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Rockingham Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Thursday, August 13, 2026

473 head sold ·Official USDA report

light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $323.25/cwt ≈ $2,728/hd at 844 lb · 58 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $290.00/cwt ≈ $2,395/hd at 826 lb · 53 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $366.33/cwt -57.89 vs last sale · ≈ $2,421/hd at 661 lb · 37 head
Harrisonburg, VA 8-weight steers sold at $322/cwt. VA 8-weight steers are down $20 from their early August peak of $355/cwt. What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 473 635 298
Feeder cattle 473 635 298

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 268, Heifers 175, Bulls 30) 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
488 value added 488 4 430.00 $430.00 $2,098 —
501 501 6 410.00 $410.00 $2,054 -57.22
571–588 value added 577 16 390.00–395.00 $391.91 $2,261 —
604 value added 604 12 402.50 $402.50 $2,431 +27.50
693 value added 693 5 355.00 $355.00 $2,460 -53.00
744 value added 744 24 337.00 $337.00 $2,507 -25.85
751 value added 751 9 341.00 $341.00 $2,561 —
844 value added 844 58 323.25 $323.25 $2,728 —
878 value added 878 16 316.00 $316.00 $2,774 —
1003 value added 1003 36 291.00 $291.00 $2,919 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
422 422 3 430.00 $430.00 $1,815 —
545 value added 545 1 312.50 $312.50 $1,703 -136.82
546 546 4 392.50 $392.50 $2,143 -70.52
636 value added 636 6 382.50 $382.50 $2,433 -37.24
660 660 1 355.00 $355.00 $2,343 -73.59
658–681 value added 661 36 360.00–367.50 $366.64 $2,423 -54.13
752 752 5 320.00 $320.00 $2,406 —
928 928 2 265.00 $265.00 $2,459 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 390.00 $390.00 $1,521 -115.00
405 value added 405 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,620 —
455 455 1 405.00 $405.00 $1,843 +20.00
470 value added 470 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,880 -115.00
518 value added 518 5 400.00 $400.00 $2,072 —
532 532 6 400.00 $400.00 $2,128 —
620 620 2 360.00 $360.00 $2,232 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 250.00 $250.00 $950 —
470 470 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,645 —
615 615 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,384 —
795 795 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,670 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
578 value added 578 2 350.00 $350.00 $2,023 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
429 429 7 395.00 $395.00 $1,695 —
665 665 3 315.00 $315.00 $2,095 -25.00
680 value added 680 10 327.50 $327.50 $2,227 —
728 728 2 290.00 $290.00 $2,111 -22.50
760 760 2 295.00 $295.00 $2,242 —
822 822 3 290.00 $290.00 $2,384 —
826 value added 826 50 290.00 $290.00 $2,395 —
860 860 1 295.00 $295.00 $2,537 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
491–495 value added 492 11 342.50–375.00 $351.42 $1,729 -98.58
511 511 11 370.00 $370.00 $1,891 -37.50
560 value added 560 7 364.00 $364.00 $2,038 —
645 value added 645 13 328.00 $328.00 $2,116 —
756 value added 756 10 295.00 $295.00 $2,230 -25.00
883 value added 883 4 300.00 $300.00 $2,649 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
520 value added 520 11 350.00 $350.00 $1,820 —
601 value added 601 7 300.00 $300.00 $1,803 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 335.00 $335.00 $1,273 -105.00
435 value added 435 2 305.00 $305.00 $1,327 —
470 value added 470 5 337.50 $337.50 $1,586 —
552 552 6 345.00 $345.00 $1,904 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–435 value added 420 5 300.00–332.50 $319.04 $1,340 —
498 value added 498 3 310.00 $310.00 $1,544 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
505 505 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,414 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
662 value added 662 3 315.00 $315.00 $2,085 —
720 720 10 240.00 $240.00 $1,728 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 2 329.00 $329.00 $1,365 -76.00
494 value added 494 4 320.00 $320.00 $1,581 —
559 559 4 365.00 $365.00 $2,040 -15.00
Medium and Large 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455 value added 455 4 305.00 $305.00 $1,388 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550 value added 550 2 240.00 $240.00 $1,320 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
690 690 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,311 —

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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.