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Southside Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, August 17, 2022

194 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $180.50/cwt +13.50 vs last sale · ≈ $977/hd at 541 lb · 14 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $171.28/cwt +15.28 vs last sale · ≈ $841/hd at 491 lb · 13 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $157.99/cwt +2.49 vs last sale · ≈ $896/hd at 567 lb · 13 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 194 95 167
Feeder cattle 194 95 167

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 47, Heifers 83, Bulls 64)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
453 453 2 183.00 $183.00 $829 +15.00
541 541 14 180.50 $180.50 $977 +13.50
632–635 633 4 160.00–165.50 $164.12 $1,039 -2.90
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 171.00 $171.00 $547 —
469–470 469 8 176.00–185.00 $183.87 $862 —
557 557 9 176.50 $176.50 $983 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 2 160.00 $160.00 $600 —
463 463 2 178.00 $178.00 $824 —
620 620 1 158.00 $158.00 $980 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 1 150.00 $150.00 $690 —
505 505 1 152.00 $152.00 $768 —
575 575 1 148.00 $148.00 $851 —
605 605 1 145.00 $145.00 $877 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 8 147.50 $147.50 $546 +7.50
443 443 3 145.00 $145.00 $642 +3.00
458 458 9 149.50 $149.50 $685 —
547 547 8 155.50 $155.50 $851 +14.50
619 619 6 151.00 $151.00 $935 +5.00
735 735 1 127.00 $127.00 $933 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–395 383 3 135.00–147.00 $139.87 $536 -3.13
420 420 1 143.00 $143.00 $601 -4.00
469 469 8 148.50 $148.50 $696 —
510–548 543 7 156.00 $156.00 $847 ±0.00
575 575 1 151.00 $151.00 $868 +7.00
635–637 637 7 149.00 $149.00 $949 +8.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
342 342 3 138.00 $138.00 $472 —
437 437 7 143.50 $143.50 $627 —
590 590 1 145.00 $145.00 $856 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 1 141.00 $141.00 $564 +9.00
450 450 1 140.00 $140.00 $630 —
560 560 5 130.00 $130.00 $728 -3.00
600 600 1 129.00 $129.00 $774 -8.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
328 328 3 179.00 $179.00 $587 —
402 402 3 175.00 $175.00 $704 —
490–495 491 13 137.00–175.00 $171.28 $841 +15.28
565–567 567 13 140.00–161.25 $157.99 $896 +2.49
654 654 7 154.50 $154.50 $1,010 —
743 743 2 142.00 $142.00 $1,055 +7.00
855 855 1 119.00 $119.00 $1,017 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–368 365 3 148.00–175.00 $166.13 $606 —
420–442 431 6 168.00–174.00 $170.92 $737 +7.16
485–495 488 3 151.00–168.00 $162.26 $792 —
588 588 3 151.00 $151.00 $888 -2.00
615 615 1 154.00 $154.00 $947 +6.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450–490 477 3 150.00–165.00 $154.72 $738 —
595 595 1 149.00 $149.00 $887 —
648 648 2 140.00 $140.00 $907 —

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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.