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Southside Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, May 17, 2023

136 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $231.35/cwt +20.35 vs last sale · ≈ $1,464/hd at 633 lb · 11 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $181.68/cwt -5.88 vs last sale · ≈ $1,014/hd at 558 lb · 10 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $178.00/cwt ≈ $999/hd at 561 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 136 126 154
Feeder cattle 136 126 154

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 52, Heifers 53, Bulls 31)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475–490 483 2 182.00–224.00 $203.33 $982 -15.67
500–545 538 6 162.00–236.00 $224.53 $1,208 +9.35
625–639 633 11 230.00–233.00 $231.35 $1,464 +20.35
670 670 10 232.00 $232.00 $1,554 —
790 790 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,580 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 207.00 $207.00 $735 —
463 463 2 226.00 $226.00 $1,046 —
533–545 537 3 231.00 $231.00 $1,240 —
555 555 1 180.00 $180.00 $999 —
659 659 4 234.00 $234.00 $1,542 —
715 715 3 208.00 $208.00 $1,487 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
443 443 3 186.00 $186.00 $824 —
460 460 1 172.00 $172.00 $791 —
625 625 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,125 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 202.00 $202.00 $616 -36.00
488 488 2 120.00 $120.00 $586 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–378 374 4 147.00–179.00 $171.29 $641 -14.21
435 435 1 185.00 $185.00 $805 —
452 452 6 194.00 $194.00 $877 +11.50
561 561 10 178.00 $178.00 $999 —
625 625 2 156.00 $156.00 $975 -4.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 142.00 $142.00 $547 -33.00
415 415 1 138.00 $138.00 $573 —
493 493 2 190.00 $190.00 $937 +8.39
551–590 558 10 166.00–183.50 $181.68 $1,014 -5.88
610–638 632 5 158.00–174.50 $171.32 $1,083 -0.68
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
453 453 2 180.00 $180.00 $815 +12.95
533 533 6 174.00 $174.00 $927 +24.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 173.00 $173.00 $761 —
500 500 1 160.00 $160.00 $800 —
555 555 1 130.00 $130.00 $722 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
515–540 527 3 177.00–200.00 $191.16 $1,007 -6.84
553 553 6 196.50 $196.50 $1,087 —
600–640 633 6 190.00 $190.00 $1,203 +9.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 216.00 $216.00 $788 —
425–432 430 4 185.00–220.50 $211.73 $910 -9.27
455 455 1 207.00 $207.00 $942 —
507–525 512 4 165.00–203.50 $193.62 $991 -9.57
558 558 2 200.00 $200.00 $1,116 —
625 625 2 190.00 $190.00 $1,188 +10.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 155.00 $155.00 $581 —
485 485 1 196.00 $196.00 $951 —

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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.