Cattle Market Pulse

Southside Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, August 10, 2022

95 head sold ·Official USDA report

This is an archived report. See the latest Southside Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale report →

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 95 259 202
Feeder cattle 95 259 202

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 20, Heifers 44, Bulls 31)

New to these tables? Plain-English explainers ↓

Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 1 164.00 $164.00 $705 —
475 475 1 168.00 $168.00 $798 -4.25
510 510 1 167.00 $167.00 $852 -4.50
590 590 1 148.00 $148.00 $873 —
600–615 608 2 165.00–169.00 $167.02 $1,015 +6.02
655 655 3 169.00 $169.00 $1,107 +7.00
735 735 2 159.00 $159.00 $1,169 —
870 870 4 149.00 $149.00 $1,296 +2.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
448 448 2 144.00 $144.00 $645 —
510 510 1 166.00 $166.00 $847 +13.00
570 570 1 131.00 $131.00 $747 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
535 535 1 169.00 $169.00 $904 -2.34

↑ Back to top

Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 2 143.00 $143.00 $508 —
442 442 3 147.00 $147.00 $650 +2.50
543 543 7 156.00 $156.00 $847 +8.00
575 575 1 144.00 $144.00 $828 —
623–630 625 3 141.00 $141.00 $881 +1.50
656 656 4 139.50 $139.50 $915 -5.50
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
453 453 8 142.50 $142.50 $646 -0.50
545 545 3 137.00 $137.00 $747 +3.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363 363 3 140.00 $140.00 $508 -6.50
432 432 3 142.00 $142.00 $613 -2.62
520 520 1 141.00 $141.00 $733 -5.67
625 625 1 146.00 $146.00 $912 +12.00
660 660 1 121.00 $121.00 $799 -15.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 1 132.00 $132.00 $568 —
560 560 1 133.00 $133.00 $745 -3.00
630 630 1 137.00 $137.00 $863 +13.00

↑ Back to top

Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
438 438 3 165.50 $165.50 $725 —
480 480 1 156.00 $156.00 $749 —
520 520 1 132.00 $132.00 $686 -23.50
563–565 564 3 153.50–156.50 $155.50 $877 +5.00
635–638 638 6 145.00–150.00 $149.17 $952 +25.17
741 741 5 135.00 $135.00 $1,000 +8.30
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 2 167.00 $167.00 $559 +1.00
425–430 429 4 160.00–165.00 $163.76 $703 +7.74
575 575 1 153.00 $153.00 $880 +21.83
625 625 1 148.00 $148.00 $925 +7.00
765 765 1 134.00 $134.00 $1,025 +1.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 153.00 $153.00 $520 —
380 380 1 140.00 $140.00 $532 -10.00
505 505 1 147.00 $147.00 $742 +16.00

↑ Back to top

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.