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Southside Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, May 18, 2022

154 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $144.50/cwt +6.44 vs last sale · ≈ $663/hd at 459 lb · 15 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $143.50/cwt ≈ $651/hd at 454 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 154 140 122
Feeder cattle 154 140 122

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 40, Heifers 72, Bulls 42)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 161.00 $161.00 $564 +1.00
448 448 2 146.00 $146.00 $654 —
471 471 4 157.50 $157.50 $742 +0.50
578 578 5 160.50 $160.50 $928 +6.50
624 624 7 156.00 $156.00 $973 +15.43
735 735 1 125.00 $125.00 $919 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
468 468 2 159.00 $159.00 $744 —
532 532 6 165.00 $165.00 $878 —
627 627 3 158.00 $158.00 $991 +10.50
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 162.00 $162.00 $486 —
438 438 3 148.00 $148.00 $648 —
520 520 1 144.00 $144.00 $749 +18.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490 490 1 132.00 $132.00 $647 —
642 642 3 129.00 $129.00 $828 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–370 362 9 136.00–143.50 $141.81 $513 -0.19
454 454 10 143.50 $143.50 $651 —
515 515 1 133.00 $133.00 $685 -4.00
565 565 6 133.00 $133.00 $751 -9.38
623 623 3 133.00 $133.00 $829 +8.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 139.00 $139.00 $466 —
459 459 15 144.50 $144.50 $663 +6.44
553 553 7 141.50 $141.50 $782 +1.38
638 638 3 136.00 $136.00 $868 -1.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 2 137.00 $137.00 $500 +3.00
445 445 2 120.00 $120.00 $534 —
545 545 1 118.00 $118.00 $643 -13.00
550 550 3 126.00 $126.00 $693 —
600 600 1 117.00 $117.00 $702 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 2 131.00 $131.00 $485 —
435 435 2 131.00 $131.00 $570 —
538 538 4 125.00 $125.00 $672 +15.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
313 313 2 172.00 $172.00 $538 +6.00
420 420 1 152.00 $152.00 $638 -12.00
492 492 6 147.50 $147.50 $726 -2.39
557 557 5 145.00 $145.00 $808 —
670 670 1 120.00 $120.00 $804 -8.00
765 765 1 110.00 $110.00 $842 —
810 810 1 103.00 $103.00 $834 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 173.00 $173.00 $519 —
435 435 4 157.00 $157.00 $683 +2.00
455–493 480 3 118.00–148.00 $138.53 $665 —
578 578 4 145.00 $145.00 $838 +1.62
672 672 3 138.00 $138.00 $927 —
710 710 1 104.00 $104.00 $738 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 3 126.00 $126.00 $529 —
472 472 3 130.00 $130.00 $614 +10.00
560 560 1 128.00 $128.00 $717 -4.00
725 725 1 111.00 $111.00 $805 -1.00

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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.