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Rockingham Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report, Harrisonburg, VA

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

Sale of Thursday, May 14, 2026

664 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $375.25/cwt +1.25 vs last sale · ≈ $2,383/hd at 635 lb · 54 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $417.00/cwt -9.59 vs last sale · ≈ $2,277/hd at 546 lb · 51 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $486.77/cwt +16.77 vs last sale · ≈ $2,373/hd at 487 lb · 47 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 664 974 0
Feeder cattle 664 974 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 298, Dairy Steers 47, Heifers 288, Bulls 31) Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated Natural cattle are Vaccinated

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 8 510.00 $510.00 $1,938 —
400 400 9 530.00 $530.00 $2,120 -30.00
472 value added 472 3 490.00 $490.00 $2,313 +8.08
527 value added 527 24 490.00 $490.00 $2,582 —
558–564 value added 562 17 475.00–480.00 $477.95 $2,686 -3.51
623–634 value added 631 19 420.00–440.00 $433.76 $2,737 -16.24
710 value added 710 13 386.00 $386.00 $2,741 -11.50
757 value added 757 22 386.00 $386.00 $2,922 +23.00
888 value added 888 29 333.00 $333.00 $2,957 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 2 515.00 $515.00 $1,906 -13.37
440 440 2 475.00 $475.00 $2,090 -27.50
459–483 467 24 445.00–540.00 $519.83 $2,428 +24.86
527 527 28 577.50 $577.50 $3,043 +82.50
532 532 3 455.00 $455.00 $2,421 -40.00
565–575 value added 567 11 370.00–482.00 $461.34 $2,616 +68.84
568 568 5 450.00 $450.00 $2,556 -16.67
615 615 11 495.00 $495.00 $3,044 +80.00
622 622 3 465.00 $465.00 $2,892 +50.00
628–645 value added 643 18 410.00–460.00 $454.57 $2,923 —
663 663 4 370.00 $370.00 $2,453 —
733 733 4 345.00 $345.00 $2,529 +3.02
801 value added 801 6 346.00 $346.00 $2,771 —
985 985 1 280.00 $280.00 $2,758 —
1195 value added 1195 1 255.00 $255.00 $3,047 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 480.00 $480.00 $1,800 —
413–425 415 6 455.00–500.00 $492.32 $2,043 —
430 value added 430 5 480.00 $480.00 $2,064 —
513 value added 513 5 450.00 $450.00 $2,308 +15.00
594 value added 594 4 400.00 $400.00 $2,376 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455 455 3 400.00 $400.00 $1,820 +20.00
570 570 1 295.00 $295.00 $1,682 —
645 645 2 200.00 $200.00 $1,290 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
468 468 4 475.00 $475.00 $2,223 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
372 value added 372 3 450.00 $450.00 $1,674 —
376 376 8 515.00 $515.00 $1,936 +14.00
416 416 9 480.00 $480.00 $1,997 +5.00
454 value added 454 29 475.00 $475.00 $2,156 +5.22
546 value added 546 51 417.00 $417.00 $2,277 -9.59
574 value added 574 7 380.00 $380.00 $2,181 -50.00
629–639 value added 635 54 372.50–380.00 $375.25 $2,383 +1.25
669 value added 669 8 360.00 $360.00 $2,408 +5.00
870 value added 870 5 305.00 $305.00 $2,654 +16.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
328–330 329 6 380.00–450.00 $403.24 $1,327 —
460–498 485 38 437.50–506.00 $496.66 $2,409 +26.66
498 498 9 445.00 $445.00 $2,216 -25.00
550 550 4 387.50 $387.50 $2,131 —
569 value added 569 7 407.00 $407.00 $2,316 —
638 638 7 335.00 $335.00 $2,137 -43.00
760 value added 760 11 312.50 $312.50 $2,375 —
843 value added 843 12 316.00 $316.00 $2,664 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
451 451 4 457.50 $457.50 $2,063 +7.50
534 value added 534 5 370.00 $370.00 $1,976 —
587 value added 587 3 355.00 $355.00 $2,084 —
915 value added 915 1 250.00 $250.00 $2,288 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
557 value added 557 5 375.00 $375.00 $2,089 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470–495 483 2 160.00–290.00 $223.32 $1,079 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
436 436 5 447.50 $447.50 $1,951 —
463 value added 463 8 485.00 $485.00 $2,246 —
515 value added 515 3 445.00 $445.00 $2,292 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
416 value added 416 4 490.00 $490.00 $2,038 —
425 425 1 480.00 $480.00 $2,040 +10.00
568 value added 568 4 440.00 $440.00 $2,499 —
575 575 1 385.00 $385.00 $2,214 +7.50
620 620 1 362.50 $362.50 $2,248 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
540 540 1 360.00 $360.00 $1,944 —
643 643 3 355.00 $355.00 $2,283 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
383 383 19 350.00 $350.00 $1,340 —
1004–1018 1008 8 254.00–273.00 $258.80 $2,609 —
1180 1180 20 253.00 $253.00 $2,985 —

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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.