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Southside Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, October 5, 2022

113 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $144.43/cwt +7.43 vs last sale · ≈ $758/hd at 525 lb · 13 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 113 188 209
Feeder cattle 113 188 209

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 23, Heifers 60, Bulls 30)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460–498 490 5 169.00–177.00 $170.50 $835 —
558 558 2 160.00 $160.00 $893 —
649 649 4 153.00 $153.00 $993 +3.76
675 675 1 145.00 $145.00 $979 —
780 780 1 142.00 $142.00 $1,108 -5.18
813 813 2 134.00 $134.00 $1,089 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 1 179.00 $179.00 $734 —
598 598 3 151.00 $151.00 $903 —
720 720 1 136.00 $136.00 $979 +12.00
800 800 1 135.00 $135.00 $1,080 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
590 590 1 142.00 $142.00 $838 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
645 645 1 144.00 $144.00 $929 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 118.00 $118.00 $437 -19.00
420 420 1 128.00 $128.00 $538 -10.00
470 470 4 135.00 $135.00 $634 —
518–547 525 13 130.00–149.00 $144.43 $758 +7.43
628 628 2 133.00 $133.00 $835 +0.85
653–670 659 6 130.00–132.00 $131.32 $865 -0.51
735 735 1 115.00 $115.00 $845 -14.00
773 773 2 124.00 $124.00 $959 —
843 843 2 123.00 $123.00 $1,037 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
337–345 339 4 126.00–128.00 $127.49 $432 —
490 490 1 128.00 $128.00 $627 -2.85
529 529 7 130.50 $130.50 $690 -12.50
678 678 2 128.00 $128.00 $868 —
720 720 1 118.00 $118.00 $850 -14.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
383 383 2 125.00 $125.00 $479 +1.00
445 445 2 123.00 $123.00 $547 -5.00
574 574 4 122.00 $122.00 $700 —
710 710 1 118.00 $118.00 $838 +18.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
535 535 2 105.00 $105.00 $562 -14.00
585 585 1 105.00 $105.00 $614 —
620 620 1 117.00 $117.00 $725 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–345 338 6 161.00–164.00 $161.45 $546 -0.14
402 402 5 177.00 $177.00 $712 +15.00
490 490 2 169.00 $169.00 $828 +6.00
545 545 2 150.00 $150.00 $818 —
620 620 1 135.00 $135.00 $837 +12.00
710 710 1 123.00 $123.00 $873 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
338 338 3 157.00 $157.00 $531 —
440 440 1 170.00 $170.00 $748 +4.00
490 490 1 159.00 $159.00 $779 -5.00
543 543 3 155.00 $155.00 $842 —
645 645 1 138.00 $138.00 $890 +3.00
780 780 1 115.00 $115.00 $897 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
507 507 3 144.00 $144.00 $730 +2.13

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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.