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Rockingham Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Thursday, April 9, 2026

974 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $340.65/cwt +3.15 vs last sale · ≈ $2,855/hd at 838 lb · 96 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $365.00/cwt +37.00 vs last sale · ≈ $2,719/hd at 745 lb · 65 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $330.00/cwt ≈ $2,505/hd at 759 lb · 61 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 974 600 853
Feeder cattle 974 600 853

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 437, Dairy Steers 28, Heifers 468, Bulls 41) 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
341 341 9 570.00 $570.00 $1,944 —
353 value added 353 4 572.50 $572.50 $2,021 -32.50
402 402 22 560.00 $560.00 $2,251 —
410 value added 410 11 532.50 $532.50 $2,183 -85.00
484–492 value added 490 24 470.00–485.00 $481.92 $2,361 —
556–566 value added 559 27 457.50–490.00 $481.46 $2,691 —
627 value added 627 25 450.00 $450.00 $2,822 -1.68
721 value added 721 17 397.50 $397.50 $2,866 -3.49
759 value added 759 53 363.00 $363.00 $2,755 —
837–840 value added 838 96 335.50–343.00 $340.65 $2,855 +3.15
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 521.00 $521.00 $1,745 —
350–396 387 5 521.00–530.00 $528.37 $2,045 —
445 445 3 502.50 $502.50 $2,236 -30.00
476–479 478 28 485.00–505.00 $494.97 $2,366 —
549 549 16 495.00 $495.00 $2,718 —
552–593 568 20 462.50–472.50 $466.67 $2,651 —
585 value added 585 2 392.50 $392.50 $2,296 -105.23
635 635 1 415.00 $415.00 $2,635 —
677 value added 677 38 397.50 $397.50 $2,691 -17.76
715–748 743 6 300.00–350.00 $341.98 $2,541 —
1006 value added 1006 4 307.50 $307.50 $3,093 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 4 500.00 $500.00 $1,725 —
480 480 3 465.00 $465.00 $2,232 —
515 value added 515 1 435.00 $435.00 $2,240 +35.00
679 value added 679 5 355.00 $355.00 $2,410 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
781 value added 781 9 342.50 $342.50 $2,675 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490 490 1 380.00 $380.00 $1,862 —
650 650 1 295.00 $295.00 $1,918 —
705 705 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,304 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 9 500.00 $500.00 $1,525 —
348 value added 348 3 492.50 $492.50 $1,714 —
370 370 10 501.00 $501.00 $1,854 —
439 439 29 475.00 $475.00 $2,085 +32.50
453–482 value added 467 45 457.50–475.00 $469.78 $2,194 +49.78
474 474 5 467.50 $467.50 $2,216 —
533–548 value added 543 34 425.00–430.00 $426.59 $2,316 —
551 551 14 427.50 $427.50 $2,356 —
556 value added 556 15 430.00 $430.00 $2,391 +10.00
648 value added 648 44 374.00 $374.00 $2,424 -16.14
657 value added 657 14 355.00 $355.00 $2,332 +23.42
745 745 65 365.00 $365.00 $2,719 —
759 value added 759 61 330.00 $330.00 $2,505 —
860 value added 860 10 289.00 $289.00 $2,485 —
952 value added 952 6 270.00 $270.00 $2,570 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 5 490.00 $490.00 $1,838 +9.15
435 435 13 470.00 $470.00 $2,044 -10.00
475 475 6 470.00 $470.00 $2,232 +20.00
510–539 528 21 391.00–410.00 $398.45 $2,104 —
613 613 18 378.00 $378.00 $2,317 —
656 value added 656 7 340.00 $340.00 $2,230 —
675 675 2 340.00 $340.00 $2,295 —
758 758 2 330.00 $330.00 $2,501 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 2 375.00 $375.00 $1,219 —
368 368 2 505.00 $505.00 $1,858 —
417 value added 417 3 437.50 $437.50 $1,824 —
450 450 11 450.00 $450.00 $2,025 —
485 value added 485 1 362.50 $362.50 $1,758 +22.50
505 505 1 395.00 $395.00 $1,995 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
625 value added 625 4 305.00 $305.00 $1,906 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
694 value added 694 4 305.00 $305.00 $2,117 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 value added 400 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,280 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
357 357 6 450.00 $450.00 $1,606 —
440 440 7 470.00 $470.00 $2,068 —
578 578 3 377.50 $377.50 $2,182 —
650 650 4 350.00 $350.00 $2,275 +20.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
384 384 4 407.50 $407.50 $1,565 —
481 481 4 387.50 $387.50 $1,864 —
610 610 2 390.00 $390.00 $2,379 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
351 351 4 450.00 $450.00 $1,580 —
562–565 563 4 332.50–375.00 $364.33 $2,051 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
948 948 28 276.00 $276.00 $2,616 —

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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.