Southside Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, January 26, 2022

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light 6-weight M&L 2 heifers $130.69/cwt +22.22 vs last sale · ≈ $819/hd at 627 lb · 11 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	107	74	32
Feeder cattle	107	74	32

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 26, Heifers 60, Bulls 21)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
351	351	4	161.00	$161.00	$565	—
415	415	1	137.00	$137.00	$569	—
500–546	538	6	147.00–155.50	$154.18	$829	+13.18
635	635	1	152.00	$152.00	$965	—
720	720	1	148.00	$148.00	$1,066	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	1	122.00	$122.00	$409	—
480	480	1	161.00	$161.00	$773	-3.00
500–535	526	4	153.00–158.00	$154.19	$811	—
695	695	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,042	—
720	720	1	148.00	$148.00	$1,066	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	1	152.00	$152.00	$494	—
508	508	2	130.00	$130.00	$660	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	1	135.00	$135.00	$466	-20.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–390	381	9	150.00–153.00	$150.95	$575	+18.95
430	430	1	142.00	$142.00	$611	+27.00
455	455	4	153.00	$153.00	$696	—
535–538	537	5	140.00–140.50	$140.40	$754	+16.40
611–642	627	11	126.00–133.00	$130.69	$819	+22.22
660	660	1	135.00	$135.00	$891	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
373	373	3	149.00	$149.00	$556	—
455	455	1	138.00	$138.00	$628	—
536	536	4	137.00	$137.00	$734	+6.50
558	558	7	136.00	$136.00	$759	+16.09
615–648	637	3	133.00–134.00	$133.32	$849	—
750	750	1	123.00	$123.00	$922	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	4	139.00	$139.00	$466	—
415	415	1	145.00	$145.00	$602	+38.00
468	468	2	126.00	$126.00	$590	—
550	550	3	128.00	$128.00	$704	+13.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
353	353	2	174.00	$174.00	$614	—
403	403	2	166.00	$166.00	$669	—
487	487	3	159.00	$159.00	$774	—
540	540	1	148.00	$148.00	$799	+3.43
568	568	2	156.00	$156.00	$886	—
663	663	2	148.00	$148.00	$981	—
715–725	720	2	136.00–138.00	$137.01	$986	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360	360	1	171.00	$171.00	$616	—
477	477	3	161.00	$161.00	$768	+11.00
560	560	1	154.00	$154.00	$862	+7.00

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
565	565	1	143.00	$143.00	$808	—
630	630	1	125.00	$125.00	$788	—

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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.