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Southside Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, July 13, 2022

295 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $140.94/cwt +2.94 vs last sale · ≈ $795/hd at 564 lb · 25 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $138.75/cwt +3.75 vs last sale · ≈ $894/hd at 644 lb · 22 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $169.61/cwt ≈ $904/hd at 533 lb · 22 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 295 109 268
Feeder cattle 295 109 268

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 95, Heifers 134, Bulls 66)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 2 166.00 $166.00 $589 —
476 476 4 164.50 $164.50 $783 +2.50
515–543 533 22 166.00–172.00 $169.61 $904 —
595 595 2 155.00 $155.00 $922 -1.00
623–644 639 19 165.00–166.00 $165.90 $1,060 +13.41
705–733 718 7 141.00–156.00 $148.73 $1,068 +1.23
753 753 3 151.00 $151.00 $1,137 +3.50
800–810 805 2 141.00–144.00 $142.51 $1,147 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
343 343 4 167.00 $167.00 $573 —
360 360 1 143.00 $143.00 $515 -22.00
439 439 6 165.50 $165.50 $727 -1.50
564 564 9 169.00 $169.00 $953 +11.50
610 610 1 150.00 $150.00 $915 +1.00
658 658 5 155.00 $155.00 $1,020 —
930 930 1 134.00 $134.00 $1,246 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 1 155.00 $155.00 $698 —
518 518 2 147.00 $147.00 $761 ±0.00
685 685 1 152.00 $152.00 $1,041 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
670 670 1 126.00 $126.00 $844 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
323 323 2 117.00 $117.00 $378 -15.00
364 364 5 149.50 $149.50 $544 —
469 469 7 144.00 $144.00 $675 +1.00
564–575 564 25 139.50–141.00 $140.94 $795 +2.94
633–646 644 14 132.50 $132.50 $853 —
655 655 1 116.00 $116.00 $760 -16.00
725 725 1 101.00 $101.00 $732 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–390 370 2 141.00–150.00 $145.26 $537 —
459–488 469 12 143.50–143.75 $143.59 $673 —
555 555 11 142.00 $142.00 $788 +3.50
644 644 22 138.75 $138.75 $894 +3.75
695 695 1 130.00 $130.00 $904 —
720 720 2 131.00 $131.00 $943 -1.50
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380–385 383 2 117.00–138.00 $127.57 $489 -3.43
461 461 8 130.00 $130.00 $599 —
542 542 9 136.00 $136.00 $737 +6.00
613 613 2 121.00 $121.00 $742 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 3 146.50 $146.50 $542 +7.50
438 438 2 87.00 $87.00 $381 -47.00
510–525 518 2 127.00 $127.00 $658 -2.00
680 680 1 83.00 $83.00 $564 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 163.00 $163.00 $513 —
398 398 2 160.00 $160.00 $637 —
410–420 415 2 121.00–151.00 $136.18 $565 —
498 498 8 156.50 $156.50 $779 +0.50
556 556 8 156.00 $156.00 $867 —
610 610 1 151.50 $151.50 $924 +11.50
666 666 5 151.50 $151.50 $1,009 —
730 730 2 137.00 $137.00 $1,000 +6.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 3 137.00 $137.00 $473 —
355 355 1 120.00 $120.00 $426 —
413–423 418 4 154.00–162.00 $158.05 $661 +13.05
476 476 6 158.25 $158.25 $753 -0.75
567 567 3 152.00 $152.00 $862 -1.00
642 642 8 151.50 $151.50 $973 —
690 690 1 131.00 $131.00 $904 —
755 755 2 122.00 $122.00 $921 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 133.00 $133.00 $459 —
433 433 2 125.00 $125.00 $541 -13.00
520 520 1 133.00 $133.00 $692 —
573 573 2 144.00 $144.00 $825 —
625 625 1 135.00 $135.00 $844 —
740 740 1 118.00 $118.00 $873 -16.00

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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.