Southside Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, April 6, 2022

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light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $143.75/cwt +1.25 vs last sale · ≈ $776/hd at 540 lb · 12 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	134	146	226
Feeder cattle	134	146	226

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 24, Heifers 70, Bulls 40)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
628	628	2	163.00	$163.00	$1,024	+5.50
756–775	759	7	145.00–156.00	$154.39	$1,172	+14.39

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
323	323	2	162.00	$162.00	$523	—
458	458	5	164.00	$164.00	$751	+17.00
725	725	1	139.00	$139.00	$1,008	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
460	460	2	166.00	$166.00	$764	—
548	548	2	171.00	$171.00	$937	+16.50
605	605	1	168.00	$168.00	$1,016	—
790	790	1	121.00	$121.00	$956	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410	410	1	151.00	$151.00	$619	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
349	349	5	159.00	$159.00	$555	—
385	385	1	159.00	$159.00	$612	+7.00
459	459	4	147.00	$147.00	$675	+3.00
540	540	12	143.75	$143.75	$776	+1.25
615–648	640	4	131.00–135.00	$134.04	$858	—
705	705	2	124.00	$124.00	$874	+12.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	1	144.00	$144.00	$475	—
443	443	2	164.00	$164.00	$727	+19.00
490	490	1	164.00	$164.00	$804	—
520	520	1	150.00	$150.00	$780	+9.25
567–580	569	6	141.00–142.00	$141.83	$807	—
630–645	640	3	137.00	$137.00	$877	±0.00
689	689	4	133.50	$133.50	$920	—
745	745	1	129.00	$129.00	$961	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345–348	347	3	127.00–145.00	$139.03	$482	—
390	390	1	140.00	$140.00	$546	±0.00
439	439	7	146.00	$146.00	$641	+5.00
556	556	5	139.00	$139.00	$773	+10.00
610	610	1	129.00	$129.00	$787	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
470	470	1	134.00	$134.00	$630	—
526	526	4	132.00	$132.00	$694	+12.00
665	665	1	135.00	$135.00	$898	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	1	153.00	$153.00	$505	+15.00
409	409	5	161.00	$161.00	$658	+3.00
489	489	5	161.00	$161.00	$787	+11.16
575–578	576	5	160.50–161.00	$160.70	$926	+20.70
642	642	3	150.00	$150.00	$963	+9.00
659	659	4	150.00	$150.00	$988	—
720	720	1	132.00	$132.00	$950	—
750	750	3	130.00	$130.00	$975	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
343	343	2	160.00	$160.00	$549	-6.00
435	435	1	167.00	$167.00	$726	+5.00
473	473	2	163.00	$163.00	$771	+12.00
550	550	1	155.00	$155.00	$852	+11.00
605–625	618	3	140.00–145.00	$143.37	$886	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	1	151.00	$151.00	$498	—
450–475	462	3	127.00–146.00	$138.39	$639	—

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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.