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Southside Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, March 30, 2022

146 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $140.75/cwt +7.75 vs last sale · ≈ $759/hd at 539 lb · 14 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $149.84/cwt -5.16 vs last sale · ≈ $739/hd at 493 lb · 13 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 146 209 224
Feeder cattle 146 209 224

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 23, Heifers 61, Bulls 62)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 162.50 $162.50 $585 +2.50
430 430 3 166.00 $166.00 $714 +5.30
540 540 1 155.00 $155.00 $837 +2.00
623 623 6 157.50 $157.50 $981 +11.50
650–690 670 2 135.00–150.00 $142.28 $953 —
715 715 1 142.00 $142.00 $1,015 —
760 760 2 140.00 $140.00 $1,064 —
870 870 1 129.00 $129.00 $1,122 ±0.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 147.50 $147.50 $442 -9.50
523 523 2 154.50 $154.50 $808 +9.82
660 660 1 150.00 $150.00 $990 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490 490 1 147.00 $147.00 $720 —
515 515 1 143.00 $143.00 $736 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 2 147.00 $147.00 $573 —
432 432 5 145.00 $145.00 $626 +2.00
539 539 14 140.75 $140.75 $759 +7.75
615 615 1 137.00 $137.00 $843 +9.00
910 910 6 111.00 $111.00 $1,010 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
362 362 6 152.00 $152.00 $550 —
454 454 5 144.00 $144.00 $654 -1.06
522 522 5 142.50 $142.50 $744 +6.00
585 585 1 136.00 $136.00 $796 +12.62
718 718 2 112.00 $112.00 $804 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 140.00 $140.00 $546 —
443 443 4 141.00 $141.00 $625 —
567 567 3 129.00 $129.00 $731 +11.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
367 367 3 145.00 $145.00 $532 —
440 440 2 122.00 $122.00 $537 -13.93
515 515 1 120.00 $120.00 $618 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 2 138.00 $138.00 $469 -26.00
414 414 6 158.00 $158.00 $654 -3.50
483–495 493 13 140.50–151.50 $149.84 $739 -5.16
530 530 1 134.00 $134.00 $710 +8.00
553 553 5 140.00 $140.00 $774 -5.90
631 631 7 141.00 $141.00 $890 +2.50
885 885 1 110.00 $110.00 $974 -7.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
337 337 5 166.00 $166.00 $559 —
411 411 7 162.00 $162.00 $666 +1.00
481 481 4 151.00 $151.00 $726 -4.00
563 563 2 144.00 $144.00 $811 +1.00
652 652 3 140.00 $140.00 $913 +6.48
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 2 144.00 $144.00 $590 —
510 510 1 133.00 $133.00 $678 —
673 673 2 126.00 $126.00 $848 —

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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.