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Southside Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, April 20, 2022

165 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 bulls $148.23/cwt -1.77 vs last sale · ≈ $916/hd at 618 lb · 16 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $137.45/cwt +3.29 vs last sale · ≈ $855/hd at 622 lb · 14 head
light 4-weight M&L 3 heifers $146.17/cwt +9.17 vs last sale · ≈ $634/hd at 434 lb · 13 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 165 144 116
Feeder cattle 165 144 116

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 30, Heifers 85, Bulls 50)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
525–543 540 9 156.00–159.00 $158.35 $855 -16.65
615 615 2 155.00 $155.00 $953 -2.50
688 688 2 150.00 $150.00 $1,032 -0.57
783 783 4 138.50 $138.50 $1,084 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 2 166.00 $166.00 $589 —
480 480 1 150.00 $150.00 $720 —
530 530 2 154.00 $154.00 $816 —
565 565 2 164.00 $164.00 $927 —
620 620 1 145.00 $145.00 $899 —
740 740 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,036 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 148.00 $148.00 $651 —
865 865 1 110.00 $110.00 $952 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
563 563 2 142.00 $142.00 $799 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
463 463 6 147.00 $147.00 $681 +2.00
543 543 5 140.00 $140.00 $760 +3.00
616–645 622 14 130.00–139.00 $137.45 $855 +3.29
725 725 1 135.00 $135.00 $979 +5.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
361 361 5 146.00 $146.00 $527 +15.00
461–490 465 8 142.00 $142.00 $660 —
505–545 525 4 136.00–139.50 $137.68 $723 +5.01
567–570 568 5 127.50–143.50 $137.08 $779 +2.08
670 670 1 115.00 $115.00 $770 —
718 718 2 115.00 $115.00 $826 -8.85
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 135.00 $135.00 $506 +15.00
415–436 434 13 142.00–146.50 $146.17 $634 +9.17
526 526 10 134.00 $134.00 $705 +5.00
640 640 1 111.00 $111.00 $710 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–380 370 3 120.00–126.00 $123.95 $459 —
415 415 1 125.00 $125.00 $519 -6.00
507–540 515 4 130.00 $130.00 $670 —
645 645 1 101.00 $101.00 $651 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 166.00 $166.00 $598 —
411 411 4 164.00 $164.00 $674 +8.00
501–535 516 7 153.50–156.00 $154.89 $799 +3.75
575 575 1 145.00 $145.00 $834 +8.00
601–635 618 16 147.50–149.00 $148.23 $916 -1.77
750 750 1 118.00 $118.00 $885 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 142.00 $142.00 $440 —
484 484 5 134.00 $134.00 $649 —
560 560 2 141.00 $141.00 $790 —
638 638 2 116.00 $116.00 $740 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363 363 2 166.00 $166.00 $603 +17.59
437 437 3 140.00 $140.00 $612 -9.58
495 495 1 156.00 $156.00 $772 ±0.00
520 520 1 141.00 $141.00 $733 —
610 610 1 130.00 $130.00 $793 —

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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.