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Southside Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, April 12, 2023

161 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $188.35/cwt -2.28 vs last sale · ≈ $806/hd at 428 lb · 13 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $174.00/cwt +7.00 vs last sale · ≈ $962/hd at 553 lb · 12 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 2 heifers $215.00/cwt +6.00 vs last sale · ≈ $765/hd at 356 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 161 217 144
Feeder cattle 161 217 144

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 38, Heifers 87, Bulls 36)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 3 240.00 $240.00 $924 +100.00
410 410 2 238.00 $238.00 $976 —
525 525 2 209.00 $209.00 $1,097 -24.00
558 558 4 206.00 $206.00 $1,149 —
655 655 2 220.00 $220.00 $1,441 +2.00
740 740 5 192.50–200.00 $195.50 $1,447 +1.50
865 865 10 177.00 $177.00 $1,531 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 202.00 $202.00 $788 —
480 480 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,080 -17.00
515 515 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,030 -24.90
560 560 2 209.00 $209.00 $1,170 -23.00
635 635 1 223.00 $223.00 $1,416 +2.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 1 218.00 $218.00 $926 -17.00
460 460 2 200.00 $200.00 $920 —
705 705 1 188.00 $188.00 $1,325 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
356 356 11 215.00 $215.00 $765 +6.00
420–430 428 13 164.00–193.00 $188.35 $806 -2.28
553 553 12 174.00 $174.00 $962 +7.00
675 675 2 142.00 $142.00 $958 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 3 199.00 $199.00 $696 +12.15
449 449 10 190.00 $190.00 $853 +11.00
530 530 1 165.00 $165.00 $874 -12.00
561–597 575 8 162.00–174.00 $169.32 $974 +6.32
653–675 660 3 147.00–157.00 $153.59 $1,014 +1.59
710–728 722 3 150.00–153.00 $150.98 $1,090 +3.98
823 823 2 141.00 $141.00 $1,160 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 170.00 $170.00 $544 —
367 367 8 198.00 $198.00 $727 +3.36
453 453 5 185.00 $185.00 $838 +10.00
500 500 1 169.00 $169.00 $845 —
563 563 2 174.00 $174.00 $980 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
600–615 608 2 145.00–152.00 $148.46 $903 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415–447 432 9 177.00–241.00 $214.14 $925 -12.73
485 485 2 221.00 $221.00 $1,072 -5.00
585 585 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,141 -2.09
668–685 671 5 183.50 $183.50 $1,231 —
705 705 1 182.00 $182.00 $1,283 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 4 249.00 $249.00 $909 +40.00
420 420 2 221.00 $221.00 $928 -20.00
496 496 4 221.00 $221.00 $1,096 -14.50
558 558 5 200.50 $200.50 $1,119 +0.50
615 615 1 177.00 $177.00 $1,089 —
655 655 2 180.00 $180.00 $1,179 +3.00

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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.