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Southside Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, June 15, 2022

173 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $141.75/cwt +3.75 vs last sale · ≈ $788/hd at 556 lb · 13 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $130.39/cwt ≈ $887/hd at 680 lb · 11 head
light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $133.79/cwt ≈ $591/hd at 442 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 173 197 147
Feeder cattle 173 197 147

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 44, Heifers 88, Bulls 41)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 1 156.00 $156.00 $663 -14.00
548 548 11 164.50 $164.50 $901 -4.80
625–635 629 9 158.00–161.50 $159.93 $1,006 +6.09
695 695 6 159.00 $159.00 $1,105 +7.98
725 725 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,088 —
853 853 2 139.00 $139.00 $1,186 +3.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 161.00 $161.00 $604 -4.00
425–438 434 3 125.00–156.00 $145.87 $633 -14.13
630 630 1 145.00 $145.00 $914 —
840 840 2 131.00 $131.00 $1,100 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
428 428 3 148.00 $148.00 $633 —
560 560 1 132.00 $132.00 $739 —
603 603 2 137.00 $137.00 $826 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
585 585 1 131.00 $131.00 $766 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
453 453 6 141.25 $141.25 $640 -2.75
518–547 535 5 131.50 $131.50 $704 -11.00
556 556 13 141.75 $141.75 $788 +3.75
620 620 1 129.00 $129.00 $800 -8.00
650–695 680 11 129.00–132.00 $130.39 $887 —
730 730 1 119.00 $119.00 $869 -1.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 2 130.00 $130.00 $488 -20.00
405–446 442 11 126.00–134.50 $133.79 $591 —
470 470 1 134.50 $134.50 $632 -13.00
539 539 8 136.50 $136.50 $736 -3.50
555–597 587 4 119.00–123.00 $119.95 $704 —
600–635 623 3 122.00–135.00 $130.83 $815 -1.17
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
364 364 5 139.00 $139.00 $506 +3.00
410 410 2 131.00 $131.00 $537 —
465–490 478 2 116.00–121.00 $118.43 $566 -5.57
515 515 1 111.00 $111.00 $572 —
551 551 4 120.00 $120.00 $661 -8.00
635 635 2 134.00 $134.00 $851 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 1 120.00 $120.00 $504 +1.00
467–480 470 4 120.00 $120.00 $564 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 163.00 $163.00 $489 —
395 395 1 136.00 $136.00 $537 —
445 445 1 152.00 $152.00 $676 -18.00
502 502 3 153.00 $153.00 $768 +7.00
563–568 566 5 145.00–150.00 $148.01 $838 -0.99
629 629 4 150.00 $150.00 $944 +4.00
660–663 662 3 140.00–145.00 $143.34 $949 +3.34
773 773 2 136.00 $136.00 $1,051 —
835 835 1 110.00 $110.00 $918 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–440 427 3 133.00–156.00 $148.81 $635 —
475 475 1 136.00 $136.00 $646 -16.00
513 513 4 150.00 $150.00 $770 —
573 573 2 150.00 $150.00 $860 —
600 600 2 142.00 $142.00 $852 +3.00
713 713 2 133.00 $133.00 $948 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490 490 1 130.00 $130.00 $637 -15.00
573 573 2 122.00 $122.00 $699 +0.03
643 643 2 120.00 $120.00 $772 —

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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.