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Southside Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, February 15, 2023

166 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $145.72/cwt +1.72 vs last sale · ≈ $922/hd at 633 lb · 20 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $159.50/cwt +14.00 vs last sale · ≈ $868/hd at 544 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 166 175 142
Feeder cattle 166 175 142

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 41, Heifers 79, Bulls 46)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 193.00 $193.00 $598 —
445 445 4 194.00 $194.00 $863 —
562 562 6 190.00 $190.00 $1,068 —
616 616 4 189.00 $189.00 $1,164 +14.57
690 690 2 186.00 $186.00 $1,283 —
975 975 1 143.00 $143.00 $1,394 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 2 194.00 $194.00 $698 —
465–478 473 5 193.00–201.00 $197.85 $936 +7.85
508–531 524 7 188.00–196.00 $193.79 $1,015 +9.29
550–595 573 2 184.00 $184.00 $1,054 -4.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 186.00 $186.00 $828 —
505–513 511 4 172.00–189.00 $184.80 $944 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 188.00 $188.00 $686 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 129.00 $129.00 $497 -23.00
435 435 2 142.00 $142.00 $618 -7.50
544 544 12 159.50 $159.50 $868 +14.00
565 565 1 128.00 $128.00 $723 —
600–641 633 20 136.00–148.00 $145.72 $922 +1.72
670–680 673 4 131.00–165.00 $156.41 $1,053 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
352 352 5 174.00 $174.00 $612 +20.50
450 450 6 150.50 $150.50 $677 +7.82
524 524 4 160.00 $160.00 $838 +8.21
553–590 561 8 138.00–160.00 $154.52 $867 +14.52
615 615 1 134.00 $134.00 $824 -12.00
735 735 1 120.00 $120.00 $882 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
343–345 344 3 155.00–169.00 $164.32 $565 —
365 365 1 110.00 $110.00 $402 -28.00
431 431 4 150.00 $150.00 $646 —
515 515 1 137.00 $137.00 $706 +8.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 145.00 $145.00 $500 —
475 475 2 127.00 $127.00 $603 —
595 595 1 120.00 $120.00 $714 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 80.00 $80.00 $264 -111.00
423 423 5 200.00 $200.00 $846 +9.00
495 495 1 191.00 $191.00 $945 —
557 557 3 180.00 $180.00 $1,003 +16.50
615–617 617 9 173.00–180.00 $179.22 $1,106 —
745 745 2 154.00 $154.00 $1,147 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
338 338 5 196.00 $196.00 $662 —
442 442 3 198.00 $198.00 $875 +18.99
490 490 4 194.00 $194.00 $951 +5.00
578 578 2 177.00 $177.00 $1,023 +20.00
610–623 620 4 179.00–180.00 $179.25 $1,111 +16.25
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 166.00 $166.00 $540 —
353 353 2 189.00 $189.00 $667 +19.00
490 490 1 130.00 $130.00 $637 —

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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.