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Southside Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, May 4, 2022

194 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $144.67/cwt +0.17 vs last sale · ≈ $655/hd at 453 lb · 16 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $141.50/cwt -2.90 vs last sale · ≈ $642/hd at 454 lb · 16 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $139.07/cwt +2.57 vs last sale · ≈ $737/hd at 530 lb · 13 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 194 144 100
Feeder cattle 194 144 100

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 49, Heifers 97, Bulls 48)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 2 173.00 $173.00 $657 —
445 445 13 164.00 $164.00 $730 —
534 534 7 164.00 $164.00 $876 —
665–688 685 7 155.00 $155.00 $1,062 —
705 705 1 154.00 $154.00 $1,086 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 9 172.00 $172.00 $619 —
425–426 426 6 156.00–163.50 $162.25 $691 +3.25
555 555 2 150.00 $150.00 $832 ±0.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
590 590 2 130.00 $130.00 $767 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
346 346 8 144.75 $144.75 $501 —
423 423 3 141.50 $141.50 $599 —
454 454 16 141.50 $141.50 $642 -2.90
505–534 530 13 138.00–139.25 $139.07 $737 +2.57
635 635 5 121.00 $121.00 $768 —
690 690 1 115.00 $115.00 $794 —
730 730 1 115.00 $115.00 $840 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 3 142.00 $142.00 $511 —
451–480 453 16 140.00–145.00 $144.67 $655 +0.17
515 515 1 135.00 $135.00 $695 +4.35
550 550 10 137.75 $137.75 $758 —
628 628 2 134.50 $134.50 $845 +3.50
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–313 312 3 130.00–143.00 $138.69 $433 —
455 455 1 126.00 $126.00 $573 -12.50
505 505 1 126.00 $126.00 $636 —
553 553 2 124.00 $124.00 $686 —
645 645 3 120.00 $120.00 $774 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 127.00 $127.00 $502 —
415 415 1 131.00 $131.00 $544 +10.00
465 465 1 100.00 $100.00 $465 —
553 553 3 121.00 $121.00 $669 —
670 670 1 113.00 $113.00 $757 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
369 369 4 165.00 $165.00 $609 +3.63
424 424 6 161.00 $161.00 $683 +8.84
487 487 6 152.50 $152.50 $743 +2.25
505 505 1 144.00 $144.00 $727 —
555 555 1 152.00 $152.00 $844 —
640 640 4 136.50 $136.50 $874 +1.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
333 333 4 171.00 $171.00 $569 +7.00
450 450 1 146.00 $146.00 $657 -3.50
517 517 3 151.00 $151.00 $781 +8.00
560 560 4 152.00 $152.00 $851 —
770 770 2 115.00 $115.00 $886 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
408 408 2 145.00 $145.00 $592 -5.00
502–546 527 7 120.00–137.00 $130.06 $685 +18.06
750 750 1 109.00 $109.00 $818 —

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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.