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Southside Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, December 7, 2022

164 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $124.50/cwt ≈ $1,007/hd at 809 lb · 12 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $143.00/cwt ≈ $1,165/hd at 815 lb · 12 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $114.00/cwt ≈ $758/hd at 665 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 164 140 178
Feeder cattle 164 140 178

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 43, Heifers 84, Bulls 37)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415–425 420 2 163.00–173.00 $167.94 $705 —
538 538 2 156.50 $156.50 $842 -6.50
675–692 685 5 141.00–144.00 $142.18 $974 —
735 735 1 136.00 $136.00 $1,000 —
815 815 12 143.00 $143.00 $1,165 —
1030 1030 2 118.00 $118.00 $1,215 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 171.00 $171.00 $556 —
420–443 435 3 145.00–164.00 $157.89 $687 —
540 540 3 157.00 $157.00 $848 —
645 645 1 131.00 $131.00 $845 —
655 655 3 132.00 $132.00 $865 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 110.00 $110.00 $490 -45.00
543 543 3 132.00 $132.00 $717 -5.00
635 635 1 113.00 $113.00 $718 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
453 453 2 159.00 $159.00 $720 —
515 515 1 127.00 $127.00 $654 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–380 368 2 126.00–138.00 $131.80 $485 +1.80
454 454 5 124.50 $124.50 $565 —
541 541 4 127.50 $127.50 $690 -3.44
590 590 1 122.00 $122.00 $720 —
610 610 1 107.00 $107.00 $653 -19.00
650–675 665 10 114.00 $114.00 $758 —
710–740 720 3 106.00–125.00 $118.49 $853 -1.51
809 809 12 124.50 $124.50 $1,007 —
868 868 3 116.00 $116.00 $1,007 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
387 387 6 140.00 $140.00 $542 +10.00
400 400 1 115.00 $115.00 $460 +15.00
454 454 7 126.00 $126.00 $572 -4.35
563 563 5 122.00 $122.00 $687 —
629 629 5 119.00 $119.00 $749 -6.59
745 745 1 99.00 $99.00 $738 -8.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 110.00 $110.00 $407 —
465 465 2 102.00 $102.00 $474 —
520–538 532 3 99.00–127.00 $117.88 $627 +8.88
682 682 3 105.00 $105.00 $716 —
745 745 1 97.00 $97.00 $723 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 1 102.00 $102.00 $459 -18.00
595 595 1 98.00 $98.00 $583 —
610 610 1 111.00 $111.00 $677 —
683 683 2 115.00 $115.00 $785 —
700 700 1 98.00 $98.00 $686 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
338 338 2 168.00 $168.00 $568 —
405–416 412 6 150.00–167.00 $161.43 $665 -4.57
493 493 2 151.00 $151.00 $744 -11.00
580 580 3 141.00 $141.00 $818 -5.00
653 653 3 137.00 $137.00 $895 —
758 758 3 125.00 $125.00 $948 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 162.00 $162.00 $486 +1.00
355 355 1 145.00 $145.00 $515 —
428 428 2 159.00 $159.00 $681 -16.50
471 471 4 159.00 $159.00 $749 —
562 562 3 143.00 $143.00 $804 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 4 116.00 $116.00 $487 —
513–545 524 3 105.00–122.00 $116.10 $608 +6.10

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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.