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Southside Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, May 10, 2023

126 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $181.61/cwt -8.39 vs last sale · ≈ $848/hd at 467 lb · 15 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $182.50/cwt -15.37 vs last sale · ≈ $829/hd at 454 lb · 14 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 126 163 140
Feeder cattle 126 163 140

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 25, Heifers 71, Bulls 30)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
333 333 5 238.00 $238.00 $793 +12.00
438 438 3 219.50 $219.50 $961 +7.86
624 624 7 209.00 $209.00 $1,304 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 2 219.00 $219.00 $986 +3.00
510–538 529 3 205.00–220.00 $215.18 $1,138 —
645 645 4 211.00 $211.00 $1,361 -9.82
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 238.00 $238.00 $750 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
352 352 9 185.50 $185.50 $653 —
454 454 14 182.50 $182.50 $829 -15.37
549 549 7 175.00 $175.00 $961 -5.68
631 631 4 160.00 $160.00 $1,010 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 175.00 $175.00 $682 -1.00
454–476 467 15 181.00–182.00 $181.61 $848 -8.39
550–553 553 9 180.00–188.50 $187.56 $1,037 +12.78
625 625 2 172.00 $172.00 $1,075 +3.28
715 715 1 148.00 $148.00 $1,058 -16.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 3 169.00 $169.00 $608 +1.83
450–457 455 4 155.00–171.00 $167.05 $760 -6.95
505 505 1 150.00 $150.00 $758 +14.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 485 1 165.00 $165.00 $800 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 1 226.00 $226.00 $904 +5.00
494 494 5 206.00 $206.00 $1,018 -19.00
545–549 548 6 198.00 $198.00 $1,085 +24.00
640 640 1 181.00 $181.00 $1,158 -4.00
663 663 2 184.00 $184.00 $1,220 -4.00
735 735 1 164.00 $164.00 $1,205 -7.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
328 328 3 228.00 $228.00 $748 -6.00
438 438 2 221.00 $221.00 $968 -8.00
500–545 506 7 196.00–204.50 $203.19 $1,028 —
630 630 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,134 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
555 555 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,027 +20.00

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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.