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Rockingham Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Thursday, February 12, 2026

301 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $337.00/cwt ≈ $2,972/hd at 882 lb · 33 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $416.14/cwt +33.06 vs last sale · ≈ $2,368/hd at 569 lb · 27 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $414.00/cwt ≈ $2,865/hd at 692 lb · 26 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 301 336 0
Feeder cattle 301 — 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 179, Heifers 118, Bulls 4) Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
503 value added 503 8 500.00 $500.00 $2,515 —
571–593 value added 584 20 465.00 $465.00 $2,716 +32.50
618 value added 618 6 442.00 $442.00 $2,732 +7.00
669 value added 669 11 422.00 $422.00 $2,823 —
700 value added 700 3 402.00 $402.00 $2,814 —
786 value added 786 10 351.00 $351.00 $2,759 —
882 value added 882 33 337.00 $337.00 $2,972 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
495 495 4 502.50 $502.50 $2,487 —
574 574 5 450.00 $450.00 $2,583 +32.52
617 617 3 428.00 $428.00 $2,641 +48.00
692 value added 692 26 414.00 $414.00 $2,865 —
748 748 2 335.00 $335.00 $2,506 —
763 value added 763 10 367.00 $367.00 $2,800 +32.00
951 value added 951 7 290.00 $290.00 $2,758 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
404 value added 404 8 500.00 $500.00 $2,020 —
415 415 1 495.00 $495.00 $2,054 —
513 value added 513 6 510.00 $510.00 $2,616 —
545 545 1 460.00 $460.00 $2,507 —
561 value added 561 4 490.00 $490.00 $2,749 +77.50
600–604 value added 604 8 430.00–461.00 $457.15 $2,761 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
498 value added 498 2 475.00 $475.00 $2,366 +110.00
620 620 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,519 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490 value added 490 11 432.00 $432.00 $2,117 +32.00
552–582 value added 569 27 395.00–432.50 $416.14 $2,368 +33.06
611–646 value added 630 22 397.00–423.00 $408.46 $2,573 +75.96
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
418 418 4 435.00 $435.00 $1,818 —
539 539 4 382.50 $382.50 $2,062 -16.50
660 value added 660 21 397.00 $397.00 $2,620 +92.00
771 value added 771 14 347.00 $347.00 $2,675 —
900 value added 900 1 280.00 $280.00 $2,520 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
408 value added 408 6 444.00 $444.00 $1,812 —
443 443 3 437.50 $437.50 $1,938 —
568 568 2 387.50 $387.50 $2,201 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
525 value added 525 3 320.00 $320.00 $1,680 —

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Feeder Bulls

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 —
565 565 2 390.00 $390.00 $2,204 —
700 700 1 320.00 $320.00 $2,240 —

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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.