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Southside Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, September 14, 2022

177 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $147.58/cwt -11.21 vs last sale · ≈ $965/hd at 654 lb · 18 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $156.10/cwt -6.90 vs last sale · ≈ $879/hd at 563 lb · 14 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 2 heifers $132.00/cwt -12.00 vs last sale · ≈ $858/hd at 650 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 177 172 160
Feeder cattle 177 172 160

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 9, Heifers 85, Bulls 83)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
469 469 5 173.00 $173.00 $811 -10.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465 465 2 178.00 $178.00 $828 +0.76
510 510 1 173.00 $173.00 $882 —
735 735 1 149.00 $149.00 $1,095 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
343 343 3 141.00 $141.00 $484 —
440 440 5 150.00 $150.00 $660 —
465–495 480 2 148.00 $148.00 $710 —
528–541 536 8 155.00–157.00 $156.26 $838 —
620 620 1 154.00 $154.00 $955 +1.71
652–659 654 18 146.50–148.00 $147.58 $965 -11.21
725–735 730 2 127.00–132.00 $129.48 $945 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
452 452 7 153.00 $153.00 $692 +6.00
545 545 1 143.00 $143.00 $779 -7.50
558 558 9 150.50 $150.50 $840 —
600–625 613 2 132.00–141.00 $136.41 $836 -4.59
650 650 12 132.00 $132.00 $858 -12.00
710–725 714 4 125.00–135.00 $132.46 $946 +6.46
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
383–385 384 3 128.00–137.00 $133.99 $515 —
563–575 567 3 120.00–124.00 $121.35 $688 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–385 373 2 135.00–143.00 $139.13 $519 —
570 570 1 127.00 $127.00 $724 —
615 615 2 140.00 $140.00 $861 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358 358 2 174.00 $174.00 $623 -1.00
450 450 1 175.00 $175.00 $788 +4.00
511 511 5 172.00 $172.00 $879 —
562–567 563 14 151.00–157.50 $156.10 $879 -6.90
620–624 623 5 154.00 $154.00 $959 ±0.00
650 650 1 145.00 $145.00 $942 —
743 743 2 141.00 $141.00 $1,048 +2.00
765 765 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,071 —
820–843 835 3 130.00–133.00 $132.02 $1,102 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 2 170.00 $170.00 $561 —
428 428 5 171.00 $171.00 $732 +2.00
460 460 1 145.00 $145.00 $667 -25.00
502 502 3 169.00 $169.00 $848 —
568–595 577 3 141.00–152.00 $148.22 $855 -2.38
652 652 8 148.75 $148.75 $970 +14.75
744 744 6 142.00 $142.00 $1,056 —
805 805 1 132.00 $132.00 $1,063 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 154.00 $154.00 $578 —
434 434 5 148.00 $148.00 $642 —
505 505 1 147.00 $147.00 $742 —
566 566 7 149.00 $149.00 $843 -7.00
650 650 3 148.00 $148.00 $962 —
845 845 2 125.00 $125.00 $1,056 —

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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.