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Southside Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, March 9, 2022

109 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $147.00/cwt -2.00 vs last sale · ≈ $610/hd at 415 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 109 251 232
Feeder cattle 109 251 232

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 16, Heifers 49, Bulls 44)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 475 2 165.00 $165.00 $784 —
525 525 3 158.00 $158.00 $830 -17.00
605 605 1 152.00 $152.00 $920 -11.00
758 758 3 144.00 $144.00 $1,092 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
353 353 3 164.00 $164.00 $579 —
428 428 2 160.00 $160.00 $685 —
470 470 1 153.00 $153.00 $719 -28.00
540 540 1 157.00 $157.00 $848 -18.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–349 342 5 136.00–137.00 $136.82 $468 —
429 429 4 138.00 $138.00 $592 -1.00
490 490 1 139.00 $139.00 $681 -7.00
518–533 524 8 134.00–139.00 $137.09 $718 -10.87
628 628 3 128.00 $128.00 $804 -11.86
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–373 367 4 136.00–137.00 $136.76 $502 -12.24
415 415 11 147.00 $147.00 $610 -2.00
480 480 2 127.00 $127.00 $610 -14.04
555 555 1 137.00 $137.00 $760 -10.00
685 685 1 105.00 $105.00 $719 -31.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
463 463 3 130.00 $130.00 $602 —
563 563 4 120.00 $120.00 $676 —
640 640 1 105.00 $105.00 $672 -31.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 1 112.50 $112.50 $489 -26.50

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
333 333 5 161.00 $161.00 $536 -11.00
414 414 8 158.50 $158.50 $656 -7.50
491 491 9 157.50 $157.50 $773 +2.73
581 581 4 144.50 $144.50 $840 -1.50
605 605 1 138.00 $138.00 $835 -1.50
805 805 1 107.50 $107.50 $865 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
342 342 8 161.00 $161.00 $551 -8.00
490 490 3 157.00 $157.00 $769 +6.01
575 575 2 138.00 $138.00 $794 -5.47
710 710 1 125.00 $125.00 $888 —
860 860 1 100.00 $100.00 $860 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 1 132.00 $132.00 $561 —

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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.