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Southside Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, April 19, 2023

113 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $195.50/cwt +7.15 vs last sale · ≈ $870/hd at 445 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 113 161 165
Feeder cattle 113 161 165

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 14, Heifers 56, Bulls 43)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
495 495 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,188 —
543 543 3 234.00 $234.00 $1,271 +25.00
653 653 2 219.00 $219.00 $1,430 -1.00
735 735 1 187.00 $187.00 $1,374 -8.50
953 953 3 156.50 $156.50 $1,491 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
555 555 1 239.00 $239.00 $1,326 +30.00
645–648 647 3 207.00–223.00 $217.68 $1,408 -5.32

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
369–385 372 5 185.00–212.00 $206.41 $768 -8.59
445 445 12 195.50 $195.50 $870 +7.15
465 465 1 130.00 $130.00 $604 —
505–540 526 4 152.00–173.50 $160.43 $844 —
565 565 4 173.50 $173.50 $980 -0.50
713 713 2 152.00 $152.00 $1,084 —
815 815 2 135.00 $135.00 $1,100 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490 490 1 186.00 $186.00 $911 —
586 586 4 173.00 $173.00 $1,014 +3.68
625 625 1 147.00 $147.00 $919 —
660 660 6 159.50 $159.50 $1,053 +5.91
730 730 2 152.50 $152.50 $1,113 +1.52
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 6 195.00 $195.00 $848 —
555 555 2 173.00 $173.00 $960 -1.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 1 135.00 $135.00 $554 —
465 465 1 131.00 $131.00 $609 —
708 708 2 140.00 $140.00 $991 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
353 353 2 236.00 $236.00 $833 -13.00
404–415 406 8 198.00–240.00 $232.13 $942 +11.13
478–480 478 9 204.00–230.00 $227.10 $1,086 +6.10
510–545 533 3 209.00–228.00 $218.88 $1,167 —
563–580 566 6 213.00–222.50 $220.88 $1,250 +20.38
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
393 393 2 234.00 $234.00 $920 —
493 493 3 230.00 $230.00 $1,134 +9.00
567 567 6 223.00 $223.00 $1,264 +28.00
603 603 2 192.00 $192.00 $1,158 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 217.50 $217.50 $740 —
440 440 1 170.00 $170.00 $748 —

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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.