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Southside Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, March 23, 2022

209 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $136.50/cwt ≈ $717/hd at 525 lb · 13 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $145.90/cwt -10.39 vs last sale · ≈ $816/hd at 559 lb · 11 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $133.00/cwt ≈ $732/hd at 550 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 209 121 118
Feeder cattle 209 121 118

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 25, Heifers 103, Bulls 81)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
393 393 2 160.00 $160.00 $629 —
436–445 439 6 158.00–166.00 $160.70 $705 —
495 495 1 154.00 $154.00 $762 —
510 510 2 153.00 $153.00 $780 -9.50
620 620 1 146.00 $146.00 $905 —
838 838 2 129.00 $129.00 $1,081 —
870 870 1 129.00 $129.00 $1,122 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 157.00 $157.00 $510 —
440 440 1 159.00 $159.00 $700 —
530–535 533 3 140.00–147.00 $144.68 $771 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
645 645 1 143.00 $143.00 $922 —
785 785 2 134.00 $134.00 $1,052 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
570 570 1 139.00 $139.00 $792 —
760 760 1 125.00 $125.00 $950 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–332 327 7 134.00–139.00 $137.62 $450 —
440 440 4 145.50 $145.50 $640 +20.50
459–480 461 9 145.00–145.50 $145.06 $669 +1.06
525 525 13 136.50 $136.50 $717 —
550–570 560 2 117.00–130.00 $123.38 $691 -9.62
630–648 641 5 125.50 $125.50 $804 -1.91
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 139.00 $139.00 $459 —
433 433 2 143.00 $143.00 $619 -2.00
452 452 7 144.00 $144.00 $651 —
515 515 1 133.00 $133.00 $685 -4.00
550 550 11 133.00 $133.00 $732 —
648 648 2 128.00 $128.00 $829 +7.33
653–695 661 5 125.00 $125.00 $826 -5.00
725 725 2 118.00 $118.00 $856 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
349 349 6 136.00 $136.00 $475 —
459–480 462 8 141.00–142.50 $142.31 $657 —
535 535 1 112.00 $112.00 $599 -23.00
553 553 3 118.00 $118.00 $653 —
665 665 1 118.00 $118.00 $785 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425–441 440 11 130.00–136.50 $135.93 $598 —
555–565 560 2 113.00–114.00 $113.50 $636 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
328 328 3 164.00 $164.00 $538 —
416 416 7 161.50 $161.50 $672 —
481 481 6 155.00 $155.00 $746 —
530 530 1 126.00 $126.00 $668 -23.42
556–585 559 11 145.00–146.00 $145.90 $816 -10.39
649 649 9 138.50 $138.50 $899 -6.50
661 661 4 136.00 $136.00 $899 —
708–745 733 6 124.50–126.00 $124.98 $916 +2.98
875 875 1 117.00 $117.00 $1,024 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–375 356 4 164.00 $164.00 $584 -4.00
421 421 6 161.00 $161.00 $678 +5.00
479 479 6 155.00 $155.00 $742 +4.79
568 568 2 143.00 $143.00 $812 —
650–663 660 4 129.00–135.00 $133.52 $881 +1.52
718 718 2 122.00 $122.00 $876 +4.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
394 394 4 160.00 $160.00 $630 +14.00
465 465 1 143.00 $143.00 $665 +6.00
615–640 632 3 131.00 $131.00 $828 —

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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.