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Southside Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, May 25, 2022

105 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $143.00/cwt +1.50 vs last sale · ≈ $799/hd at 559 lb · 17 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $139.27/cwt +6.27 vs last sale · ≈ $753/hd at 541 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 105 154 189
Feeder cattle 105 154 189

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 30, Heifers 61, Bulls 14)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 1 163.00 $163.00 $701 —
520 520 1 158.00 $158.00 $822 -7.00
572 572 6 165.00 $165.00 $944 —
610–648 629 4 153.00–157.00 $154.94 $975 -3.06
660–675 668 2 153.00 $153.00 $1,022 —
730 730 2 133.00 $133.00 $971 —
765 765 1 141.00 $141.00 $1,079 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
442 442 3 160.00 $160.00 $707 +14.00
465 465 1 145.00 $145.00 $674 -12.50
530 530 1 165.00 $165.00 $874 —
655 655 1 149.00 $149.00 $976 —
730 730 1 141.00 $141.00 $1,029 +16.00
830 830 1 127.00 $127.00 $1,054 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465 465 1 151.00 $151.00 $702 +19.00
550–558 555 3 154.00 $154.00 $855 —
615 615 1 127.00 $127.00 $781 -2.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 135.00 $135.00 $493 —
460–470 463 4 131.00–133.00 $131.51 $609 -12.99
558–575 559 17 143.00 $143.00 $799 +1.50
620–642 638 6 136.50 $136.50 $871 +0.50
725–730 728 2 126.00 $126.00 $917 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 134.00 $134.00 $476 -7.81
455–462 461 6 140.00–145.00 $144.18 $665 +0.68
536–548 541 10 136.00–141.50 $139.27 $753 +6.27
665 665 2 136.00 $136.00 $904 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 130.00 $130.00 $448 —
495 495 1 93.00 $93.00 $460 —
568 568 3 122.00 $122.00 $693 -4.00
690 690 1 130.00 $130.00 $897 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 1 107.00 $107.00 $482 —
566 566 5 113.00 $113.00 $640 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 1 163.00 $163.00 $709 +6.00
513 513 3 153.50 $153.50 $787 —
590 590 1 141.00 $141.00 $832 -4.00
668 668 4 140.00 $140.00 $935 +2.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 1 155.00 $155.00 $651 +3.00
450 450 1 145.00 $145.00 $652 —
570 570 1 145.00 $145.00 $826 ±0.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
615 615 1 133.00 $133.00 $818 —
735 735 1 120.00 $120.00 $882 +9.00

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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.