–443 433 15 450.00 $450.00 $1,948 —
512–530 526 47 437.50–445.00 $443.29 $2,332 —
522–533 value added 531 29 262.50–420.00 $393.31 $2,088 -19.19
593 value added 593 6 410.00 $410.00 $2,431 +5.00
623 623 14 357.50–382.50 $366.43 $2,283 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 385.00 $385.00 $1,713 —
445 445 1 370.00 $370.00 $1,646 —
490 value added 490 1 272.50 $272.50 $1,335 —
540 value added 540 4 307.50 $307.50 $1,660 -47.50
595 595 1 325.00 $325.00 $1,934 —
623 value added 623 4 317.00 $317.00 $1,975 —
716 value added 716 5 326.00 $326.00 $2,334 +31.00
806 value added 806 4 316.00 $316.00 $2,547 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 4 470.00 $470.00 $1,762 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,365 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
424 424 18 380.00 $380.00 $1,611 —
559–571 561 59 360.00–374.00 $371.83 $2,086 —
624 624 19 331.00 $331.00 $2,065 —
667 value added 667 6 320.00 $320.00 $2,134 -8.00
667 667 8 317.50 $317.50 $2,118 —
749 value added 749 44 336.00 $336.00 $2,517 —
780 value added 780 8 337.50 $337.50 $2,632 +9.50
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
323 323 3 352.50 $352.50 $1,139 —
358 358 2 327.50 $327.50 $1,172 —
474–499 494 21 365.00–382.50 $379.30 $1,874 +49.30
498 value added 498 8 340.00 $340.00 $1,693 +40.00
515–538 517 24 315.00–382.50 $376.65 $1,947 +46.65
571 value added 571 7 330.00 $330.00 $1,884 -5.00
580 580 11 371.00 $371.00 $2,152 +48.50
638 638 2 315.00 $315.00 $2,010 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 3 347.50 $347.50 $1,216 +85.00
485 value added 485 2 302.50 $302.50 $1,467 —
535 535 1 317.50 $317.50 $1,699 —
625 625 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,812 —
970 value added 970 1 225.00 $225.00 $2,182 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 485 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,043 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–392 383 5 370.00–380.00 $376.14 $1,441 —
505–530 522 3 320.00–367.50 $348.99 $1,822 -21.01
640–643 642 3 310.00–330.00 $323.35 $2,076 —
763 763 2 265.00 $265.00 $2,022 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
577 577 5 375.00 $375.00 $2,164 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 1 380.00 $380.00 $1,748 +40.00

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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.