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Southside Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, June 8, 2022

197 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $142.50/cwt ≈ $771/hd at 541 lb · 20 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $144.00/cwt ≈ $648/hd at 450 lb · 16 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $169.30/cwt +6.30 vs last sale · ≈ $921/hd at 544 lb · 14 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 197 67 175
Feeder cattle 197 67 175

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 39, Heifers 96, Bulls 62)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
431 431 4 170.00 $170.00 $733 —
490 490 1 159.00 $159.00 $779 +18.00
505–547 544 14 163.00–169.75 $169.30 $921 —
574 574 4 166.75 $166.75 $957 +2.75
610–630 621 5 145.00–156.00 $153.84 $955 -1.66
680–688 685 3 145.00–154.00 $151.02 $1,034 +9.02
765 765 1 142.00 $142.00 $1,086 —
885 885 1 136.00 $136.00 $1,204 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 165.00 $165.00 $652 —
445 445 2 160.00 $160.00 $712 —
555 555 3 170.00 $170.00 $944 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 3 149.00 $149.00 $544 —
450 450 16 144.00 $144.00 $648 —
541 541 20 142.50 $142.50 $771 —
563 563 6 138.00 $138.00 $777 +1.00
642 642 6 137.00 $137.00 $880 +7.38
740 740 1 120.00 $120.00 $888 -6.00
760 760 2 120.00 $120.00 $912 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
373 373 6 150.00 $150.00 $560 —
452 452 12 147.50 $147.50 $667 —
523 523 3 140.00 $140.00 $732 +4.50
638 638 2 132.00 $132.00 $842 —
705 705 1 120.00 $120.00 $846 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 136.00 $136.00 $524 —
490 490 5 124.00 $124.00 $608 —
557 557 9 128.00 $128.00 $713 +7.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
423 423 2 119.00 $119.00 $503 —
510 510 1 117.00 $117.00 $597 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
418 418 3 170.00 $170.00 $711 —
500 500 13 146.00 $146.00 $730 +3.00
566 566 11 149.00 $149.00 $843 —
646 646 10 146.00 $146.00 $943 +10.00
652 652 3 140.00 $140.00 $913 —
736–738 737 7 130.00–134.00 $132.28 $975 —
850 850 1 121.00 $121.00 $1,028 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–380 378 2 140.00–145.00 $142.52 $539 +7.52
495 495 2 145.00 $145.00 $718 —
555–595 572 3 110.00–135.00 $121.97 $698 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 147.00 $147.00 $581 —
475 475 2 152.00 $152.00 $722 +7.00
633 633 3 139.00 $139.00 $880 +2.00

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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.