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Southside Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, April 5, 2023

217 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $190.63/cwt +5.20 vs last sale · ≈ $837/hd at 439 lb · 15 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $177.00/cwt -1.89 vs last sale · ≈ $968/hd at 547 lb · 13 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 3 heifers $194.64/cwt -9.36 vs last sale · ≈ $716/hd at 368 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 217 325 134
Feeder cattle 217 325 134

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 34, Heifers 111, Bulls 72)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–338 334 3 205.00–232.00 $223.23 $746 —
478 478 4 242.00 $242.00 $1,157 +17.00
515–535 525 4 220.00–230.00 $224.90 $1,181 +11.90
573 573 2 232.00 $232.00 $1,329 +27.00
600 600 1 221.00 $221.00 $1,326 —
705 705 1 194.00 $194.00 $1,368 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 140.00 $140.00 $532 -36.00
547 547 3 233.00 $233.00 $1,275 +11.00
635 635 1 216.00 $216.00 $1,372 -2.00
650–663 659 3 218.00 $218.00 $1,437 —
715 715 1 194.00 $194.00 $1,387 —
845 845 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,479 ±0.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
433 433 3 223.00 $223.00 $966 —
575 575 1 196.00 $196.00 $1,127 +24.00
638 638 2 191.00 $191.00 $1,219 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 1 235.00 $235.00 $987 +38.00
508 508 2 195.00 $195.00 $991 +41.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 8 209.00 $209.00 $742 +2.50
410–441 439 15 185.00–191.00 $190.63 $837 +5.20
475–480 478 2 159.00–185.00 $172.07 $822 -10.93
541 541 7 171.00 $171.00 $925 -1.13
573 573 2 167.00 $167.00 $957 —
610–634 627 7 130.00–156.00 $152.38 $955 -10.55
730 730 1 102.00 $102.00 $745 -41.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–395 380 4 176.00–191.00 $186.85 $710 -19.15
448 448 4 179.00 $179.00 $802 -2.00
547 547 13 177.00 $177.00 $968 -1.89
585 585 1 163.00 $163.00 $954 —
639 639 6 160.00 $160.00 $1,022 +20.00
667 667 3 152.00 $152.00 $1,014 -10.00
725 725 1 147.00 $147.00 $1,066 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–375 368 11 184.00–197.00 $194.64 $716 -9.36
447 447 9 187.00 $187.00 $836 +12.00
463 463 2 175.00 $175.00 $810 —
544 544 7 160.50 $160.50 $873 +10.50
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 187.00 $187.00 $711 —
438 438 3 158.00 $158.00 $692 —
540 540 2 134.00 $134.00 $724 —
553 553 2 147.00 $147.00 $813 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
346 346 6 224.00 $224.00 $775 -11.01
365 365 1 209.00 $209.00 $763 +66.50
419 419 9 241.00 $241.00 $1,010 +13.50
482 482 5 235.50 $235.50 $1,135 +22.50
500 500 4 219.00 $219.00 $1,095 —
556 556 8 200.00 $200.00 $1,112 —
653 653 4 177.00 $177.00 $1,156 +11.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
328 328 3 226.00 $226.00 $741 —
403–445 417 3 223.00–229.00 $226.87 $946 +7.57
450 450 1 226.00 $226.00 $1,017 —
510–518 515 3 228.00–236.00 $230.64 $1,188 —
579–595 581 9 190.00–198.00 $197.09 $1,145 -3.17
615 615 1 188.00 $188.00 $1,156 —
763 763 3 151.00 $151.00 $1,152 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363–385 370 3 142.00–171.00 $160.95 $596 —
400 400 1 142.00 $142.00 $568 -62.00
513 513 3 216.00 $216.00 $1,108 —
555–585 570 2 143.00–172.00 $157.12 $896 -18.88
663 663 3 173.00 $173.00 $1,147 —

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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.