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Southside Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, January 25, 2023

111 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 2 heifers $138.50/cwt ≈ $510/hd at 368 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 111 173 107
Feeder cattle 111 173 107

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 9, Heifers 60, Bulls 42)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
452 452 3 193.00 $193.00 $872 +14.00
550 550 3 188.00 $188.00 $1,034 +7.00
890 890 1 147.00 $147.00 $1,308 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455 455 1 193.00 $193.00 $878 +50.00
510 510 1 188.00 $188.00 $959 +1.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 125.00 $125.00 $425 -20.00
368 368 10 138.50 $138.50 $510 —
449 449 9 138.50 $138.50 $622 —
485 485 1 124.00 $124.00 $601 -16.00
541 541 5 143.00 $143.00 $774 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
368 368 2 133.50 $133.50 $491 -29.50
459–465 460 9 135.00 $135.00 $621 -9.23
526 526 7 137.50 $137.50 $723 -2.73
656 656 6 137.00 $137.00 $899 -6.99
710 710 1 131.00 $131.00 $930 ±0.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
428 428 5 131.00 $131.00 $561 +21.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
488 488 2 132.00 $132.00 $644 +7.00
620 620 1 105.00 $105.00 $651 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 130.00 $130.00 $494 -51.00
438 438 3 184.00 $184.00 $806 +6.50
495 495 7 176.50 $176.50 $874 +7.00
568 568 5 169.00 $169.00 $960 +4.00
654 654 6 149.50 $149.50 $978 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
409 409 4 187.00 $187.00 $765 +6.50
486 486 7 176.00 $176.00 $855 ±0.00
563 563 3 162.50 $162.50 $915 +6.50
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 1 140.00 $140.00 $581 -19.83
485 485 1 140.00 $140.00 $679 -14.00
595 595 1 152.00 $152.00 $904 —

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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.