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Southside Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, April 27, 2022

144 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $150.25/cwt ≈ $727/hd at 484 lb · 19 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $144.40/cwt +2.40 vs last sale · ≈ $651/hd at 451 lb · 15 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $142.79/cwt -12.10 vs last sale · ≈ $777/hd at 544 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 144 165 167
Feeder cattle 144 165 167

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 13, Heifers 56, Bulls 75)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
570 570 3 160.00 $160.00 $912 —
610 610 2 156.00 $156.00 $952 +1.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 159.00 $159.00 $708 —
460–470 467 3 155.00–163.00 $160.37 $749 +10.37
585 585 1 150.00 $150.00 $878 -14.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
565 565 1 149.00 $149.00 $842 —
620 620 1 127.00 $127.00 $787 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
610 610 1 148.00 $148.00 $903 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 3 140.00 $140.00 $532 -6.00
451–453 451 15 141.00–145.25 $144.40 $651 +2.40
546 546 6 136.50 $136.50 $745 -1.18
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
466 466 6 144.50 $144.50 $673 -2.50
525–535 528 3 128.00–132.00 $130.65 $690 -9.35
603 603 2 131.00 $131.00 $790 -6.45
743 743 2 117.00 $117.00 $869 -18.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
448 448 2 121.00 $121.00 $542 -4.00
529 529 6 129.50 $129.50 $685 -0.50
608 608 2 124.00 $124.00 $754 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 2 134.00 $134.00 $502 -1.00
461 461 6 138.50 $138.50 $638 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 149.00 $149.00 $507 —
350–355 353 3 154.00–165.00 $161.37 $570 -4.63
420–442 438 6 144.00–157.00 $152.16 $666 -11.84
484 484 19 150.25 $150.25 $727 —
525–548 544 11 129.00–146.00 $142.79 $777 -12.10
630 630 2 135.00 $135.00 $850 -13.23
735 735 3 124.00 $124.00 $911 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
348 348 4 164.00 $164.00 $571 —
428–433 429 8 153.00–158.50 $157.11 $674 +17.11
455–485 482 10 149.50 $149.50 $721 -6.50
533 533 2 143.00 $143.00 $762 +2.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 1 150.00 $150.00 $600 —
497 497 3 143.00 $143.00 $711 +9.00
545 545 1 112.00 $112.00 $610 —
665 665 1 121.00 $121.00 $805 —

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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.