Southside Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, January 12, 2022

152 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $138.37/cwt +18.37 vs last sale · ≈ $801/hd at 579 lb · 14 head

light 3-weight M&L 2 heifers $144.50/cwt +14.50 vs last sale · ≈ $503/hd at 348 lb · 10 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	152	49	232
Feeder cattle	152	49	232

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 44, Heifers 78, Bulls 30)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300	300	1	171.00	$171.00	$513	—
485	485	1	159.00	$159.00	$771	—
500–530	523	8	136.00–160.00	$154.26	$807	-0.74
557	557	3	160.00	$160.00	$891	+13.96
662	662	7	167.00	$167.00	$1,106	—
745	745	2	157.00	$157.00	$1,170	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365	365	1	169.00	$169.00	$617	—
443	443	2	160.00	$160.00	$709	+4.00
553–560	558	7	145.00–158.00	$154.32	$861	—
620–648	643	6	158.00–169.00	$167.23	$1,075	—
740	740	1	159.00	$159.00	$1,177	—
750	750	1	146.00	$146.00	$1,095	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
490	490	1	152.00	$152.00	$745	—
595	595	1	129.00	$129.00	$768	—
615	615	1	110.00	$110.00	$676	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
471	471	4	136.00	$136.00	$641	+8.97
512	512	3	135.00	$135.00	$691	—
563–583	579	14	136.00–139.00	$138.37	$801	+18.37
629–635	630	8	149.00	$149.00	$939	—
742	742	3	140.00	$140.00	$1,039	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
348	348	10	144.50	$144.50	$503	+14.50
385–390	388	2	131.00	$131.00	$508	—
432	432	7	141.50	$141.50	$611	+16.50
568	568	7	140.00	$140.00	$795	—
605	605	1	116.00	$116.00	$702	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
354–375	359	6	133.00–139.00	$136.95	$492	+13.95
441	441	8	137.00	$137.00	$604	—
515	515	2	131.00	$131.00	$675	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
545	545	2	117.00	$117.00	$638	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375–395	385	2	153.00–164.00	$158.36	$610	—
455	455	1	147.00	$147.00	$669	—
553	553	8	154.00	$154.00	$852	+7.00
645	645	3	161.00	$161.00	$1,038	—
735	735	1	152.00	$152.00	$1,117	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
352	352	3	175.00	$175.00	$616	+28.69
420	420	6	160.00	$160.00	$672	—
487	487	3	150.00	$150.00	$730	+2.00
590	590	1	152.00	$152.00	$897	—
615	615	2	147.00	$147.00	$904	—

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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.