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Southside Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, November 2, 2022

265 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $137.00/cwt +1.48 vs last sale · ≈ $752/hd at 549 lb · 22 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $156.64/cwt ≈ $874/hd at 558 lb · 19 head
light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $129.50/cwt -0.56 vs last sale · ≈ $576/hd at 445 lb · 15 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 265 186 128
Feeder cattle 265 186 128

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 66, Heifers 128, Bulls 71)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 2 176.00 $176.00 $678 +30.00
466 466 7 164.00 $164.00 $764 -1.00
551–590 558 19 135.00–163.00 $156.64 $874 —
625 625 1 152.00 $152.00 $950 —
657 657 7 153.00 $153.00 $1,005 +6.55
728 728 2 145.00 $145.00 $1,056 -2.00
780–795 784 4 140.00–145.00 $141.27 $1,108 —
836 836 5 145.00 $145.00 $1,212 —
890 890 4 150.00 $150.00 $1,335 +16.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 2 172.00 $172.00 $765 —
570 570 1 145.00 $145.00 $826 —
605–613 610 3 139.00–141.00 $140.34 $856 —
680 680 1 126.00 $126.00 $857 -23.00
755 755 1 135.00 $135.00 $1,019 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
520–530 528 4 90.00–137.00 $125.42 $662 —
670 670 1 135.00 $135.00 $904 -5.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
342 342 3 117.00 $117.00 $400 -8.00
365–370 367 3 100.00–109.00 $105.97 $389 -28.03
420–447 445 15 129.50 $129.50 $576 -0.56
517–545 539 15 128.00–131.00 $128.58 $693 -6.67
600 600 1 127.00 $127.00 $762 —
650 650 10 127.00 $127.00 $826 +3.00
705–725 715 2 95.00–105.00 $99.93 $714 -14.07
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 12 130.00 $130.00 $598 ±0.00
549 549 22 137.00 $137.00 $752 +1.48
642 642 11 127.00 $127.00 $815 -1.29
650 650 1 121.00 $121.00 $786 —
745 745 1 115.00 $115.00 $857 -1.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–330 328 2 105.00–118.00 $111.55 $366 -16.45
370 370 2 105.00 $105.00 $388 —
465 465 5 115.50 $115.50 $537 —
555 555 5 110.00 $110.00 $610 —
665–680 673 2 99.00 $99.00 $666 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 2 117.00 $117.00 $421 —
445 445 2 118.00 $118.00 $525 —
505–535 524 5 105.00–113.00 $110.23 $578 -10.20
550 550 1 100.00 $100.00 $550 -17.00
631 631 4 102.00 $102.00 $644 -18.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–326 325 5 167.00–176.00 $174.23 $566 +3.23
411 411 4 175.00 $175.00 $719 +18.00
483 483 9 157.00 $157.00 $758 —
515 515 1 148.00 $148.00 $762 -3.00
560–585 571 11 110.00–145.50 $140.86 $804 -2.64
615–648 644 9 133.00 $133.00 $857 —
710–743 731 5 105.00–124.00 $120.31 $879 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
333 333 2 176.00 $176.00 $586 +3.00
416 416 4 170.00 $170.00 $707 —
490 490 1 131.00 $131.00 $642 —
504 504 8 154.00 $154.00 $776 +11.00
550 550 2 135.00 $135.00 $742 —
615 615 1 132.00 $132.00 $812 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430–443 439 3 116.00–145.00 $135.52 $595 -4.48
480 480 4 135.00 $135.00 $648 -15.00
555 555 1 126.00 $126.00 $699 —
610 610 1 106.00 $106.00 $647 —

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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.