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Southside Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, January 4, 2023

97 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $142.00/cwt ≈ $784/hd at 552 lb · 11 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $165.00/cwt +10.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,130/hd at 685 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 97 168 0
Feeder cattle 97 168 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 30, Heifers 41, Bulls 26)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 174.00 $174.00 $687 —
458 458 2 177.00 $177.00 $811 —
565–568 567 5 174.00 $174.00 $987 —
610 610 1 174.00 $174.00 $1,061 —
685 685 11 165.00 $165.00 $1,130 +10.00
726–739 733 8 155.00–156.00 $155.50 $1,140 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 2 130.00 $130.00 $488 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–395 380 2 108.00–137.00 $123.07 $468 +5.07
455 455 3 143.00 $143.00 $651 +18.50
550–552 552 11 142.00 $142.00 $784 —
640 640 3 133.00 $133.00 $851 +12.02
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 117.00 $117.00 $445 +1.00
430 430 1 138.00 $138.00 $593 —
557 557 3 124.00 $124.00 $691 —
650–655 651 8 133.00–141.00 $137.00 $892 +8.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 1 120.00 $120.00 $492 —
470 470 1 120.00 $120.00 $564 —
558 558 2 89.00 $89.00 $497 —
683 683 2 132.00 $132.00 $902 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 130.00 $130.00 $500 +28.67
480 480 1 124.00 $124.00 $595 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 161.00 $161.00 $580 —
483 483 2 165.00 $165.00 $797 +4.00
548 548 2 153.00 $153.00 $838 —
648 648 6 135.00 $135.00 $875 ±0.00
735 735 2 126.00 $126.00 $926 +6.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
418–430 422 3 150.00–171.00 $163.87 $692 +3.88
470–488 482 3 143.00–160.00 $154.47 $745 -4.95
630 630 3 130.00 $130.00 $819 -1.63
755 755 2 123.00 $123.00 $929 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 1 125.00 $125.00 $531 -16.00
685 685 1 124.00 $124.00 $849 +10.00

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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.