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Southside Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, January 18, 2023

173 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $143.99/cwt -1.01 vs last sale · ≈ $952/hd at 661 lb · 12 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $138.00/cwt -17.33 vs last sale · ≈ $787/hd at 570 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 173 225 74
Feeder cattle 173 225 74

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 42, Heifers 85, Bulls 46)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 181.00 $181.00 $697 —
475 475 1 179.00 $179.00 $850 -12.00
500–505 501 4 141.00–155.00 $150.25 $753 —
561 561 4 181.00 $181.00 $1,015 -6.00
625–636 632 9 157.00–177.00 $170.41 $1,077 -7.20
665 665 2 165.00 $165.00 $1,097 —
730 730 1 161.00 $161.00 $1,175 +3.00
750 750 2 155.00 $155.00 $1,162 -6.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 145.00 $145.00 $573 +63.00
445 445 1 176.00 $176.00 $783 -11.00
470 470 1 143.00 $143.00 $672 —
533 533 6 187.00 $187.00 $997 +8.97
575 575 4 159.00 $159.00 $914 —
610–645 623 4 169.00–174.00 $171.29 $1,067 -0.14
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 1 165.00 $165.00 $759 -34.50

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 163.00 $163.00 $579 +25.00
453–470 455 7 134.00–146.00 $144.23 $656 -7.77
500–547 535 4 140.00–141.00 $140.23 $750 -10.77
550–564 562 8 132.00–140.50 $139.46 $784 +7.46
600–608 606 4 134.00–147.00 $143.78 $871 —
659–666 661 12 140.00–146.00 $143.99 $952 -1.01
743 743 3 131.00 $131.00 $973 -3.00
758 758 3 148.00 $148.00 $1,122 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
343 343 9 145.00 $145.00 $497 +25.00
464 464 7 140.00 $140.00 $650 -4.24
560–571 570 12 138.00 $138.00 $787 -17.33
605–642 633 4 131.00–140.00 $137.85 $873 -7.15
665–680 673 2 140.00 $140.00 $942 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 3 146.00 $146.00 $555 —
435 435 2 110.00 $110.00 $478 -37.00
582 582 3 126.00 $126.00 $733 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465 465 1 125.00 $125.00 $581 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 155.00 $155.00 $504 -5.00
358–375 364 3 125.00–181.00 $161.75 $589 —
411 411 6 180.50 $180.50 $742 +0.50
486 486 5 176.00 $176.00 $855 +10.00
580 580 1 156.00 $156.00 $905 —
673 673 4 139.00 $139.00 $935 +35.00
745 745 1 124.00 $124.00 $924 +2.00
840 840 1 110.00 $110.00 $924 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 2 181.00 $181.00 $652 —
427 427 3 177.50 $177.50 $758 -3.50
488 488 3 169.50 $169.50 $827 +0.12
545 545 1 152.00 $152.00 $828 -16.00
565 565 3 165.00 $165.00 $932 +15.00
641 641 4 145.00 $145.00 $929 —
720–748 739 3 124.00–128.00 $126.70 $936 -6.80
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425–435 430 2 145.00–175.00 $159.83 $687 —
488 488 2 154.00 $154.00 $752 —
680 680 1 103.00 $103.00 $700 -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.