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Southside Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, March 16, 2022

121 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 121 109 129
Feeder cattle 121 109 129

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 11, Heifers 59, Bulls 51)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455 455 1 158.00 $158.00 $719 -7.00
527 527 3 162.50 $162.50 $856 +4.50
652 652 3 150.00 $150.00 $978 —
785 785 2 144.00 $144.00 $1,130 ±0.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
680 680 1 139.00 $139.00 $945 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 1 139.00 $139.00 $626 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 140.00 $140.00 $518 —
433 433 3 145.00 $145.00 $628 +7.00
525–546 543 7 137.00 $137.00 $744 -0.09
615–635 630 5 110.00–124.00 $120.67 $760 -7.33
660 660 2 130.00 $130.00 $858 —
805 805 4 120.00 $120.00 $966 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
353 353 6 153.00 $153.00 $540 +16.24
425 425 1 125.00 $125.00 $531 -22.00
463 463 2 144.00 $144.00 $667 +17.00
593 593 2 133.00 $133.00 $789 —
623–643 636 6 120.00–131.00 $127.41 $810 —
670 670 1 110.00 $110.00 $737 +5.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
367 367 5 148.00 $148.00 $543 —
443 443 5 142.00 $142.00 $629 —
514 514 4 135.00 $135.00 $694 —
622 622 3 115.00 $115.00 $715 +10.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 2 126.00 $126.00 $630 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
367 367 3 168.00 $168.00 $617 —
428 428 3 156.00 $156.00 $668 —
450–495 467 3 146.00–155.00 $150.21 $701 -6.79
503–540 515 6 151.00–152.00 $151.35 $779 —
638 638 4 141.00 $141.00 $900 —
685 685 1 132.00 $132.00 $904 —
715 715 1 118.00 $118.00 $844 -7.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 166.00 $166.00 $614 —
500–510 504 5 136.00–153.00 $149.42 $753 —
560–579 576 7 155.00–156.50 $156.29 $900 +11.79
633 633 3 145.00 $145.00 $918 +7.00
718 718 3 122.00 $122.00 $876 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 3 146.00 $146.00 $526 —
435 435 2 112.00 $112.00 $487 -20.00
488 488 3 137.00 $137.00 $669 —
580 580 1 130.00 $130.00 $754 —
700 700 1 113.00 $113.00 $791 —

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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.