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Southside Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, October 26, 2022

186 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $135.52/cwt +10.79 vs last sale · ≈ $722/hd at 533 lb · 13 head
light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $130.06/cwt -2.19 vs last sale · ≈ $572/hd at 440 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 186 368 266
Feeder cattle 186 368 266

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 32, Heifers 115, Bulls 39)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363 363 2 146.00 $146.00 $530 -12.00
490 490 2 165.00 $165.00 $808 -5.00
540–547 545 4 144.00–148.00 $147.01 $801 -8.23
665–695 673 4 142.00–151.00 $146.45 $986 —
733 733 3 147.00 $147.00 $1,078 +11.00
855 855 1 134.00 $134.00 $1,146 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 110.00 $110.00 $368 —
461 461 4 150.00 $150.00 $692 +15.00
655 655 1 140.00 $140.00 $917 —
705 705 1 92.00 $92.00 $649 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 162.00 $162.00 $640 ±0.00
520 520 1 157.00 $157.00 $816 +5.00
652 652 3 149.00 $149.00 $971 +20.00
890 890 1 134.00 $134.00 $1,193 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 146.00 $146.00 $526 —
485 485 1 146.00 $146.00 $708 -21.00
510 510 1 137.00 $137.00 $699 +4.50

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 125.00 $125.00 $388 —
353 353 8 134.00 $134.00 $473 +12.00
420–442 440 12 125.00–130.50 $130.06 $572 -2.19
470 470 1 115.00 $115.00 $540 -8.00
528 528 9 135.25 $135.25 $714 +8.10
587–595 592 8 128.00–133.00 $129.86 $769 —
658 658 2 124.00 $124.00 $816 —
715 715 1 114.00 $114.00 $815 +14.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
368 368 2 139.00 $139.00 $512 —
453 453 8 130.00 $130.00 $589 +5.50
529–543 533 13 135.00–135.75 $135.52 $722 +10.79
620–645 631 6 125.00–131.00 $128.29 $810 +3.87
735 735 2 116.00 $116.00 $853 -5.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 4 129.00 $129.00 $439 —
464 464 5 117.00 $117.00 $543 +44.50
507–542 521 9 109.00–125.00 $120.43 $627 +23.03
575 575 1 117.00 $117.00 $673 +14.51
603 603 3 120.00 $120.00 $724 —
655–665 661 5 87.00–119.00 $106.32 $703 -9.68
710 710 1 101.00 $101.00 $717 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 4 128.00 $128.00 $442 —
418 418 2 131.00 $131.00 $548 ±0.00
505–535 526 7 111.00–122.00 $119.47 $628 -4.53
600 600 1 93.00 $93.00 $558 -22.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
343 343 2 171.00 $171.00 $587 +29.00
419 419 4 157.00 $157.00 $658 -1.69
520 520 2 151.00 $151.00 $785 ±0.00
575 575 6 143.50 $143.50 $825 +14.22
660 660 5 132.00 $132.00 $871 +35.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 1 140.00 $140.00 $595 +11.25
485 485 5 150.00 $150.00 $728 +24.00
538 538 2 138.00 $138.00 $742 —
730 730 2 100.00 $100.00 $730 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
348 348 2 173.00 $173.00 $602 +28.00
393 393 2 165.00 $165.00 $648 +27.00
510 510 2 143.00 $143.00 $729 -7.00
650 650 1 119.00 $119.00 $774 —
830 830 1 87.00 $87.00 $722 —

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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.