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Southside Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, February 2, 2022

168 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $148.49/cwt +11.49 vs last sale · ≈ $786/hd at 529 lb · 17 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $153.97/cwt +0.97 vs last sale · ≈ $713/hd at 463 lb · 11 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 steers $180.29/cwt ≈ $865/hd at 480 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 168 107 52
Feeder cattle 168 107 52

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 58, Heifers 75, Bulls 35)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
337 337 3 177.00 $177.00 $596 +55.00
456 456 4 187.00 $187.00 $853 +26.00
547 547 6 173.00 $173.00 $946 +18.81
565–568 567 3 174.00 $174.00 $987 —
649 649 4 162.00 $162.00 $1,051 —
660 660 1 140.00 $140.00 $924 -10.00
717 717 5 151.00 $151.00 $1,083 +3.00
750 750 1 139.00 $139.00 $1,042 —
805 805 4 146.00 $146.00 $1,175 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475–486 480 10 176.00–185.00 $180.29 $865 —
520 520 1 170.00 $170.00 $884 +15.82
625–640 631 5 160.00–162.00 $160.80 $1,015 +8.80
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
429 429 4 155.00 $155.00 $665 —
540 540 2 165.00 $165.00 $891 +35.00
553 553 4 164.00 $164.00 $907 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
565 565 1 168.00 $168.00 $949 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 4 160.50 $160.50 $586 +9.55
400–437 432 8 148.50–151.00 $148.79 $643 +6.79
458–468 463 11 151.00–156.50 $153.97 $713 +0.97
530 530 3 135.00 $135.00 $716 -5.40
575 575 1 127.00 $127.00 $730 —
635–638 637 5 130.00–135.00 $134.00 $854 +3.31
705 705 1 120.00 $120.00 $846 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363 363 2 156.00 $156.00 $566 +7.00
471 471 5 152.00 $152.00 $716 +14.00
523–532 529 17 145.00–155.00 $148.49 $786 +11.49
631 631 5 135.50 $135.50 $855 +2.18
675 675 3 130.00 $130.00 $878 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 3 138.00 $138.00 $448 -1.00
443 443 4 139.00 $139.00 $616 -6.00
575 575 1 127.00 $127.00 $730 -1.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 125.00 $125.00 $481 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
344 344 5 182.00 $182.00 $626 —
355 355 2 144.00–157.00 $150.50 $534 -20.50
423 423 3 184.00 $184.00 $778 —
480–485 483 5 164.00–175.00 $170.80 $825 +9.80
552–553 552 5 154.00–160.00 $157.60 $870 +3.60
785 785 1 120.00 $120.00 $942 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
493 493 6 175.00 $175.00 $863 +16.00
545 545 1 131.00 $131.00 $714 -17.00
573 573 2 164.00 $164.00 $940 +8.00
635–640 638 2 129.00–143.00 $135.97 $867 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 127.00 $127.00 $464 —
595 595 1 134.00 $134.00 $797 -9.00

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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.