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Southside Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, December 14, 2022

168 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $119.00/cwt ≈ $639/hd at 537 lb · 16 head
light 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $159.99/cwt +0.99 vs last sale · ≈ $675/hd at 422 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 168 164 166
Feeder cattle 168 164 166

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 29, Heifers 76, Bulls 63)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 157.00 $157.00 $612 —
457 457 6 168.00 $168.00 $768 —
535–538 537 8 149.00–165.00 $152.98 $822 -4.02
860 860 2 125.00 $125.00 $1,075 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
428 428 3 172.00 $172.00 $736 +4.06
520 520 2 153.00 $153.00 $796 -3.50
650 650 2 155.00 $155.00 $1,008 +12.82
750 750 1 143.00 $143.00 $1,072 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
438 438 3 151.00 $151.00 $661 —
585 585 1 146.00 $146.00 $854 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
359 359 6 118.00 $118.00 $424 -22.00
436 436 4 95.00 $95.00 $414 —
469 469 6 124.50 $124.50 $584 -1.50
535–541 537 16 119.00 $119.00 $639 —
600–610 605 2 118.00–124.00 $120.98 $732 +1.98
680 680 1 100.00 $100.00 $680 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363 363 2 116.00 $116.00 $421 -15.80
450 450 1 121.00 $121.00 $544 -3.50
535–546 545 9 122.00–124.00 $123.78 $675 -3.72
620–640 624 5 130.00–135.00 $133.97 $836 +26.97
660 660 4 129.00 $129.00 $851 +15.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
378–380 379 3 100.00–102.00 $101.33 $384 —
438 438 6 106.00 $106.00 $464 —
515–520 518 2 89.00 $89.00 $461 —
605 605 1 110.00 $110.00 $666 -1.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
525 525 4 92.00 $92.00 $483 -25.88
623 623 2 90.00 $90.00 $561 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
327 327 3 148.00 $148.00 $484 -14.00
405–426 422 11 141.00–164.00 $159.99 $675 +0.99
455–483 472 5 157.00–160.00 $159.42 $752 +0.42
540 540 1 153.00 $153.00 $826 —
568 568 7 143.50 $143.50 $815 +0.50
625–635 628 3 125.00–135.00 $131.63 $827 —
650 650 1 128.00 $128.00 $832 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 147.00 $147.00 $485 -21.00
400 400 1 145.00 $145.00 $580 -16.43
488 488 9 161.00 $161.00 $786 +10.00
505 505 1 148.00 $148.00 $747 —
553 553 4 145.50 $145.50 $805 +4.50
600–620 615 4 135.00 $135.00 $830 —
730 730 2 120.00 $120.00 $876 —
770 770 1 118.00 $118.00 $909 -7.00
865 865 1 100.00 $100.00 $865 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 130.00 $130.00 $448 —
418 418 2 141.00 $141.00 $589 +25.00
475 475 1 127.00 $127.00 $603 —
545 545 1 145.00 $145.00 $790 +28.90
655 655 1 114.00 $114.00 $747 —
730 730 1 95.00 $95.00 $694 —

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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.