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Southside Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, November 16, 2022

214 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $130.58/cwt +3.74 vs last sale · ≈ $714/hd at 547 lb · 28 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $125.79/cwt +1.79 vs last sale · ≈ $585/hd at 465 lb · 14 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $126.00/cwt -8.50 vs last sale · ≈ $572/hd at 454 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 214 281 217
Feeder cattle 214 281 217

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 46, Heifers 115, Bulls 53)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 142.00 $142.00 $504 —
463–472 469 7 150.00–159.00 $156.46 $734 —
528–532 531 9 145.00–152.50 $150.84 $801 +1.51
620–641 632 7 145.00–151.00 $148.48 $938 -3.98
663 663 3 151.00 $151.00 $1,001 -0.77
728 728 2 142.00 $142.00 $1,034 —
855–885 861 5 138.00–139.00 $138.79 $1,195 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
446 446 4 164.00 $164.00 $731 +8.00
540 540 1 138.00 $138.00 $745 +1.00
665 665 1 141.00 $141.00 $938 —
710 710 1 142.00 $142.00 $1,008 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 1 140.00 $140.00 $609 —
505 505 1 134.00 $134.00 $677 —
640 640 1 120.00 $120.00 $768 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
543 543 2 135.00 $135.00 $733 ±0.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 120.00 $120.00 $360 —
365 365 3 130.00 $130.00 $474 ±0.00
454 454 11 126.00 $126.00 $572 —
535–547 547 28 125.00–131.00 $130.58 $714 +3.74
575 575 2 131.00 $131.00 $753 -1.00
640 640 10 120.00 $120.00 $768 -10.82
705 705 1 115.00 $115.00 $811 -12.51
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 103.00 $103.00 $355 —
356 356 6 130.00 $130.00 $463 +0.50
457–467 465 14 125.00–126.00 $125.79 $585 +1.79
538 538 10 124.00 $124.00 $667 -2.76
553 553 4 124.00 $124.00 $686 —
635 635 4 115.00 $115.00 $730 -5.00
665 665 3 129.00 $129.00 $858 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 2 123.00 $123.00 $394 —
405 405 1 107.50 $107.50 $435 -17.50
465 465 1 119.00 $119.00 $553 —
510 510 2 102.00 $102.00 $520 -8.64
615 615 2 114.00 $114.00 $701 +18.00
735 735 1 92.00 $92.00 $676 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 120.00 $120.00 $468 -9.00
452 452 3 105.00 $105.00 $475 +5.00
513 513 2 101.00 $101.00 $518 —
655 655 1 114.00 $114.00 $747 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
341 341 7 170.00 $170.00 $580 —
411 411 7 169.00 $169.00 $695 +15.00
489 489 4 149.50 $149.50 $731 +6.00
513 513 2 141.00 $141.00 $723 +16.00
560 560 5 141.50 $141.50 $792 +9.50
628 628 3 130.00 $130.00 $816 ±0.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
318–325 320 3 140.00–165.00 $156.55 $501 —
425 425 1 162.00 $162.00 $688 +6.00
525 525 2 146.00 $146.00 $766 +32.00
564 564 8 140.50 $140.50 $792 +1.84
648 648 5 136.00 $136.00 $881 -1.40
650 650 1 125.00 $125.00 $812 —
725 725 1 130.00 $130.00 $942 +1.52
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 100.00 $100.00 $385 -20.00

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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.