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Southside Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, June 29, 2022

332 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $131.65/cwt -1.11 vs last sale · ≈ $865/hd at 657 lb · 18 head
light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $139.03/cwt -9.97 vs last sale · ≈ $621/hd at 447 lb · 17 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $161.12/cwt ≈ $1,062/hd at 659 lb · 17 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 332 172 83
Feeder cattle 332 172 83

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 110, Heifers 139, Bulls 83)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 470 2 156.50 $156.50 $736 +12.50
548 548 10 163.50 $163.50 $896 —
555–588 579 10 157.00–164.00 $160.84 $931 -9.16
605–648 643 16 155.50–159.00 $157.19 $1,011 -12.22
654–677 659 17 160.50–163.00 $161.12 $1,062 —
721–728 724 9 149.00–152.00 $150.34 $1,088 -6.66
778 778 3 148.00 $148.00 $1,151 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363 363 2 151.00 $151.00 $548 -18.00
453–480 462 6 147.00–155.00 $149.77 $692 +7.13
515–539 534 5 155.00–160.00 $155.96 $833 -15.07
552–588 562 7 159.00–161.50 $160.75 $903 —
628–633 632 8 156.00–157.50 $157.13 $993 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 145.00 $145.00 $573 —
550–575 558 3 121.00–133.00 $128.88 $719 —
603–615 610 6 135.00–158.00 $147.90 $902 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475–485 480 2 140.00–148.00 $144.04 $691 -8.96
535 535 2 140.00 $140.00 $749 —
605 605 1 143.00 $143.00 $865 -21.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 140.00 $140.00 $553 —
468 468 13 140.50 $140.50 $658 —
520–535 525 3 133.00–134.50 $133.51 $701 -9.99
554–568 556 13 134.50–137.00 $134.89 $750 —
654–666 657 18 129.75–136.50 $131.65 $865 -1.11
742 742 6 138.00 $138.00 $1,024 +11.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 3 139.00 $139.00 $493 -10.50
420–449 447 17 131.00–139.50 $139.03 $621 -9.97
460–486 481 10 139.00–142.00 $141.43 $680 —
510–537 532 9 135.25 $135.25 $720 -10.61
574–580 577 7 138.00–139.50 $138.65 $800 —
626 626 6 126.00 $126.00 $789 -14.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 131.00 $131.00 $432 —
360 360 3 135.00 $135.00 $486 -12.00
438–448 444 9 133.00 $133.00 $591 -5.00
553 553 6 135.00 $135.00 $747 —
633–645 636 8 125.50–132.00 $130.35 $829 +6.35
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
533 533 2 134.00 $134.00 $714 —
590 590 1 135.00 $135.00 $796 +10.00
645 645 2 136.00 $136.00 $877 +11.00
675 675 1 119.00 $119.00 $803 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 118.00 $118.00 $389 —
352–380 359 4 148.00–152.00 $149.06 $535 -18.90
413 413 15 158.00 $158.00 $653 —
489 489 7 150.50 $150.50 $736 —
550–553 552 9 148.50–153.50 $151.84 $838 -5.16
667 667 5 141.50 $141.50 $944 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 2 156.00 $156.00 $507 —
375 375 1 123.00 $123.00 $461 -45.00
427–445 432 4 126.00–153.50 $146.41 $632 -15.23
486 486 8 149.50 $149.50 $727 -8.50
569 569 8 149.50 $149.50 $851 -0.50
654 654 7 143.50 $143.50 $938 —
785 785 1 129.00 $129.00 $1,013 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
438 438 2 127.00 $127.00 $556 —
475 475 3 131.00 $131.00 $622 -17.03
548 548 4 143.00 $143.00 $784 —

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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.