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Rockingham Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Thursday, January 8, 2026

334 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $383.08/cwt +35.08 vs last sale · ≈ $2,180/hd at 569 lb · 39 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $397.29/cwt +76.29 vs last sale · ≈ $2,888/hd at 727 lb · 32 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $435.00/cwt +51.45 vs last sale · ≈ $2,771/hd at 637 lb · 30 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 334 — —

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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 10 460.00 $460.00 $2,231 +35.00
497 value added 497 8 470.00 $470.00 $2,336 —
572 value added 572 13 432.50 $432.50 $2,474 +16.12
583–589 587 9 405.00–420.00 $415.03 $2,436 —
637 value added 637 30 435.00 $435.00 $2,771 +51.45
691 691 7 358.00 $358.00 $2,474 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 440.00 $440.00 $1,958 —
553–595 571 15 405.00–435.00 $417.48 $2,384 +28.48
583 value added 583 6 399.00 $399.00 $2,326 -1.00
633 633 2 380.00 $380.00 $2,405 —
716–730 value added 727 32 396.00–402.00 $397.29 $2,888 —
755 value added 755 1 335.00 $335.00 $2,529 +40.75
857 value added 857 6 323.00 $323.00 $2,768 —
914 value added 914 12 318.00 $318.00 $2,907 —
1100 value added 1100 1 244.00 $244.00 $2,684 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
452 452 3 465.00 $465.00 $2,102 —
596 value added 596 7 412.50 $412.50 $2,458 +82.15
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 value added 470 1 365.00 $365.00 $1,716 —
945 value added 945 2 247.50 $247.50 $2,339 —
1145 value added 1145 1 212.50 $212.50 $2,433 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
381 value added 381 4 390.00 $390.00 $1,486 —
400 value added 400 2 412.50 $412.50 $1,650 +45.42
432 432 5 402.50 $402.50 $1,739 —
493 value added 493 2 400.00 $400.00 $1,972 —
513 513 13 389.00 $389.00 $1,996 +9.00
555–583 value added 569 39 369.00–395.00 $383.08 $2,180 +35.08
649 value added 649 20 332.50 $332.50 $2,158 —
700 value added 700 8 327.50 $327.50 $2,292 —
785 value added 785 2 302.50 $302.50 $2,375 +14.50
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
488 488 2 367.50 $367.50 $1,793 —
534 534 4 399.00 $399.00 $2,131 +59.00
564 564 8 355.00 $355.00 $2,002 —
601 601 8 325.00 $325.00 $1,953 —
680 value added 680 1 305.00 $305.00 $2,074 —
830 830 1 275.00 $275.00 $2,282 +30.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
452 452 5 392.50 $392.50 $1,774 —
463 value added 463 3 415.00 $415.00 $1,921 —
683 683 2 307.50 $307.50 $2,100 +32.50
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
302 302 3 270.00 $270.00 $815 —
360 360 3 265.00 $265.00 $954 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,380 —
548 548 2 315.00 $315.00 $1,726 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455 455 1 380.00 $380.00 $1,729 —
528 528 3 420.00 $420.00 $2,218 —
646 646 4 320.00 $320.00 $2,067 —
820 820 8 267.00 $267.00 $2,189 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
463–490 470 4 355.00–395.00 $365.43 $1,718 —
810 810 1 285.00 $285.00 $2,308 —

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
788 788 8 257.50 $257.50 $2,029 —

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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.