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Southside Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, May 11, 2022

140 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $140.12/cwt +2.37 vs last sale · ≈ $820/hd at 585 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 140 194 110
Feeder cattle 140 194 110

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 23, Heifers 73, Bulls 44)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
383 383 2 160.00 $160.00 $613 -12.00
450 450 1 157.00 $157.00 $706 —
510 510 1 149.00 $149.00 $760 —
590 590 2 154.00 $154.00 $909 +4.00
603–620 609 3 130.00–146.00 $140.57 $856 —
775 775 1 134.00 $134.00 $1,038 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 1 153.00 $153.00 $643 -11.00
555–565 560 2 155.00 $155.00 $868 —
645 645 2 147.50 $147.50 $951 —
650 650 2 149.50 $149.50 $972 -5.50
720 720 1 148.00 $148.00 $1,066 -6.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
488 488 2 142.00 $142.00 $693 —
545 545 1 126.00 $126.00 $687 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
665 665 2 124.00 $124.00 $825 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358 358 6 142.00 $142.00 $508 —
430–446 440 8 141.00–141.50 $141.32 $622 -0.18
505–519 517 6 137.00 $137.00 $708 -2.07
558–568 565 7 137.00–144.50 $142.38 $804 —
600–640 620 2 125.00 $125.00 $775 +4.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450–462 459 4 129.00–141.00 $138.06 $634 -6.61
527 527 5 139.50 $139.50 $735 +4.50
563–591 585 10 138.50–140.50 $140.12 $820 +2.37
627 627 3 137.00 $137.00 $859 +2.50
720–730 723 4 118.00–126.00 $123.98 $896 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
337 337 3 142.00 $142.00 $479 +3.31
390 390 1 134.00 $134.00 $523 —
460 460 5 137.50 $137.50 $632 +11.50
548 548 4 131.00 $131.00 $718 —
642 642 3 124.00 $124.00 $796 +4.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465 465 1 135.00 $135.00 $628 +35.00
505 505 1 110.00 $110.00 $556 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 155.00 $155.00 $682 -6.00
500 500 8 152.00 $152.00 $760 +8.00
555–572 568 4 126.00–149.00 $143.38 $814 -8.62
615–643 636 4 143.00 $143.00 $909 +6.50
800 800 1 101.00 $101.00 $808 —
868 868 2 104.50 $104.50 $907 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
348 348 4 166.00 $166.00 $578 -5.00
360 360 1 154.00 $154.00 $554 —
405 405 3 164.00 $164.00 $664 —
465–491 486 5 141.00–152.00 $149.89 $728 —
530 530 1 145.00 $145.00 $768 -6.00
644 644 4 136.50 $136.50 $879 —
675 675 1 128.00 $128.00 $864 —
900 900 1 91.00 $91.00 $819 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 150.00 $150.00 $548 —
480 480 1 120.00 $120.00 $576 —
595 595 1 132.00 $132.00 $785 —
725 725 1 112.00 $112.00 $812 —

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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.