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Rockingham Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Thursday, March 12, 2026

602 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $377.17/cwt +26.17 vs last sale · ≈ $2,834/hd at 751 lb · 60 head
light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $333.14/cwt ≈ $2,763/hd at 829 lb · 46 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $364.05/cwt -52.09 vs last sale · ≈ $2,044/hd at 562 lb · 37 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 602 301 1,113
Feeder cattle 602 301 1,113

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 342, Dairy Steers 43, Heifers 183, Dairy Heifers 12, Bulls 22) Value Added and Natural 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
502–509 value added 504 22 480.00–521.00 $509.71 $2,569 +9.71
559–581 value added 568 24 472.00–496.00 $485.77 $2,759 +20.77
629 629 24 450.00 $450.00 $2,830 —
644 value added 644 10 435.00 $435.00 $2,801 -7.00
663–678 value added 672 21 410.00–430.00 $418.46 $2,812 -3.54
750 750 44 380.50 $380.50 $2,854 —
755 value added 755 16 368.00 $368.00 $2,778 +17.00
829 value added 829 33 333.00 $333.00 $2,761 —
830 830 13 333.50 $333.50 $2,768 —
963 value added 963 19 322.00 $322.00 $3,101 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
432 value added 432 3 525.00 $525.00 $2,268 —
433 433 3 480.00 $480.00 $2,078 —
459–465 460 12 489.00–500.00 $489.93 $2,254 -12.57
465 value added 465 1 515.00 $515.00 $2,395 —
507 value added 507 5 475.00 $475.00 $2,408 —
578 578 6 465.00 $465.00 $2,688 +15.00
625 value added 625 1 395.00 $395.00 $2,469 —
670–674 value added 672 7 369.00–400.00 $386.76 $2,599 -27.24
674 674 8 405.00 $405.00 $2,730 —
730 730 1 335.00 $335.00 $2,446 ±0.00
759 value added 759 30 351.50 $351.50 $2,668 -15.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
489 489 5 474.00 $474.00 $2,318 —
512 value added 512 6 499.00 $499.00 $2,555 -11.00
579–580 value added 579 11 440.00–472.50 $469.54 $2,719 -20.46
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
494 value added 494 5 475.00 $475.00 $2,346 —
563 value added 563 6 485.00 $485.00 $2,731 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 value added 365 1 485.00 $485.00 $1,770 —
635 value added 635 2 300.00 $300.00 $1,905 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
520 520 1 345.00 $345.00 $1,794 —
588 value added 588 2 252.50 $252.50 $1,485 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
479 value added 479 5 395.00 $395.00 $1,892 -37.00
551 551 11 350.00 $350.00 $1,928 —
566 value added 566 26 370.00 $370.00 $2,094 -46.14
632 value added 632 18 345.00 $345.00 $2,180 -63.46
658–680 value added 664 37 335.00–341.00 $339.34 $2,253 —
801 value added 801 22 288.00 $288.00 $2,307 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 395.00 $395.00 $1,343 —
355 355 4 425.00 $425.00 $1,509 —
428–446 437 8 370.00–440.00 $415.79 $1,817 -19.21
490 490 5 350.00 $350.00 $1,715 —
585 value added 585 1 370.00 $370.00 $2,164 —
595 595 2 305.00 $305.00 $1,815 —
650 value added 650 13 352.00 $352.00 $2,288 -45.00
740 740 1 330.00 $330.00 $2,442 —
915 value added 915 2 287.50 $287.50 $2,631 +7.50
1000–1015 value added 1004 4 281.00–282.00 $281.75 $2,829 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
383 383 4 395.00 $395.00 $1,513 —
488 488 6 375.00 $375.00 $1,830 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 value added 405 6 440.00 $440.00 $1,782 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 value added 380 1 370.00 $370.00 $1,406 —
433 value added 433 2 335.00 $335.00 $1,451 —
558 value added 558 2 322.50 $322.50 $1,800 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490 490 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,666 —
540 540 1 315.00 $315.00 $1,701 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
366 366 4 460.00 $460.00 $1,684 —
420 420 1 465.00 $465.00 $1,953 —
460–485 481 6 285.00–450.00 $423.69 $2,038 —
535 535 2 390.00 $390.00 $2,086 —
590 590 5 385.00 $385.00 $2,272 —
680 680 1 335.00 $335.00 $2,278 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 2 475.00 $475.00 $1,876 —
655 655 1 335.00 $335.00 $2,194 —

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Dairy Heifers

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
716 716 4 282.50 $282.50 $2,023 —
849 849 7 271.00 $271.00 $2,301 —
1250 1250 1 246.00 $246.00 $3,075 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
949 949 6 283.00 $283.00 $2,686 —
1085–1088 1087 37 245.00–283.00 $266.59 $2,898 —

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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.