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Southside Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, June 22, 2022

172 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $145.86/cwt +9.36 vs last sale · ≈ $791/hd at 542 lb · 14 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $169.41/cwt +9.48 vs last sale · ≈ $1,040/hd at 614 lb · 13 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $143.50/cwt +12.00 vs last sale · ≈ $785/hd at 547 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 172 173 112
Feeder cattle 172 173 112

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 49, Heifers 74, Bulls 49)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490 490 1 144.00 $144.00 $706 —
500 500 1 151.00 $151.00 $755 —
558 558 4 170.00 $170.00 $949 —
609–630 614 13 167.50–170.00 $169.41 $1,040 +9.48
723 723 3 157.00 $157.00 $1,135 +7.00
838 838 2 146.00 $146.00 $1,223 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 2 169.00 $169.00 $592 +8.00
430–435 433 2 143.00–151.00 $146.98 $636 +1.11
465–475 470 2 129.00–156.00 $142.64 $670 —
525–536 533 7 166.00–173.00 $171.03 $912 —
668 668 2 168.00 $168.00 $1,122 —
740 740 1 156.00 $156.00 $1,154 —
805 805 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,127 +9.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 160.00 $160.00 $608 —
488 488 3 153.00 $153.00 $747 —
590 590 1 158.00 $158.00 $932 +26.00
618 618 2 164.00 $164.00 $1,014 +27.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
354 354 5 149.50 $149.50 $529 +19.50
437 437 3 149.00 $149.00 $651 +15.21
541–544 542 14 145.00–148.00 $145.86 $791 +9.36
618 618 7 140.00 $140.00 $865 +9.17
650–675 656 4 125.00–132.00 $130.20 $854 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 2 154.50 $154.50 $525 —
425–436 434 5 139.00–148.00 $146.24 $635 —
547 547 11 143.50 $143.50 $785 +12.00
603–635 609 5 133.00–135.50 $134.98 $822 +5.98
655–662 660 4 129.00–134.00 $132.76 $876 +2.37
715 715 1 127.00 $127.00 $908 +8.00
843 843 2 138.00 $138.00 $1,163 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 147.00 $147.00 $514 +8.00
435 435 1 138.00 $138.00 $600 +7.00
518 518 2 135.00 $135.00 $699 +24.00
627 627 3 124.00 $124.00 $777 -10.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
560 560 2 125.00 $125.00 $700 —
640 640 2 125.00 $125.00 $800 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 168.00 $168.00 $613 +32.00
403–435 414 3 148.00–169.00 $161.64 $669 +9.64
485 485 8 158.00 $158.00 $766 —
553 553 3 150.00 $150.00 $830 +1.99
648 648 6 145.50 $145.50 $943 -4.50
720 720 1 136.00 $136.00 $979 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–390 382 6 167.00–170.00 $167.96 $642 —
505 505 2 155.00 $155.00 $783 +5.00
573 573 3 157.00 $157.00 $900 +7.00
625–643 640 6 140.00–147.00 $145.86 $934 —
730 730 3 139.00 $139.00 $1,015 +6.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485–495 490 2 145.00–151.00 $148.03 $725 +18.03
633 633 3 143.00 $143.00 $905 +23.00
730 730 1 138.00 $138.00 $1,007 —

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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.