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Southside Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, February 22, 2023

252 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $167.00/cwt ≈ $757/hd at 453 lb · 15 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 2 heifers $168.52/cwt -5.48 vs last sale · ≈ $615/hd at 365 lb · 14 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $166.07/cwt +15.57 vs last sale · ≈ $756/hd at 455 lb · 13 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 252 166 118
Feeder cattle 252 166 118

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 65, Heifers 115, Bulls 72)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 192.00 $192.00 $691 -2.00
413 413 2 182.00 $182.00 $752 —
457–493 471 5 154.00–185.00 $172.03 $810 -25.82
558–564 561 7 190.00 $190.00 $1,066 +6.00
633–640 635 4 193.00–198.00 $194.26 $1,234 —
656 656 10 197.00 $197.00 $1,292 —
705 705 1 188.00 $188.00 $1,325 —
778 778 4 175.00 $175.00 $1,362 —
818 818 2 160.00 $160.00 $1,309 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 1 192.00 $192.00 $778 —
480 480 1 169.00 $169.00 $811 —
548 548 4 189.75 $189.75 $1,040 —
640 640 1 196.00 $196.00 $1,254 +7.00
660 660 3 196.00 $196.00 $1,294 +10.00
775 775 1 178.00 $178.00 $1,380 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
427–449 440 7 175.00–187.00 $182.00 $801 —
480 480 1 160.00 $160.00 $768 —
595 595 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,130 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 127.00 $127.00 $432 —
510–525 515 3 122.00–161.00 $145.77 $751 -39.03
615 615 2 185.00 $185.00 $1,138 —
705 705 2 150.00 $150.00 $1,058 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
353–395 365 14 165.00–170.50 $168.52 $615 -5.48
453–485 455 13 150.00–167.50 $166.07 $756 +15.57
525–542 541 13 161.00–161.50 $161.46 $873 +1.46
565 565 2 159.00 $159.00 $898 +4.48
600–645 624 7 149.00–157.00 $154.50 $964 +20.50
658 658 5 149.00 $149.00 $980 —
748 748 2 148.00 $148.00 $1,107 +28.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363 363 10 174.00 $174.00 $632 +45.00
445 445 1 165.00 $165.00 $734 +23.00
453 453 15 167.00 $167.00 $757 —
534 534 9 160.00 $160.00 $854 +0.50
635 635 4 150.00 $150.00 $952 +4.28
745 745 2 146.00 $146.00 $1,088 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
322 322 3 169.00 $169.00 $544 +4.68
355–383 374 3 140.00–154.00 $149.57 $559 +39.57
448 448 2 160.00 $160.00 $717 +10.00
458 458 4 163.00–167.00 $164.00 $751 —
600 600 1 149.00 $149.00 $894 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 155.00 $155.00 $558 —
445 445 1 142.00 $142.00 $632 —
455–460 458 2 131.00–152.00 $141.44 $648 +14.44

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 5 202.00 $202.00 $656 +6.00
407–440 413 9 180.00–197.00 $193.02 $797 -4.98
481 481 9 183.00 $183.00 $880 -11.00
548 548 3 171.00 $171.00 $937 —
553–565 556 4 135.00–178.00 $167.08 $929 -9.92
618–643 628 5 186.00–191.00 $188.95 $1,187 +9.70
785 785 1 165.00 $165.00 $1,295 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 5 199.00 $199.00 $687 +119.00
365–395 380 2 162.00–166.00 $163.92 $623 —
413 413 6 194.50 $194.50 $803 -5.50
495 495 8 186.50 $186.50 $923 -4.50
535–545 540 2 172.00–176.00 $173.98 $939 —
567 567 5 180.00 $180.00 $1,021 ±0.00
620–626 625 5 191.00 $191.00 $1,194 +11.78
805 805 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,208 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
625 625 1 165.00 $165.00 $1,031 —

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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.