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Rockingham Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report, Harrisonburg, VA

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

Sale of Thursday, October 8, 2026

206 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $338.33/cwt -30.11 vs last sale · ≈ $1,780/hd at 526 lb · 15 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $384.00/cwt -2.11 vs last sale · ≈ $2,212/hd at 576 lb · 14 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $320.00/cwt -14.99 vs last sale · ≈ $1,936/hd at 605 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 206 405 631
Feeder cattle 206 405 631

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 83, Dairy Steers 57, Heifers 59, Bulls 7) Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 445.00 $445.00 $1,424 +20.00
456 456 7 450.00 $450.00 $2,052 +28.10
470–475 value added 472 3 450.00–455.00 $453.32 $2,140 +43.32
519 519 7 427.50 $427.50 $2,219 +54.10
576 576 14 380.00–388.00 $384.00 $2,212 -18.50
628 628 3 355.00 $355.00 $2,229 -30.00
690 value added 690 4 365.00 $365.00 $2,518 —
841 value added 841 5 295.00 $295.00 $2,481 —
885 value added 885 2 270.00 $270.00 $2,390 -10.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
685 685 10 345.00 $345.00 $2,363 —
745 value added 745 12 330.00 $330.00 $2,458 -2.50
802 value added 802 6 305.00 $305.00 $2,446 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
346 346 4 460.00 $460.00 $1,592 —
535 value added 535 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,766 —
585 value added 585 1 380.00 $380.00 $2,223 —
750 750 1 255.00 $255.00 $1,912 —
1035 value added 1035 1 262.50 $262.50 $2,717 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 360.00 $360.00 $1,134 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
513 513 8 350.00 $350.00 $1,796 —
541 value added 541 7 325.00 $325.00 $1,758 -40.89
605 value added 605 12 320.00 $320.00 $1,936 -14.99
658 value added 658 3 290.00 $290.00 $1,908 —
718 718 11 285.00 $285.00 $2,046 —
780 value added 780 4 262.50 $262.50 $2,048 -20.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 1 375.00 $375.00 $1,500 +20.00
500–533 519 7 340.00–345.00 $342.06 $1,775 +7.06
815 value added 815 1 258.00 $258.00 $2,103 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 2 350.00–365.00 $357.50 $1,305 —
435 435 2 345.00 $345.00 $1,501 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455 455 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,320 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470–480 475 2 350.00–400.00 $374.74 $1,780 -47.76
630–645 638 2 250.00–360.00 $305.65 $1,950 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
548 548 2 352.50 $352.50 $1,932 —
600 600 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,800 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
920 920 18 230.00 $230.00 $2,116 —
1042 1042 16 243.00 $243.00 $2,532 —
1212 1212 23 229.50 $229.50 $2,782 —

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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.