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Southside Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, March 29, 2023

325 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $171.50/cwt ≈ $1,043/hd at 608 lb · 26 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 2 heifers $206.50/cwt +8.50 vs last sale · ≈ $735/hd at 356 lb · 24 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $178.89/cwt ≈ $939/hd at 525 lb · 21 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 325 237 146
Feeder cattle 325 237 146

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 87, Heifers 170, Bulls 68)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 176.00 $176.00 $695 —
443 443 4 226.00 $226.00 $1,001 +11.00
470 470 1 213.00 $213.00 $1,001 —
535 535 1 222.00 $222.00 $1,188 —
575 575 1 223.00 $223.00 $1,282 —
643 643 19 218.00 $218.00 $1,402 +5.00
764–779 774 13 175.00–185.00 $181.96 $1,408 -3.04
815 815 4 175.00 $175.00 $1,426 —
876 876 6 158.00 $158.00 $1,384 —
935 935 2 149.00 $149.00 $1,393 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
549 549 17 232.50 $232.50 $1,276 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465 465 2 225.00 $225.00 $1,046 +21.00
525–540 533 2 213.00 $213.00 $1,135 +9.00
565 565 3 205.00 $205.00 $1,158 —
640 640 1 178.00 $178.00 $1,139 -27.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 1 197.00 $197.00 $818 —
525 525 1 154.00 $154.00 $808 -41.00
607 607 3 160.00 $160.00 $971 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
566 566 4 172.00 $172.00 $974 —
695 695 1 169.00 $169.00 $1,175 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
356 356 24 206.50 $206.50 $735 +8.50
438–448 440 21 166.00–187.75 $185.43 $816 +5.43
458 458 2 183.00 $183.00 $838 +16.00
528–548 531 21 132.50–178.75 $172.13 $914 -1.87
607–638 624 11 156.00–166.00 $162.93 $1,017 +25.93
680 680 2 167.00 $167.00 $1,136 —
723 723 2 143.00 $143.00 $1,034 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
353 353 5 206.00 $206.00 $727 +11.00
447 447 11 181.00 $181.00 $809 +2.00
455 455 1 171.00 $171.00 $778 -1.00
518–536 525 21 178.50–179.50 $178.89 $939 —
638 638 4 140.00 $140.00 $893 -22.37
653 653 2 162.00 $162.00 $1,058 —
752 752 3 150.00 $150.00 $1,128 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
608 608 26 171.50 $171.50 $1,043 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 5 204.00 $204.00 $724 —
440 440 2 175.00 $175.00 $770 -2.50
528 528 2 150.00 $150.00 $792 -20.00
577 577 3 148.00 $148.00 $854 —
695 695 1 125.00 $125.00 $869 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 1 140.00 $140.00 $700 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
353 353 4 229.00 $229.00 $808 +29.00
413–429 425 8 214.00–221.00 $219.30 $932 +1.30
486 486 5 214.50 $214.50 $1,042 +18.27
567–590 572 7 190.00–202.00 $200.26 $1,145 +7.26
650 650 4 170.00 $170.00 $1,105 —
728 728 5 161.00 $161.00 $1,172 —
840 840 1 136.00 $136.00 $1,142 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335–337 337 10 226.00–236.00 $235.01 $792 +18.01
385 385 1 142.50 $142.50 $549 —
413 413 8 227.50 $227.50 $940 +4.00
460–493 486 5 213.00 $213.00 $1,035 +12.11
543 543 4 200.50 $200.50 $1,089 —
655 655 1 166.00 $166.00 $1,087 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 1 204.00 $204.00 $847 —
550 550 1 176.00 $176.00 $968 -4.00

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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.