I added a cumulative weight column and went to a lookup solution. I also added a cell to hold the MATCH value for the INDEX+MATCH solution: I hate calculating values more than twice.
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[TD="align: center"]1[/TD]
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[TD="align: center"]2[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Diameter[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]# of rods[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Length[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Weight per foot[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Weight per rod[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Weight[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Cumulative Weight[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]3[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]1"[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: [URL=https://www.mrexcel.com/forum/usertag.php?do=list&action=hash&hash=A9D08E]#A9D08E[/URL] , align: center"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: <a href=, align: center"] -
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]2.8922[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]72.31[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: <a href=, align: center"] -
[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: <a href=, align: center"] -
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]4[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]0.875[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: [URL=https://www.mrexcel.com/forum/usertag.php?do=list&action=hash&hash=A9D08E]#A9D08E[/URL] , align: center"]130[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: <a href=, align: center"] 3,250
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]2.21198[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]55.30[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: <a href=, align: center"] 7,189
[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: <a href=, align: center"] 7,189
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]5[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]0.75[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: [URL=https://www.mrexcel.com/forum/usertag.php?do=list&action=hash&hash=A9D08E]#A9D08E[/URL] , align: center"]235
[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: <a href=, align: center"] 5,875
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]1.62346[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]40.59[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: <a href=, align: center"] 9,538
[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: <a href=, align: center"]16,727
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]6[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: [URL=https://www.mrexcel.com/forum/usertag.php?do=list&action=hash&hash=A9D08E]#A9D08E[/URL] , align: center"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: <a href=, align: center"] -
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]2.8922[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]72.31[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: <a href=, align: center"] -
[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: <a href=, align: center"]16,727
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]7[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]1.25[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: [URL=https://www.mrexcel.com/forum/usertag.php?do=list&action=hash&hash=A9D08E]#A9D08E[/URL] , align: center"]15[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: <a href=, align: center"] 375
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]4.52765[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]113.19[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: <a href=, align: center"] 1,698
[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: <a href=, align: center"]18,425
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]8[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]1.5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: [URL=https://www.mrexcel.com/forum/usertag.php?do=list&action=hash&hash=A9D08E]#A9D08E[/URL] , align: center"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: <a href=, align: center"] -
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]6.5298[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]163.25[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: <a href=, align: center"] -
[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: <a href=, align: center"]18,425
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]9[/TD]
[TD="align: center"][/TD]
[TD="align: center"][/TD]
[TD="align: center"] 9,500 [/TD]
[TD="align: center"][/TD]
[TD="align: center"][/TD]
[TD="align: center"] 18,425 [/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: center"]10[/TD]
[TD="align: center"][/TD]
[TD="align: center"][/TD]
[TD="align: center"][/TD]
[TD="align: center"][/TD]
[TD="align: center"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: center"]11[/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"]Static weight of full rod string[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]18425[/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: center"]12[/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"]Current static weight[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]15965[/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: center"]13[/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"]Match row[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]3[/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: center"]14[/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"]Rod break at #[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FBDDDD"]216 of 0.75 rods[/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
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The workbook is at <a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/zbf24gaxjc7nxu2/rods_01.xlsx?dl=0" target="_blank">