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Southside Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, September 28, 2022

188 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $132.15/cwt ≈ $837/hd at 633 lb · 20 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $150.00/cwt -7.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,050/hd at 700 lb · 13 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $145.51/cwt ≈ $834/hd at 573 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 188 186 211
Feeder cattle 188 186 211

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 56, Heifers 96, Bulls 36)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
433–445 437 3 180.00–181.00 $180.66 $789 +10.66
515 515 5 167.00 $167.00 $860 —
622–637 631 10 146.50–151.50 $149.24 $942 -13.76
700 700 13 150.00 $150.00 $1,050 -7.00
753–775 763 11 144.00–147.50 $147.18 $1,123 —
850 850 4 143.50 $143.50 $1,220 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 169.00 $169.00 $668 —
528 528 4 162.00 $162.00 $855 -4.00
633 633 2 146.00 $146.00 $924 -2.00
700 700 1 124.00 $124.00 $868 -22.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 470 2 152.00 $152.00 $714 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 137.00 $137.00 $521 —
418 418 3 138.00 $138.00 $577 -10.00
545 545 3 137.00 $137.00 $747 -8.56
568–576 573 12 142.50–147.00 $145.51 $834 —
631–635 633 20 130.50–133.25 $132.15 $837 —
658–684 672 11 130.50–133.50 $131.83 $886 -3.42
712 712 3 129.00 $129.00 $918 +4.00
938 938 3 122.00 $122.00 $1,144 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–365 358 2 125.00–137.00 $130.87 $469 —
470–488 479 4 119.00–136.00 $130.85 $627 -9.65
540 540 1 143.00 $143.00 $772 +7.97
551–596 569 11 140.00–146.00 $144.16 $820 +14.16
605–620 609 4 125.00–138.00 $134.69 $820 —
718 718 3 132.00 $132.00 $948 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
362 362 3 124.00 $124.00 $449 —
440 440 2 128.00 $128.00 $563 —
545 545 4 122.00 $122.00 $665 -3.00
605 605 2 104.00 $104.00 $629 -23.00
730 730 1 100.00 $100.00 $730 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 123.00 $123.00 $547 —
520 520 1 119.00 $119.00 $619 —
705 705 1 110.00 $110.00 $776 ±0.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 1 166.00 $166.00 $697 -7.78
497 497 8 164.00 $164.00 $815 +10.21
563 563 10 148.00 $148.00 $833 -3.00
640 640 6 135.00 $135.00 $864 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–320 315 2 156.00–167.00 $161.59 $509 -11.41
435 435 1 162.00 $162.00 $705 -4.50
475 475 2 163.00 $163.00 $774 -5.00
560 560 1 141.00 $141.00 $790 +7.00
605 605 1 123.00 $123.00 $744 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 1 136.00 $136.00 $578 —
513–530 519 3 130.00–148.00 $141.87 $736 +11.87

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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.