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Southside Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, June 21, 2023

266 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $231.21/cwt +0.21 vs last sale · ≈ $1,533/hd at 663 lb · 50 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $237.59/cwt ≈ $1,371/hd at 577 lb · 31 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $226.66/cwt +4.81 vs last sale · ≈ $1,670/hd at 737 lb · 22 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 266 263 172
Feeder cattle 266 263 172

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 149, Heifers 80, Bulls 37)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 225.00 $225.00 $720 —
455–463 460 3 167.00–215.00 $199.19 $916 -30.81
505 505 1 219.00 $219.00 $1,106 —
560–593 577 31 234.00–241.00 $237.59 $1,371 —
648 648 12 233.50 $233.50 $1,513 -0.22
654–699 663 50 230.50–232.00 $231.21 $1,533 +0.21
721–741 737 22 226.50–227.00 $226.66 $1,670 +4.81
773 773 2 222.00 $222.00 $1,716 —
920 920 1 156.00 $156.00 $1,435 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 187.00 $187.00 $561 —
525 525 4 225.00 $225.00 $1,181 +51.33
570 570 2 230.00 $230.00 $1,311 +5.60
623 623 2 230.00 $230.00 $1,433 —
657 657 5 237.00 $237.00 $1,557 —
702–749 729 7 221.00–222.00 $221.59 $1,615 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
423 423 2 230.00 $230.00 $973 —
555 555 1 172.00 $172.00 $955 —
860 860 1 158.00 $158.00 $1,359 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
357 357 5 192.00 $192.00 $685 —
434 434 5 191.50 $191.50 $831 -1.41
514–547 538 19 190.00–197.00 $195.24 $1,050 -0.01
616 616 4 193.00 $193.00 $1,189 +9.17
679 679 4 191.00 $191.00 $1,297 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 180.00 $180.00 $657 -25.00
458–493 472 5 170.00–188.50 $180.77 $853 -10.05
530 530 1 157.00 $157.00 $832 -46.71
552 552 14 198.50 $198.50 $1,096 +28.45
625 625 5 193.00 $193.00 $1,206 -1.97
651 651 6 195.00 $195.00 $1,269 -3.00
705 705 1 163.00 $163.00 $1,149 -1.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 177.00 $177.00 $779 -13.00
550 550 3 174.00 $174.00 $957 —
638 638 2 157.00 $157.00 $1,002 -3.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 3 134.00 $134.00 $590 —
510 510 1 182.00 $182.00 $928 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 230.00 $230.00 $816 —
410 410 6 230.00 $230.00 $943 +5.00
508–545 514 8 182.00–205.50 $199.56 $1,026 +112.56
565–580 568 5 195.50 $195.50 $1,110 -6.66
640 640 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,184 —
663 663 3 193.00 $193.00 $1,280 -1.00
725 725 1 159.00 $159.00 $1,153 —
770 770 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,232 -23.21
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 230.00 $230.00 $828 +13.00
424 424 4 220.00 $220.00 $933 +1.00
455 455 1 181.00 $181.00 $824 —
560 560 2 194.50 $194.50 $1,089 -4.50
667 667 3 191.00 $191.00 $1,274 —

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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.