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Southside Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, March 8, 2023

119 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2 bulls $197.87/cwt ≈ $1,057/hd at 534 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 119 175 109
Feeder cattle 119 175 109

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 29, Heifers 62, Bulls 28)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
413 413 2 215.00 $215.00 $888 —
455 455 1 142.00 $142.00 $646 -55.50
546 546 4 216.00 $216.00 $1,179 +6.75
601–618 607 7 207.00–215.00 $212.11 $1,288 +8.11
723 723 2 185.00 $185.00 $1,338 —
820 820 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,394 -6.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455 455 1 210.00 $210.00 $956 +14.00
500–548 537 8 212.00–218.50 $217.44 $1,168 +9.44
643 643 2 208.00 $208.00 $1,337 +9.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
505 505 1 201.00 $201.00 $1,015 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
332 332 3 169.00 $169.00 $561 —
380 380 1 127.00 $127.00 $483 -20.00
432 432 5 174.50 $174.50 $754 +45.50
478 478 8 182.00 $182.00 $870 —
525 525 1 171.00 $171.00 $898 —
553 553 5 172.00 $172.00 $951 +25.61
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
352 352 5 176.00 $176.00 $620 —
470 470 4 179.50 $179.50 $844 —
549 549 6 175.00 $175.00 $961 +11.00
565 565 2 172.00 $172.00 $972 —
630 630 4 162.00 $162.00 $1,021 +25.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 177.00 $177.00 $655 -2.00
415 415 1 175.00 $175.00 $726 —
505 505 3 176.50 $176.50 $891 —
584 584 4 173.00 $173.00 $1,010 +7.00
615–640 635 5 155.00–162.00 $160.64 $1,020 +1.64
740 740 1 155.00 $155.00 $1,147 -14.14
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 171.00 $171.00 $761 —
590 590 1 163.00 $163.00 $962 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 2 214.00 $214.00 $738 +6.50
420 420 2 214.00 $214.00 $899 +8.50
485 485 3 211.00 $211.00 $1,023 +19.86
508–548 534 10 190.50–205.00 $197.87 $1,057 —
655 655 1 191.00 $191.00 $1,251 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 216.00 $216.00 $799 +24.00
413 413 4 203.00 $203.00 $838 -0.50
495 495 1 203.00 $203.00 $1,005 +5.00
535 535 2 196.00 $196.00 $1,049 +11.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 470 1 199.00 $199.00 $935 +27.00
620 620 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,054 —

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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.