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Southside Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, March 15, 2023

150 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $183.50/cwt +4.00 vs last sale · ≈ $857/hd at 467 lb · 15 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $176.85/cwt +1.85 vs last sale · ≈ $941/hd at 532 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 150 119 121
Feeder cattle 150 119 121

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 31, Heifers 82, Bulls 37)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 1 200.00 $200.00 $800 -15.00
470–475 472 6 211.00–216.50 $214.65 $1,013 +72.65
525 525 6 214.50–216.50 $215.83 $1,133 -0.17
639 639 4 199.00 $199.00 $1,272 -13.11
655 655 4 206.00 $206.00 $1,349 —
733 733 2 183.00 $183.00 $1,341 -2.00
815 815 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,386 ±0.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 219.00 $219.00 $810 —
450–475 469 4 211.00 $211.00 $990 +1.00
535 535 1 216.00 $216.00 $1,156 -1.44
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 182.00 $182.00 $628 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 4 190.00 $190.00 $656 —
390 390 1 122.00 $122.00 $476 —
432 432 3 176.00 $176.00 $760 —
467 467 15 183.50 $183.50 $857 +4.00
523–535 532 11 171.00–179.00 $176.85 $941 +1.85
550 550 1 166.00 $166.00 $913 -6.00
670 670 1 155.00 $155.00 $1,038 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 137.00 $137.00 $466 —
458 458 6 176.00 $176.00 $806 —
547 547 8 173.00 $173.00 $946 —
615–624 623 6 162.00–165.00 $164.51 $1,025 +3.87
668 668 3 154.00 $154.00 $1,029 —
755 755 2 131.00 $131.00 $989 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
373 373 2 146.00 $146.00 $545 —
423 423 2 132.00 $132.00 $558 -39.00
520–545 533 2 140.00–165.00 $152.21 $811 —
615–640 631 4 115.00–137.00 $123.01 $776 —
750 750 1 136.00 $136.00 $1,020 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
388 388 2 168.00 $168.00 $652 +41.00
440 440 5 160.00 $160.00 $704 -14.50

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 2 217.00 $217.00 $684 +3.00
350 350 1 220.00 $220.00 $770 —
407 407 7 225.50 $225.50 $918 +11.50
503–505 504 3 186.00–207.00 $199.98 $1,008 +2.11
590 590 2 200.00 $200.00 $1,180 —
615 615 1 125.00 $125.00 $769 —
660 660 1 174.00 $174.00 $1,148 -17.00
790 790 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,027 —
825 825 1 125.00 $125.00 $1,031 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 221.00 $221.00 $807 +5.00
413 413 5 221.50 $221.50 $915 +18.50
470–485 478 2 135.00–206.00 $169.94 $812 -33.06
584 584 4 207.00 $207.00 $1,209 —
672 672 3 173.00 $173.00 $1,163 —
780 780 1 137.00 $137.00 $1,069 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 180.00 $180.00 $675 —
525 525 1 127.00 $127.00 $667 —

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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.