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Southside Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, July 12, 2023

140 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $197.25/cwt +33.25 vs last sale · ≈ $1,059/hd at 537 lb · 15 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 140 217 295
Feeder cattle 140 217 295

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 46, Heifers 64, Bulls 30)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 2 245.00 $245.00 $833 —
443 443 2 235.00 $235.00 $1,041 +17.00
510–524 522 6 235.00–237.00 $236.67 $1,235 +11.67
553–583 568 4 233.00–235.00 $233.97 $1,329 +3.97
719–734 727 8 212.00 $212.00 $1,541 -2.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 246.00 $246.00 $935 +29.00
443 443 6 235.00 $235.00 $1,041 —
450 450 1 155.00 $155.00 $698 -62.00
500 500 1 175.00 $175.00 $875 -39.00
574 574 8 233.00 $233.00 $1,337 —
628–630 629 3 185.00–196.00 $192.33 $1,210 —
720 720 1 212.00 $212.00 $1,526 +32.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 205.00 $205.00 $697 —
660 660 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,122 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 485 1 212.50 $212.50 $1,031 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
359 359 8 226.00 $226.00 $811 —
410 410 2 202.50 $202.50 $830 +3.00
463 463 9 202.50 $202.50 $938 +32.50
537 537 15 197.25 $197.25 $1,059 +33.25
633 633 4 180.50 $180.50 $1,143 -6.50
735 735 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,176 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
458 458 4 197.00 $197.00 $902 +73.00
515–543 532 7 171.00–185.50 $181.49 $966 -14.28
585 585 1 185.50 $185.50 $1,085 -10.50
605–626 619 6 165.00–180.50 $177.98 $1,102 -17.52
672 672 5 187.50 $187.50 $1,260 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 1 175.00 $175.00 $788 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 197.00 $197.00 $709 +82.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
313 313 2 215.00 $215.00 $673 +5.21
410–448 439 4 182.00–232.00 $220.31 $967 +11.31
490–494 493 6 201.00–222.00 $215.04 $1,060 +33.04
570 570 2 195.00 $195.00 $1,112 +16.00
623 623 2 188.00 $188.00 $1,171 +29.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
412 412 3 240.00 $240.00 $989 +23.00
483 483 2 226.00 $226.00 $1,092 +26.15
578 578 4 192.50 $192.50 $1,113 -7.00
647 647 3 184.00 $184.00 $1,190 —
665 665 1 140.00 $140.00 $931 -44.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
620 620 1 181.00 $181.00 $1,122 —

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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.