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Rockingham Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report, Harrisonburg, VA

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

Sale of Thursday, September 10, 2026

405 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $368.44/cwt -1.56 vs last sale · ≈ $1,993/hd at 541 lb · 54 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $383.87/cwt -18.63 vs last sale · ≈ $2,415/hd at 629 lb · 40 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $340.00/cwt ≈ $2,438/hd at 717 lb · 33 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 405 473 495
Feeder cattle 405 473 495

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 230, Heifers 169, Bulls 6) 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
508 508 5 405.00 $405.00 $2,057 -5.00
553–590 value added 573 13 350.00–400.00 $374.27 $2,145 -17.64
611–648 value added 629 40 370.00–394.00 $383.87 $2,415 -18.63
691 value added 691 17 355.00 $355.00 $2,453 ±0.00
744 value added 744 9 332.50 $332.50 $2,474 -4.50
838 value added 838 5 305.00 $305.00 $2,556 -18.25
973 value added 973 19 254.00 $254.00 $2,471 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 425.00 $425.00 $1,402 —
370 370 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,295 —
459 value added 459 4 410.00 $410.00 $1,882 —
463–492 482 9 410.00–427.50 $421.90 $2,034 —
500–540 value added 527 3 350.00–417.50 $371.36 $1,957 +58.86
515–548 537 3 370.00–375.00 $373.40 $2,005 -19.10
590 value added 590 2 255.00 $255.00 $1,504 —
595 595 16 402.50 $402.50 $2,395 —
605 605 4 385.00 $385.00 $2,329 —
650 value added 650 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,690 -106.64
717 value added 717 33 340.00 $340.00 $2,438 —
760 value added 760 3 265.00 $265.00 $2,014 —
880 value added 880 3 280.00 $280.00 $2,464 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 value added 395 3 420.00 $420.00 $1,659 —
402 value added 402 5 467.50 $467.50 $1,879 +67.50
440 440 4 434.00 $434.00 $1,910 —
720 value added 720 3 268.00 $268.00 $1,930 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363 value added 363 4 460.00 $460.00 $1,670 —
560 value added 560 4 272.50 $272.50 $1,526 -77.50
732 value added 732 6 319.00 $319.00 $2,335 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
332 value added 332 3 425.00 $425.00 $1,411 —
540 value added 540 1 325.00 $325.00 $1,755 —
598 value added 598 4 360.00 $360.00 $2,153 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 480 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,920 +50.00
520 520 1 325.00 $325.00 $1,690 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
423–429 value added 427 13 365.00–375.00 $371.95 $1,588 —
518–537 value added 533 27 351.00–370.00 $365.89 $1,950 —
549 549 27 371.00 $371.00 $2,037 —
613–637 value added 627 32 333.00–338.00 $334.99 $2,100 +6.99
752 value added 752 10 282.50 $282.50 $2,124 -12.50
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 370.00 $370.00 $1,406 —
427 427 3 355.00 $355.00 $1,516 -40.00
440 value added 440 1 345.00 $345.00 $1,518 —
521 521 8 335.00 $335.00 $1,745 —
555 555 1 335.00 $335.00 $1,859 —
600 value added 600 14 377.50 $377.50 $2,265 —
785 785 1 199.00 $199.00 $1,562 -96.00
875 value added 875 1 258.00 $258.00 $2,258 —
1000 value added 1000 2 212.50 $212.50 $2,125 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
369 value added 369 8 380.00 $380.00 $1,402 —
631 631 11 243.00 $243.00 $1,533 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
322 value added 322 3 370.00 $370.00 $1,191 —
460 value added 460 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,564 +2.50
530 value added 530 1 335.00 $335.00 $1,776 —
593 593 3 312.50 $312.50 $1,853 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
525 525 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,050 -80.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
458 458 3 422.50 $422.50 $1,935 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490 490 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,470 —
558 558 2 280.00 $280.00 $1,562 -85.00

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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.