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Southside Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, September 21, 2022

186 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $145.56/cwt -10.70 vs last sale · ≈ $783/hd at 538 lb · 16 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $135.03/cwt -7.97 vs last sale · ≈ $721/hd at 534 lb · 11 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $135.25/cwt -12.33 vs last sale · ≈ $880/hd at 651 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 186 177 314
Feeder cattle 186 177 314

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 40, Heifers 96, Bulls 50)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 1 170.00 $170.00 $697 —
455 455 1 160.00 $160.00 $728 -18.00
556 556 4 165.00 $165.00 $917 —
632 632 3 163.00 $163.00 $1,030 —
729 729 8 157.00 $157.00 $1,145 +8.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
478 478 4 175.00 $175.00 $836 +2.00
537 537 3 166.00 $166.00 $891 —
553 553 3 148.00 $148.00 $818 —
610 610 2 148.00 $148.00 $903 —
730 730 1 146.00 $146.00 $1,066 —
755 755 1 145.00 $145.00 $1,095 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
568 568 2 147.00 $147.00 $835 —
610 610 4 130.00 $130.00 $793 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
543 543 2 142.00 $142.00 $771 —
640 640 1 145.00 $145.00 $928 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 135.00 $135.00 $466 -6.00
432 432 5 148.00 $148.00 $639 -2.00
460 460 1 115.00 $115.00 $529 -33.00
516–545 538 16 141.00–147.00 $145.56 $783 -10.70
651 651 10 135.25 $135.25 $880 -12.33
720 720 2 125.00 $125.00 $900 -4.48
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 113.00 $113.00 $390 —
456 456 7 140.50 $140.50 $641 -12.50
520–535 534 11 118.00–138.00 $135.03 $721 -7.97
555 555 2 130.00 $130.00 $722 -20.50
658 658 3 134.00 $134.00 $882 +2.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 131.00 $131.00 $452 —
471 471 7 135.00 $135.00 $636 —
536 536 4 125.00 $125.00 $670 —
590–598 595 3 127.00–138.00 $134.37 $800 +13.02
639 639 5 127.00 $127.00 $812 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 97.00 $97.00 $310 —
360 360 1 120.00 $120.00 $432 -19.13
460–485 475 3 102.00–120.00 $113.17 $538 —
556 556 7 111.00 $111.00 $617 -16.00
633 633 4 120.00 $120.00 $760 -20.00
700 700 1 110.00 $110.00 $770 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 3 173.00 $173.00 $562 —
408–415 409 5 169.00–175.00 $173.78 $711 —
480–495 484 8 127.00–163.00 $153.79 $744 -21.21
535 535 1 159.00 $159.00 $851 -13.00
563 563 3 151.00 $151.00 $850 -5.10
655 655 7 150.00 $150.00 $982 +5.00
743 743 5 141.50 $141.50 $1,051 +0.50
843 843 2 120.00 $120.00 $1,012 -12.02
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 2 173.00 $173.00 $571 +3.00
410–420 416 5 145.00–173.00 $166.50 $693 -4.50
488 488 4 168.00 $168.00 $820 +23.00
580 580 1 134.00 $134.00 $777 -14.22
730 730 1 123.00 $123.00 $898 -19.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
495 495 1 154.00 $154.00 $762 —
545 545 1 130.00 $130.00 $708 —

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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.