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Southside Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, February 9, 2022

128 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 3 heifers $139.64/cwt +0.64 vs last sale · ≈ $617/hd at 442 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 128 168 88
Feeder cattle 128 168 88

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 43, Heifers 64, Bulls 21)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 176.00 $176.00 $686 —
523 523 3 171.00 $171.00 $894 -2.00
566–586 576 8 163.00–176.00 $169.39 $976 -4.61
618 618 3 166.00 $166.00 $1,026 +4.00
650–665 653 5 165.00–166.00 $165.80 $1,083 +25.80
710–725 720 3 157.00 $157.00 $1,130 +6.00
773 773 2 156.00 $156.00 $1,206 +17.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 181.00 $181.00 $670 —
435 435 1 162.00 $162.00 $705 —
453 453 6 179.00 $179.00 $811 -1.29
537 537 5 177.00 $177.00 $950 +7.00
690 690 1 163.00 $163.00 $1,125 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 1 153.00 $153.00 $643 —
515–520 518 2 135.00–157.00 $146.05 $757 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 470 1 130.00 $130.00 $611 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–339 335 6 137.00–156.50 $153.44 $514 —
432 432 7 147.00 $147.00 $635 -1.79
455–491 484 5 132.00–150.00 $146.61 $710 -7.36
558 558 2 135.00 $135.00 $753 +8.00
633 633 3 130.00 $130.00 $823 -4.00
700 700 1 113.00 $113.00 $791 -7.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
362 362 5 148.00 $148.00 $536 —
425–444 442 10 117.50–142.00 $139.64 $617 +0.64
531 531 5 133.00 $133.00 $706 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 2 153.00 $153.00 $543 -3.00
435 435 2 149.00 $149.00 $648 —
537 537 3 140.00 $140.00 $752 -8.49
555 555 3 139.00 $139.00 $771 —
620 620 2 136.00 $136.00 $843 +0.50
660–674 669 6 132.00 $132.00 $883 +2.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 120.00 $120.00 $408 —
505 505 1 105.00 $105.00 $530 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 4 173.00 $173.00 $692 -11.00
508 508 2 157.00 $157.00 $798 —
564 564 4 151.50 $151.50 $854 -6.10
620 620 1 148.00 $148.00 $918 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
413 413 2 170.00 $170.00 $702 —
450–477 470 4 149.00–160.00 $157.37 $740 -17.63
500–530 515 2 135.00–150.00 $142.28 $733 +11.28
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 137.00 $137.00 $527 +10.00
555 555 1 135.00 $135.00 $749 —

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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.