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Southside Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, September 7, 2022

172 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $158.79/cwt ≈ $1,051/hd at 662 lb · 23 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $150.50/cwt -0.52 vs last sale · ≈ $816/hd at 542 lb · 16 head
light 5-weight S 1 steers $164.30/cwt ≈ $876/hd at 533 lb · 14 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 172 144 135
Feeder cattle 172 144 135

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 69, Heifers 74, Bulls 29)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475–485 483 4 173.00–180.00 $177.24 $856 +6.09
551 551 4 176.00 $176.00 $970 +10.00
613–638 623 5 156.00–166.00 $161.90 $1,009 -4.10
651–690 662 10 150.00–164.00 $160.91 $1,065 -6.59
825 825 1 134.00 $134.00 $1,106 —
880 880 1 136.00 $136.00 $1,197 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
461 461 7 183.00 $183.00 $844 —
538–545 540 3 155.00–176.00 $168.94 $912 +2.44
570 570 1 156.00 $156.00 $889 —
603–613 606 8 160.00–166.00 $164.48 $997 —
720–733 729 3 143.00–151.00 $148.37 $1,082 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
459 459 4 149.00 $149.00 $684 —
507–543 533 14 152.00–168.00 $164.30 $876 —
610 610 1 154.00 $154.00 $939 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
530 530 1 165.00 $165.00 $874 —
610 610 1 157.00 $157.00 $958 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
552 552 6 149.50 $149.50 $825 -5.50
611–635 618 6 129.00–161.25 $152.29 $941 -0.65
654–664 662 23 142.50–163.25 $158.79 $1,051 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 1 141.00 $141.00 $599 —
460 460 5 147.00 $147.00 $676 -6.18
542 542 16 150.50 $150.50 $816 —
633 633 2 141.00 $141.00 $893 -8.00
678 678 6 144.00 $144.00 $976 —
745 745 2 126.00 $126.00 $939 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 1 135.00 $135.00 $554 —
471 471 4 148.50 $148.50 $699 +12.50
520 520 1 140.00 $140.00 $728 —
620 620 1 135.00 $135.00 $837 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 1 169.00 $169.00 $718 -9.00
488 488 6 170.00 $170.00 $830 -4.00
569–583 574 6 142.00–155.00 $150.60 $864 -4.40
640 640 1 145.00 $145.00 $928 +4.00
650 650 1 134.00 $134.00 $871 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 3 175.00 $175.00 $630 —
435 435 1 140.00 $140.00 $609 -39.00
483 483 3 171.00 $171.00 $826 +26.00
568 568 2 163.00 $163.00 $926 +8.65
640 640 2 154.00 $154.00 $986 +3.92
730 730 1 139.00 $139.00 $1,015 +4.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
555 555 1 156.00 $156.00 $866 —
600 600 1 136.00 $136.00 $816 —

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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.