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Southside Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, November 9, 2022

281 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $126.84/cwt -10.16 vs last sale · ≈ $679/hd at 535 lb · 23 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 bulls $137.40/cwt +4.40 vs last sale · ≈ $883/hd at 643 lb · 15 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $130.82/cwt +3.82 vs last sale · ≈ $815/hd at 623 lb · 15 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 281 265 215
Feeder cattle 281 265 215

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 50, Heifers 142, Bulls 89)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
449 449 6 158.00 $158.00 $709 —
542–549 547 13 142.00–151.50 $149.33 $817 —
600–630 615 2 151.00–154.00 $152.46 $938 +0.46
651–664 658 8 150.00–153.50 $151.77 $999 -1.23
818 818 2 138.00 $138.00 $1,129 -7.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
448 448 4 156.00 $156.00 $699 -16.00
510 510 1 137.00 $137.00 $699 —
631–645 638 8 130.00–154.00 $147.43 $941 +7.09
760 760 1 143.00 $143.00 $1,087 +8.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 125.00 $125.00 $494 —
530 530 1 135.00 $135.00 $716 +9.58
550 550 1 115.00 $115.00 $632 —
635 635 1 116.00 $116.00 $737 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
680 680 1 125.00 $125.00 $850 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 130.00 $130.00 $507 —
434 434 7 124.00 $124.00 $538 —
497 497 3 134.50 $134.50 $668 —
523–548 535 23 122.00–135.50 $126.84 $679 -10.16
555–594 586 11 110.00–139.50 $132.00 $774 —
613–630 623 15 125.00–140.50 $130.82 $815 +3.82
710–723 717 4 126.50–128.50 $127.51 $914 +12.51
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
367 367 6 129.50 $129.50 $475 +23.53
450–463 462 13 124.00 $124.00 $573 —
528–532 531 13 125.50–131.00 $126.76 $673 -1.82
620 620 4 120.00 $120.00 $744 -7.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358 358 5 125.50 $125.50 $449 +20.50
428 428 8 125.00 $125.00 $535 —
513–547 537 7 107.00–112.00 $110.64 $594 —
635 635 1 96.00 $96.00 $610 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 129.00 $129.00 $503 +12.00
448 448 5 110.00 $110.00 $493 -8.00
475 475 1 100.00 $100.00 $475 —
551 551 4 96.00 $96.00 $529 -4.00
619 619 4 97.00 $97.00 $600 -5.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358 358 4 165.00 $165.00 $591 —
420 420 3 156.00 $156.00 $655 -19.00
486 486 10 145.50 $145.50 $707 -11.50
515 515 2 114.00 $114.00 $587 -34.00
566–573 568 6 136.00–140.00 $138.66 $788 -2.20
643–644 643 15 133.00–139.00 $137.40 $883 +4.40
732–743 738 6 126.00–131.00 $128.48 $948 +8.17
828 828 2 120.00 $120.00 $994 —
860 860 1 110.00 $110.00 $946 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 6 163.00 $163.00 $570 —
414 414 8 154.00 $154.00 $638 -16.00
488 488 8 143.50 $143.50 $700 +12.50
515 515 1 125.00 $125.00 $644 -29.00
555 555 3 132.00 $132.00 $733 -3.00
649 649 4 130.00 $130.00 $844 -2.00
750 750 1 124.00 $124.00 $930 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 120.00 $120.00 $438 —
430 430 1 100.00 $100.00 $430 -35.52
498 498 2 105.00 $105.00 $523 -30.00
595 595 1 120.00 $120.00 $714 —
655 655 1 95.00 $95.00 $622 —

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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.