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Southside Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, February 16, 2022

142 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $170.82/cwt +0.82 vs last sale · ≈ $712/hd at 417 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 142 128 0
Feeder cattle 142 128 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 20, Heifers 67, Bulls 55)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415–420 418 3 136.00–169.00 $146.91 $614 -15.09
508 508 5 168.00 $168.00 $853 -9.00
653 653 2 152.00 $152.00 $993 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
535–545 538 3 167.50 $167.50 $901 -3.50
615 615 2 149.00 $149.00 $916 -17.00
660 660 1 146.00 $146.00 $964 -19.80
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
535 535 1 152.00 $152.00 $813 +5.95
593 593 2 153.00 $153.00 $907 —
610 610 1 143.00 $143.00 $872 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
338 338 2 160.50 $160.50 $542 +7.06
350 350 1 153.00 $153.00 $536 —
439 439 8 148.50 $148.50 $652 +1.50
470 470 1 137.00 $137.00 $644 -9.61
550 550 6 134.50 $134.50 $740 -0.50
610–615 612 5 133.00–136.00 $134.79 $825 +4.79
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–345 333 3 150.00 $150.00 $500 —
441–445 441 9 143.00–145.50 $145.22 $640 -3.78
475 475 1 143.00 $143.00 $679 —
539–545 540 5 135.00 $135.00 $729 -5.00
605–645 633 4 134.00 $134.00 $848 -2.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
356 356 6 145.00 $145.00 $516 -3.00
405–445 436 7 124.00–138.00 $136.05 $593 -3.59
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 4 126.00 $126.00 $580 —
578 578 2 118.00 $118.00 $682 —
680 680 1 126.00 $126.00 $857 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 170.00 $170.00 $586 —
358 358 2 180.00 $180.00 $644 —
410–418 417 10 164.00–172.50 $170.82 $712 +0.82
477 477 5 159.00 $159.00 $758 +1.63
560 560 4 145.00 $145.00 $812 —
645 645 2 138.00 $138.00 $890 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
339 339 4 182.25 $182.25 $618 —
390 390 3 178.00 $178.00 $694 —
485 485 5 160.00 $160.00 $776 —
556 556 4 149.00 $149.00 $828 -2.50
670 670 2 136.00 $136.00 $911 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
328 328 2 167.00 $167.00 $548 —
414 414 5 156.00 $156.00 $646 —
505 505 4 145.00 $145.00 $732 —
700 700 1 121.00 $121.00 $847 —

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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.