RH_LS148 Richmond, VA Thu Mar 22, 2012 VA Dept of Ag-USDA Market News Blackstone, VA Weekly Cattle Sale State Graded Weighted Average for Mar 21, 2012 Feeder Cattle 110 (Steers 13; Heifers 54; Bulls 43) Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 400-500 450 174.00 174.00 2 500-600 560 169.00 169.00 1 700-800 770 124.00 124.00 Feeder Steers Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 400-500 465 166.00 166.00 1 500-600 596 141.00 141.00 Feeder Steers Medium and Large 3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 300-400 315 180.00 180.00 2 400-500 430 163.00 163.00 Feeder Steers Small 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 500-600 545 157.00 157.00 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 300-400 370 157.00 157.00 5 400-500 462 155.00 155.00 3 600-700 652 120.00-132.00 126.63 3 700-800 720 124.00 124.00 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 5 300-400 332 155.00 155.00 4 400-500 429 148.00 148.00 7 500-600 562 137.00-149.00 144.20 7 600-700 613 134.00-143.00 140.86 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 300-400 385 146.00 146.00 9 400-500 445 132.00-154.50 151.97 mostly 154.50 5 500-600 542 145.00 145.00 Feeder Heifers Small 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 400-500 455 143.00 143.00 1 500-600 525 140.00 140.00 Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 400-500 473 167.00 167.00 5 500-600 555 150.00-153.00 152.37 2 600-700 635 130.00 130.00 Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 10 300-400 363 146.00-178.00 170.33 mostly 178.00 11 400-500 451 154.00-164.00 158.03 3 500-600 558 153.00 153.00 Feeder Bulls Small 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 5 300-400 360 140.00-160.00 150.00 mostly 150.00 3 400-500 475 148.00 148.00 2 500-600 548 125.00-128.00 126.62 Blackstone, VA Livestock Auction Weekly Auction for Mar 21, 2012 Prices not available Source: Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services USDA-VA Market News, Richmond, VA 804.786-3947 www.vdacs.virginia.gov/marketnews market.news@vdacs.virginia.gov 0905e lae hdl .