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Southside Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, March 2, 2022

251 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $147.96/cwt +3.96 vs last sale · ≈ $774/hd at 523 lb · 23 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $154.77/cwt ≈ $761/hd at 492 lb · 13 head
light 4-weight M&L 3 heifers $140.58/cwt +23.08 vs last sale · ≈ $616/hd at 438 lb · 13 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 251 118 47
Feeder cattle 251 118 47

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 45, Heifers 120, Bulls 86)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
348 348 3 173.00 $173.00 $602 —
470 470 1 181.00 $181.00 $851 +20.00
540 540 4 175.00 $175.00 $945 +16.00
630 630 1 161.00 $161.00 $1,014 -13.00
695 695 1 151.00 $151.00 $1,049 -12.00
748 748 2 145.00 $145.00 $1,085 —
853 853 5 137.00 $137.00 $1,169 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 171.00 $171.00 $633 —
420 420 1 160.00 $160.00 $672 -10.00
500 500 3 175.00 $175.00 $875 —
551 551 8 177.00 $177.00 $975 —
615 615 1 163.00 $163.00 $1,002 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 142.50 $142.50 $470 —
470 470 1 150.00 $150.00 $705 —
517–540 523 4 150.00–162.00 $158.90 $831 —
633 633 3 158.00 $158.00 $1,000 +28.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 2 170.00 $170.00 $765 —
552 552 3 161.00 $161.00 $889 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
332 332 3 143.00 $143.00 $475 —
362 362 11 149.00 $149.00 $539 -2.45
447 447 9 149.00 $149.00 $666 +10.77
465–470 468 2 133.00–149.00 $141.04 $660 —
542 542 10 146.00 $146.00 $791 +5.69
577 577 3 147.00 $147.00 $848 —
615 615 7 140.00–143.00 $141.71 $872 +11.71
665 665 1 136.00 $136.00 $904 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 148.00 $148.00 $577 -5.00
445 445 2 139.00 $139.00 $619 -15.00
475 475 5 146.00 $146.00 $694 —
515–541 523 23 145.00–150.00 $147.96 $774 +3.96
613–623 617 5 133.00–144.50 $139.86 $863 +4.86
673–680 675 3 135.00–140.00 $138.32 $934 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363 363 6 150.00 $150.00 $544 —
400–441 438 13 135.00–141.00 $140.58 $616 +23.08
533 533 3 130.00 $130.00 $693 -12.00
613 613 2 136.00 $136.00 $834 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
426 426 7 139.00 $139.00 $592 —
580 580 2 116.00 $116.00 $673 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
323 323 3 172.00 $172.00 $556 —
350 350 1 117.50 $117.50 $411 -58.50
421 421 8 166.00 $166.00 $699 -5.00
490–492 492 13 152.00–155.00 $154.77 $761 —
563 563 6 146.00 $146.00 $822 -2.00
627 627 10 139.50 $139.50 $875 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
337 337 3 169.00 $169.00 $570 —
405–423 419 10 134.00–158.50 $153.77 $644 -9.23
487–490 488 12 145.00–153.00 $150.99 $737 -6.51
550–565 563 9 135.00–144.50 $143.47 $808 -3.00
625 625 1 135.00 $135.00 $844 -7.50
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 122.00 $122.00 $409 —
398 398 2 139.00 $139.00 $553 —
510 510 1 110.00 $110.00 $561 —
580 580 2 122.50 $122.50 $710 —
613 613 2 123.00 $123.00 $754 —

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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.