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Southside Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, July 6, 2022

109 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 109 332 79
Feeder cattle 109 332 79

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 64, Heifers 28, Bulls 17)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 480 3 162.00 $162.00 $778 +5.50
580 580 1 156.00 $156.00 $905 -4.84
605–641 637 8 145.00–153.50 $152.49 $971 -4.70
718–726 724 7 147.50 $147.50 $1,068 -2.84
753 753 6 147.50 $147.50 $1,111 -0.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
391 391 6 165.00 $165.00 $645 +14.00
437 437 6 167.00 $167.00 $730 —
475 475 1 158.00 $158.00 $750 +8.23
553 553 6 157.50 $157.50 $871 -3.25
625–640 633 2 149.00 $149.00 $943 -8.13
740 740 1 142.00 $142.00 $1,051 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 1 135.00 $135.00 $574 —
453 453 8 150.00 $150.00 $680 —
560 560 1 150.00 $150.00 $840 +21.12
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 3 151.00 $151.00 $649 —
490 490 1 146.00 $146.00 $715 +1.96
540 540 1 147.00 $147.00 $794 +7.00
625 625 1 136.00 $136.00 $850 -7.00
705 705 1 144.00 $144.00 $1,015 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
560 560 4 137.00–139.00 $138.50 $776 +3.61
640 640 2 135.00 $135.00 $864 —
712 712 3 132.50 $132.50 $943 -5.50
750 750 1 129.00 $129.00 $968 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
388 388 2 139.00 $139.00 $539 —
405 405 1 134.00 $134.00 $543 —
508 508 3 129.00 $129.00 $655 -5.00
595 595 1 118.00 $118.00 $702 -17.00
615 615 1 121.00 $121.00 $744 -15.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 132.00 $132.00 $416 —
470 470 1 143.00 $143.00 $672 +1.57
575 575 2 138.00 $138.00 $794 -0.65
680 680 1 132.00 $132.00 $898 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
388 388 2 131.00 $131.00 $508 -4.00
533 533 3 130.00 $130.00 $693 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
473 473 3 156.00 $156.00 $738 +6.50
523 523 2 151.00 $151.00 $790 —
643 643 2 140.00 $140.00 $900 —
740 740 2 131.00 $131.00 $969 —
825 825 1 125.00 $125.00 $1,031 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 1 145.00 $145.00 $594 -13.00
490 490 2 159.00 $159.00 $779 +8.50
580 580 1 153.00 $153.00 $887 +1.16
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 2 138.00 $138.00 $586 +11.00
720 720 1 134.00 $134.00 $965 —

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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.