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Southside Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, October 19, 2022

368 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $132.25/cwt +0.25 vs last sale · ≈ $589/hd at 445 lb · 26 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $127.15/cwt -6.24 vs last sale · ≈ $685/hd at 539 lb · 26 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 2 heifers $122.00/cwt -5.00 vs last sale · ≈ $442/hd at 362 lb · 22 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 368 180 322
Feeder cattle 368 180 322

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 68, Heifers 171, Bulls 129)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358 358 2 158.00 $158.00 $566 —
456 456 4 170.00 $170.00 $775 +13.00
523–548 543 19 145.00–161.00 $155.24 $843 +0.24
640 640 7 141.00 $141.00 $902 -4.22
725 725 1 136.00 $136.00 $986 -2.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385–390 388 3 162.00 $162.00 $629 —
470 470 10 173.00 $173.00 $813 +15.00
542 542 5 152.00 $152.00 $824 -1.00
625 625 3 135.00 $135.00 $844 -7.00
660 660 1 129.00 $129.00 $851 —
805 805 1 117.00 $117.00 $942 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 155.00 $155.00 $690 —
455 455 2 167.00 $167.00 $760 —
535–545 540 2 132.00–133.00 $132.50 $716 -0.50
690 690 1 117.00 $117.00 $807 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 132.00 $132.00 $488 —
480 480 1 135.00 $135.00 $648 —
545 545 1 115.00 $115.00 $627 -17.00
570 570 1 131.00 $131.00 $747 -1.00
625 625 1 110.00 $110.00 $688 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358–365 362 22 122.00 $122.00 $442 -5.00
433–447 445 26 124.00–133.00 $132.25 $589 +0.25
480 480 1 123.00 $123.00 $590 —
515–540 539 26 118.00–127.50 $127.15 $685 -6.24
630 630 5 127.00 $127.00 $800 +14.00
723 723 2 100.00 $100.00 $723 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
348 348 3 127.00 $127.00 $442 —
410–435 423 2 120.00 $120.00 $508 -14.00
456 456 9 124.50 $124.50 $568 -0.50
530–548 545 12 117.00–127.25 $124.73 $680 -7.20
588 588 2 117.00 $117.00 $688 +5.00
605–640 627 11 118.00–128.00 $124.42 $780 +8.03
700 700 1 121.00 $121.00 $847 +6.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 2 112.00 $112.00 $403 ±0.00
448 448 11 131.00 $131.00 $587 +1.00
532 532 10 124.00 $124.00 $660 +17.00
550–580 565 2 124.00 $124.00 $701 —
627 627 3 115.00 $115.00 $721 +18.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–390 371 4 91.00–112.00 $106.48 $395 —
445–447 447 4 107.00–110.00 $109.25 $488 —
480 480 1 72.50 $72.50 $348 -29.36
505–546 540 7 97.00–100.00 $97.40 $526 -1.60
575–580 578 2 100.00–105.00 $102.49 $592 —
657 657 3 116.00 $116.00 $762 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
342–345 342 12 145.00 $145.00 $496 -8.00
375 375 1 138.00 $138.00 $518 —
418–423 419 16 160.00–161.00 $160.75 $674 —
478–488 479 14 150.00–163.50 $161.54 $774 +4.54
525 525 1 150.00 $150.00 $788 —
575 575 5 132.00 $132.00 $759 +6.18
626 626 4 109.50 $109.50 $685 —
708 708 3 109.00 $109.00 $772 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
343 343 3 142.00 $142.00 $487 —
404–410 405 14 145.00–161.00 $158.69 $643 -0.31
470 470 1 146.00 $146.00 $686 -5.00
504 504 10 151.00 $151.00 $761 —
550–575 570 10 105.00–132.00 $129.28 $737 -10.83
605–627 624 9 92.00–118.50 $114.81 $716 -11.19
655 655 1 97.00 $97.00 $635 —
735 735 1 105.00 $105.00 $772 —
865 865 1 90.00 $90.00 $778 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
348 348 2 110.00 $110.00 $383 —
405–412 409 5 124.00–136.00 $128.75 $527 +8.75
480 480 5 126.00 $126.00 $605 +16.00
561 561 5 115.00 $115.00 $645 -0.35
625 625 3 104.00 $104.00 $650 +14.00

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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.