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Southside Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, May 31, 2023

155 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $203.67/cwt -0.94 vs last sale · ≈ $967/hd at 475 lb · 16 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $201.00/cwt +7.83 vs last sale · ≈ $1,085/hd at 540 lb · 10 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $198.50/cwt +4.04 vs last sale · ≈ $1,098/hd at 553 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 155 249 67
Feeder cattle 155 249 67

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 45, Heifers 82, Bulls 28)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
443 443 4 244.00 $244.00 $1,081 —
470 470 5 242.00 $242.00 $1,137 +63.02
520 520 1 209.00 $209.00 $1,087 -32.05
575 575 5 237.00 $237.00 $1,363 —
605 605 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,301 -19.51
669 669 6 238.00 $238.00 $1,592 +3.00
766 766 4 207.00 $207.00 $1,586 —
820 820 1 176.00 $176.00 $1,443 —
860 860 6 199.75 $199.75 $1,718 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 2 246.00 $246.00 $935 -2.02
450 450 2 236.00 $236.00 $1,062 +2.18
550 550 1 239.00 $239.00 $1,314 +8.32
608 608 2 238.00 $238.00 $1,447 +6.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
495 495 1 198.00 $198.00 $980 —
570–595 583 2 188.00–208.00 $198.21 $1,156 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
530 530 1 222.00 $222.00 $1,177 —
650 650 1 167.00 $167.00 $1,086 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 4 207.00 $207.00 $766 +6.00
430 430 1 167.00 $167.00 $718 —
455–482 465 8 199.50–205.50 $201.83 $939 -4.17
540 540 10 201.00 $201.00 $1,085 +7.83
553–555 553 10 198.50 $198.50 $1,098 +4.04
623–625 623 5 184.50 $184.50 $1,149 —
705 705 1 125.00 $125.00 $881 -52.99
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
383 383 3 210.00 $210.00 $804 ±0.00
418–445 425 4 160.00–209.75 $196.72 $836 -0.28
464–493 475 16 202.50–205.50 $203.67 $967 -0.94
550–573 558 6 143.00–198.00 $179.16 $1,000 -6.20
628 628 2 184.50 $184.50 $1,159 +6.50
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 2 189.00 $189.00 $652 —
450–480 465 2 115.00–201.00 $156.61 $728 -17.56
540 540 1 96.00 $96.00 $518 —
595 595 1 140.00 $140.00 $833 —
635 635 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,016 ±0.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
453 453 2 139.00 $139.00 $630 -22.00
570 570 1 142.00 $142.00 $809 ±0.00
615 615 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,107 —
685 685 1 135.00 $135.00 $925 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
414 414 4 237.00 $237.00 $981 +4.00
488 488 5 224.50 $224.50 $1,096 +7.00
535 535 1 177.50 $177.50 $950 —
572 572 3 211.50 $211.50 $1,210 +6.41
648 648 6 190.50 $190.50 $1,234 ±0.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 239.00 $239.00 $920 -1.00
475 475 1 221.00 $221.00 $1,050 +5.64
530 530 1 160.00 $160.00 $848 —
550–555 552 3 160.00–207.00 $185.26 $1,023 -21.74
615 615 1 193.00 $193.00 $1,187 +7.00
710 710 1 179.00 $179.00 $1,271 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 139.00 $139.00 $528 -78.50

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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.