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Rockingham Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Thursday, December 11, 2025

415 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $363.64/cwt ≈ $1,911/hd at 526 lb · 48 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $416.38/cwt +31.21 vs last sale · ≈ $2,315/hd at 556 lb · 35 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $383.55/cwt +14.26 vs last sale · ≈ $2,432/hd at 634 lb · 29 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 415 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 485 5 425.00 $425.00 $2,061 —
498 498 7 415.00 $415.00 $2,067 —
509 value added 509 8 447.50 $447.50 $2,278 —
551–561 value added 556 35 412.00–420.00 $416.38 $2,315 +31.21
627–636 value added 634 29 383.00–385.00 $383.55 $2,432 +14.26
693 value added 693 15 351.00 $351.00 $2,432 +31.00
870 value added 870 20 325.00 $325.00 $2,828 +24.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
525 525 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,522 -25.31
553 value added 553 2 400.00 $400.00 $2,212 —
569 569 6 389.00 $389.00 $2,213 —
629 value added 629 11 387.50 $387.50 $2,437 +87.50
651–697 678 12 337.50–372.50 $351.51 $2,383 +11.03
696 value added 696 13 355.00 $355.00 $2,471 -2.00
749 749 8 321.00 $321.00 $2,404 +16.00
750–790 value added 779 5 265.00–307.50 $294.25 $2,292 +4.25
812–825 814 6 317.00–319.00 $318.66 $2,594 —
840 value added 840 2 290.00 $290.00 $2,436 —
974 value added 974 9 305.00 $305.00 $2,971 —
1080 value added 1080 1 263.00 $263.00 $2,840 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 425.00 $425.00 $1,615 +40.00
429 429 6 445.00 $445.00 $1,909 —
560–580 value added 570 2 310.00–350.00 $330.35 $1,883 —
575 575 2 367.50 $367.50 $2,113 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 295.00 $295.00 $1,298 —
640 640 1 252.50 $252.50 $1,616 +27.50

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
418–439 value added 430 7 365.00–370.00 $367.08 $1,578 —
500 500 13 380.00 $380.00 $1,900 —
515–549 value added 535 35 350.00–375.00 $357.56 $1,913 —
588 value added 588 14 348.00 $348.00 $2,046 +17.00
654–659 value added 656 25 304.00–319.00 $310.03 $2,034 -12.47
769 value added 769 16 288.00 $288.00 $2,215 -20.64
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 value added 345 1 352.50 $352.50 $1,216 —
370 370 1 325.00 $325.00 $1,202 —
549 549 12 340.00 $340.00 $1,867 +30.00
580 value added 580 1 295.00 $295.00 $1,711 —
643 643 8 306.00 $306.00 $1,968 —
690 690 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,863 —
704 704 8 300.00 $300.00 $2,112 +35.00
773 773 3 290.00 $290.00 $2,242 +70.00
812 812 3 245.00 $245.00 $1,989 —
875 value added 875 3 279.00 $279.00 $2,441 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 2 385.00 $385.00 $1,405 —
428 428 2 345.00 $345.00 $1,477 +42.00
528 value added 528 2 357.50 $357.50 $1,888 —
603 603 2 292.50 $292.50 $1,764 +7.50
650 650 3 275.00 $275.00 $1,788 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550 550 5 350.00 $350.00 $1,925 —
708 708 9 285.00 $285.00 $2,018 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
665 665 1 297.50 $297.50 $1,978 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
935 935 2 215.00 $215.00 $2,010 —
1154–1165 1162 28 211.00–235.00 $229.04 $2,661 —

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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.