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Southside Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, August 24, 2022

140 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $172.50/cwt -2.50 vs last sale · ≈ $718/hd at 416 lb · 10 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $147.40/cwt -1.60 vs last sale · ≈ $927/hd at 629 lb · 10 head
light 6-weight M&L 2 heifers $141.39/cwt -9.61 vs last sale · ≈ $884/hd at 625 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 140 194 114
Feeder cattle 140 194 114

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 44, Heifers 66, Bulls 30)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
553–570 559 3 152.00–163.00 $159.26 $890 -17.24
620–643 632 4 147.00–164.00 $155.65 $984 —
655 655 1 154.00 $154.00 $1,009 —
728 728 2 139.00 $139.00 $1,012 —
760 760 2 147.00 $147.00 $1,117 —
898 898 6 163.00 $163.00 $1,464 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
735–747 741 6 149.00–163.00 $156.06 $1,156 —
750 750 1 149.00 $149.00 $1,118 —
800 800 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,200 —
863 863 5 159.00 $159.00 $1,372 —
925 925 3 157.50 $157.50 $1,457 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
484 484 5 164.00 $164.00 $794 +14.00
570 570 4 154.00 $154.00 $878 +6.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
545 545 1 143.00 $143.00 $779 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
362 362 3 151.50 $151.50 $548 +4.00
447 447 3 163.00 $163.00 $729 +18.00
553 553 6 154.00 $154.00 $852 —
621–628 625 10 140.00–143.50 $141.39 $884 -9.61
693 693 2 134.00 $134.00 $929 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 153.00 $153.00 $528 —
450 450 3 163.00 $163.00 $734 +14.50
528–543 534 5 153.00–158.00 $155.97 $833 -0.03
627–635 629 10 147.00–147.50 $147.40 $927 -1.60
867 867 3 139.50 $139.50 $1,209 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
449 449 4 151.00 $151.00 $678 —
503 503 3 143.00 $143.00 $719 —
550 550 5 148.50 $148.50 $817 +18.50
655 655 1 133.00 $133.00 $871 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 149.00 $149.00 $589 —
467 467 3 140.00 $140.00 $654 —
543 543 2 144.00 $144.00 $782 —
675 675 1 139.00 $139.00 $938 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–395 365 4 155.00–178.00 $171.78 $627 —
416 416 10 172.50 $172.50 $718 -2.50
493 493 2 169.00 $169.00 $833 -2.28
545 545 1 162.00 $162.00 $883 —
650 650 1 153.00 $153.00 $994 -1.50
770 770 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,078 —
855 855 1 129.00 $129.00 $1,103 +10.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 170.00 $170.00 $620 +3.87
410 410 1 169.00 $169.00 $693 -1.92
500 500 2 163.00 $163.00 $815 —
630 630 1 150.00 $150.00 $945 -4.00
735 735 1 139.00 $139.00 $1,022 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 146.00 $146.00 $511 —
438 438 2 155.00 $155.00 $679 —
485 485 1 143.00 $143.00 $694 -11.72

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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.