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Southside Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, March 22, 2023

237 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $170.78/cwt ≈ $968/hd at 567 lb · 22 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 2 bulls $207.56/cwt +7.56 vs last sale · ≈ $1,173/hd at 565 lb · 20 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $196.23/cwt +26.29 vs last sale · ≈ $960/hd at 489 lb · 17 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 237 150 209
Feeder cattle 237 150 209

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 39, Heifers 100, Bulls 98)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
403–448 418 6 206.00–220.00 $215.00 $899 +15.00
613–640 618 5 213.00 $213.00 $1,316 +14.00
672 672 3 201.00 $201.00 $1,351 -5.00
715 715 3 193.50 $193.50 $1,384 +10.50
786 786 5 185.00 $185.00 $1,454 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 169.00 $169.00 $659 —
547 547 5 195.00 $195.00 $1,067 —
647 647 3 194.00 $194.00 $1,255 —
700 700 1 194.00 $194.00 $1,358 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 2 217.00 $217.00 $781 -2.00
495 495 1 204.00 $204.00 $1,010 -7.00
505–515 510 2 204.00 $204.00 $1,040 -12.00
640 640 2 205.00 $205.00 $1,312 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
382 382 3 195.00 $195.00 $745 —
449 449 8 179.00 $179.00 $804 —
485 485 1 172.00 $172.00 $834 -4.00
551–599 567 22 166.00–172.50 $170.78 $968 —
620–640 633 8 162.00–163.00 $162.37 $1,028 -2.14
718 718 2 161.00 $161.00 $1,156 —
893 893 3 144.00 $144.00 $1,286 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 3 198.00 $198.00 $713 +76.00
444 444 13 180.00 $180.00 $799 +4.00
460 460 1 167.00 $167.00 $768 -16.50
547 547 10 174.00 $174.00 $952 -2.85
634 634 6 137.00 $137.00 $869 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
343 343 3 191.00 $191.00 $655 —
444 444 8 177.50 $177.50 $788 +17.50
485 485 1 165.00 $165.00 $800 —
528 528 5 170.00 $170.00 $898 —
625 625 1 150.00 $150.00 $938 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 173.00 $173.00 $683 +27.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
347 347 5 217.00 $217.00 $753 ±0.00
408 408 6 223.50 $223.50 $912 -2.00
483–491 490 12 180.00–205.00 $200.89 $984 —
563–571 565 20 192.00–211.50 $207.56 $1,173 +7.56
615–628 623 8 181.00–183.50 $182.57 $1,137 +57.57
733 733 2 155.00 $155.00 $1,136 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 4 200.00 $200.00 $710 -21.00
410 410 6 218.00 $218.00 $894 -3.50
455–493 489 17 167.00–202.50 $196.23 $960 +26.29
554 554 7 193.00 $193.00 $1,069 -14.00
631 631 5 181.50 $181.50 $1,145 —
770 770 4 155.00 $155.00 $1,194 +18.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490 490 1 182.00 $182.00 $892 —
580 580 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,044 —

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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.