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Southside Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, October 12, 2022

180 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $116.39/cwt -16.61 vs last sale · ≈ $743/hd at 638 lb · 16 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $131.93/cwt -12.50 vs last sale · ≈ $720/hd at 546 lb · 13 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 2 steers $134.09/cwt -16.91 vs last sale · ≈ $763/hd at 569 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 180 113 234
Feeder cattle 180 113 234

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 62, Heifers 69, Bulls 49)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470–478 475 3 157.00 $157.00 $746 -13.50
536 536 8 155.00 $155.00 $831 —
570 570 11 155.00 $155.00 $884 -5.00
607–635 614 4 143.00–146.00 $145.22 $892 -7.78
652–680 668 7 143.00–145.00 $144.16 $963 -0.84
715 715 1 138.00 $138.00 $987 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 156.00 $156.00 $546 —
468–470 469 3 158.00 $158.00 $741 —
543 543 2 153.00 $153.00 $831 —
552–585 569 12 127.00–136.00 $134.09 $763 -16.91
620 620 3 142.00 $142.00 $880 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
535 535 2 132.00 $132.00 $706 —
575 575 3 132.00 $132.00 $759 —
650 650 1 127.00 $127.00 $826 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
510 510 1 133.00 $133.00 $678 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 2 133.00 $133.00 $512 +15.00
445 445 1 134.00 $134.00 $596 +6.00
485 485 2 125.00 $125.00 $606 -10.00
533–548 546 13 116.00–134.75 $131.93 $720 -12.50
560 560 1 112.00 $112.00 $627 —
620–644 638 16 112.00–119.50 $116.39 $743 -16.61
710 710 2 115.00 $115.00 $816 ±0.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 127.00 $127.00 $476 —
420 420 3 132.00 $132.00 $554 —
515–541 539 11 127.00–134.00 $133.39 $719 +2.89
615 615 1 113.00 $113.00 $695 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
403 403 2 105.00 $105.00 $423 —
473–495 479 4 90.00–106.00 $101.86 $488 —
540 540 1 99.00 $99.00 $535 -6.00
640 640 1 95.00 $95.00 $608 -22.00
735 735 1 100.00 $100.00 $735 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 117.00 $117.00 $398 —
370 370 1 112.00 $112.00 $414 -13.00
420 420 2 130.00 $130.00 $546 +7.00
543 543 2 107.00 $107.00 $581 —
610 610 1 97.00 $97.00 $592 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
409 409 5 159.00 $159.00 $650 -11.00
492 492 6 151.00 $151.00 $743 -8.00
564–565 564 9 133.00–141.00 $140.11 $790 —
629 629 4 126.00 $126.00 $793 -12.00
770 770 1 104.00 $104.00 $801 -11.00
815 815 1 104.00 $104.00 $848 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 2 153.00 $153.00 $520 -8.45
465–471 470 7 157.00 $157.00 $738 -12.00
550–570 560 2 116.00–136.00 $125.82 $705 —
660 660 1 123.00 $123.00 $812 —
770 770 1 104.00 $104.00 $801 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 2 120.00 $120.00 $516 —
475 475 1 110.00 $110.00 $522 —
500 500 1 124.00 $124.00 $620 -20.00
558–590 569 3 99.00–124.00 $115.35 $656 —
625 625 2 90.00 $90.00 $562 —

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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.