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Southside Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, March 1, 2023

175 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $205.50/cwt +12.48 vs last sale · ≈ $861/hd at 419 lb · 17 head
light 3-weight M&L 2 heifers $179.00/cwt ≈ $623/hd at 348 lb · 10 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $164.00/cwt +2.54 vs last sale · ≈ $894/hd at 545 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 175 252 251
Feeder cattle 175 252 251

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 26, Heifers 84, Bulls 65)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
478 478 2 197.50 $197.50 $944 +28.50
535 535 6 209.25 $209.25 $1,119 +19.50
634 634 4 204.00 $204.00 $1,293 +8.00
697 697 3 195.00 $195.00 $1,359 —
835 835 2 176.00 $176.00 $1,470 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455 455 2 196.00 $196.00 $892 +23.97
535 535 1 208.00 $208.00 $1,113 —
628 628 3 199.00 $199.00 $1,250 +4.74
740 740 1 181.00 $181.00 $1,339 -7.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 2 187.00 $187.00 $720 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 8 179.00 $179.00 $635 +5.00
467–485 471 9 164.00–166.00 $165.54 $780 -1.46
548 548 5 166.00 $166.00 $910 +6.00
586 586 4 166.00 $166.00 $973 —
620–642 627 9 159.00 $159.00 $997 +9.00
685 685 2 155.00 $155.00 $1,062 —
703–715 705 7 167.00–169.50 $169.14 $1,192 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
348 348 10 179.00 $179.00 $623 —
405–445 438 9 128.00–165.00 $158.62 $695 —
545 545 10 164.00 $164.00 $894 +2.54
628 628 2 137.00 $137.00 $860 -17.50
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 2 147.00 $147.00 $544 -2.57
440 440 2 129.00 $129.00 $568 -31.00
565–575 568 4 121.00–155.00 $146.39 $831 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 147.00 $147.00 $485 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
343 343 6 207.50 $207.50 $712 +5.50
419 419 17 205.50 $205.50 $861 +12.48
477–490 479 7 155.00–200.50 $191.14 $916 +8.14
618 618 4 191.00 $191.00 $1,180 +2.05
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 3 205.00 $205.00 $697 +6.00
355 355 1 192.00 $192.00 $682 +28.08
431 431 7 203.50 $203.50 $877 +9.00
483 483 6 198.00 $198.00 $956 +11.50
515 515 1 185.00 $185.00 $953 +11.02
555 555 3 202.00 $202.00 $1,121 +22.00
613 613 3 197.00 $197.00 $1,208 +6.00
670 670 1 162.00 $162.00 $1,085 —
830 830 1 135.00 $135.00 $1,120 -15.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 480 3 172.00 $172.00 $826 —
755 755 2 147.00 $147.00 $1,110 —

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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.