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Southside Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, August 31, 2022

144 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 bulls $150.08/cwt ≈ $968/hd at 645 lb · 15 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $152.94/cwt +5.54 vs last sale · ≈ $968/hd at 633 lb · 12 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $167.50/cwt ≈ $1,089/hd at 650 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 144 140 86
Feeder cattle 144 140 86

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 24, Heifers 69, Bulls 51)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450–463 459 3 155.00–179.00 $171.15 $786 —
580 580 3 166.00 $166.00 $963 —
605 605 1 166.00 $166.00 $1,004 —
650 650 11 167.50 $167.50 $1,089 —
745 745 1 155.00 $155.00 $1,155 -1.06
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 1 180.00 $180.00 $774 —
548 548 2 166.50 $166.50 $912 —
658 658 2 160.00 $160.00 $1,053 +6.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 153.00 $153.00 $490 ±0.00
360 360 1 148.00 $148.00 $533 —
455–480 468 10 143.00–156.00 $152.96 $716 -10.04
560 560 10 155.00 $155.00 $868 —
600–637 633 12 152.00–156.00 $152.94 $968 +5.54
720 720 3 147.50 $147.50 $1,062 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 2 155.00 $155.00 $527 —
454–468 459 9 138.00–161.00 $153.18 $703 —
500–503 502 3 139.00–157.00 $151.02 $758 —
550 550 4 154.00 $154.00 $847 ±0.00
639 639 7 149.00 $149.00 $952 +7.61
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 480 1 134.00 $134.00 $643 —
565 565 2 140.00 $140.00 $791 -8.50
635 635 1 120.00 $120.00 $762 —
705 705 1 124.00 $124.00 $874 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 480 1 136.00 $136.00 $653 -4.00
575 575 1 141.00 $141.00 $811 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 133.00 $133.00 $452 —
410 410 2 179.00 $179.00 $734 +6.50
495 495 1 145.00 $145.00 $718 -24.00
525 525 2 161.00 $161.00 $845 -1.00
568–585 570 8 142.00–157.50 $154.35 $880 —
630–647 645 15 141.00–151.00 $150.08 $968 —
740 740 1 135.00 $135.00 $999 —
773 773 2 136.00 $136.00 $1,051 -4.00
885 885 1 124.00 $124.00 $1,097 -5.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
348 348 2 183.00 $183.00 $637 —
408 408 6 178.00 $178.00 $726 +9.00
475 475 2 174.00 $174.00 $826 —
565 565 1 155.00 $155.00 $876 —
637 637 5 141.00 $141.00 $898 -9.00
735 735 1 132.00 $132.00 $970 -7.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
495 495 1 163.00 $163.00 $807 +20.00

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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.