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Southside Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, November 30, 2022

140 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $130.94/cwt +0.36 vs last sale · ≈ $682/hd at 521 lb · 14 head
light 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $175.50/cwt +6.50 vs last sale · ≈ $727/hd at 414 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 140 214 217
Feeder cattle 140 214 217

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 7, Heifers 75, Bulls 58)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490 490 1 180.00 $180.00 $882 +23.54
540 540 3 163.00 $163.00 $880 +12.16
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 155.00 $155.00 $690 —
510 510 1 137.00 $137.00 $699 +2.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
580 580 1 150.00 $150.00 $870 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
359 359 6 130.00 $130.00 $467 ±0.00
415 415 1 100.00 $100.00 $415 —
455–475 458 8 126.00–131.00 $130.35 $597 +4.56
528–546 536 9 127.00–129.00 $128.09 $687 +4.09
614–643 622 7 125.00–127.00 $125.59 $781 +10.59
730 730 1 107.00 $107.00 $781 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
357 357 5 130.00 $130.00 $464 ±0.00
448 448 5 140.00 $140.00 $627 —
510–532 521 14 128.00–134.00 $130.94 $682 +0.36
623 623 2 126.00 $126.00 $785 +6.00
705 705 1 120.00 $120.00 $846 +5.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
338 338 5 129.00 $129.00 $436 +6.00
455 455 4 120.00 $120.00 $546 +1.00
540 540 2 111.00 $111.00 $599 +9.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
448 448 2 100.00 $100.00 $448 —
532 532 3 109.00 $109.00 $580 +8.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
331 331 5 161.00 $161.00 $533 -9.00
414 414 11 175.50 $175.50 $727 +6.50
510–544 533 6 145.50–156.50 $149.01 $794 +8.01
625 625 3 134.00 $134.00 $838 +4.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 162.00 $162.00 $575 —
405 405 2 166.00 $166.00 $672 +4.00
487 487 6 162.00 $162.00 $789 —
561 561 8 146.00 $146.00 $819 +5.50
636 636 7 138.50 $138.50 $881 +2.50
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
338 338 2 157.00 $157.00 $531 —
500 500 1 110.00 $110.00 $550 —
560 560 1 129.00 $129.00 $722 —
635 635 2 90.00 $90.00 $572 —

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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.