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Southside Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, July 19, 2023

180 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $230.00/cwt +4.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,118/hd at 486 lb · 17 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $201.22/cwt +15.72 vs last sale · ≈ $1,145/hd at 569 lb · 15 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $238.50/cwt ≈ $1,507/hd at 632 lb · 13 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 180 140 122
Feeder cattle 180 140 122

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 56, Heifers 64, Bulls 60)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
433 433 2 236.00 $236.00 $1,022 +1.00
460–463 462 3 236.00–243.00 $240.68 $1,112 —
546 546 4 236.00 $236.00 $1,289 -0.67
632 632 13 238.50 $238.50 $1,507 —
723 723 8 215.00 $215.00 $1,554 +3.00
810–840 820 3 205.00–212.00 $209.61 $1,719 —
1025 1025 2 158.00 $158.00 $1,620 —
1163 1163 2 160.00 $160.00 $1,861 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
463 463 3 238.00 $238.00 $1,102 +83.00
500–546 537 5 234.00–238.00 $237.25 $1,274 —
565 565 1 221.00 $221.00 $1,249 -12.00
639 639 4 236.00 $236.00 $1,508 +43.67
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 245.00 $245.00 $968 —
490 490 1 224.00 $224.00 $1,098 —
600 600 1 165.00 $165.00 $990 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
590–595 593 2 133.00–155.00 $143.95 $854 —
625 625 1 145.00 $145.00 $906 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358 358 2 212.00 $212.00 $759 —
460 460 2 198.00 $198.00 $911 +1.00
512 512 3 187.00 $187.00 $957 +5.51
567–578 569 15 183.00–205.00 $201.22 $1,145 +15.72
624 624 8 198.25 $198.25 $1,237 +20.27
695 695 1 186.00 $186.00 $1,293 -1.50
703–717 709 7 179.00–181.00 $180.13 $1,277 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 2 217.00 $217.00 $716 —
353 353 2 175.00 $175.00 $618 -51.00
400 400 1 172.00 $172.00 $688 -30.50
472 472 5 199.00 $199.00 $939 -3.50
543 543 4 197.00 $197.00 $1,070 -0.25
658 658 3 180.00 $180.00 $1,184 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 200.00 $200.00 $790 —
433 433 2 187.00 $187.00 $810 —
525–540 533 2 152.00–163.00 $157.42 $839 —
650 650 2 150.00 $150.00 $975 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 1 125.00 $125.00 $544 —
545 545 1 165.00 $165.00 $899 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
413–420 415 4 237.00 $237.00 $984 -3.00
480–488 486 17 230.00 $230.00 $1,118 +4.00
564 564 6 203.00 $203.00 $1,145 +10.50
610–649 644 9 188.00–192.00 $191.47 $1,233 +7.47
720 720 1 171.00 $171.00 $1,231 —
800 800 1 156.00 $156.00 $1,248 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
341 341 7 242.00 $242.00 $825 +27.00
426 426 4 231.00 $231.00 $984 +10.69
493 493 2 222.00 $222.00 $1,094 +6.96
530 530 1 209.00 $209.00 $1,108 —
570 570 1 201.00 $201.00 $1,146 +6.00
630 630 1 158.00 $158.00 $995 -30.00
690 690 2 165.00 $165.00 $1,138 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 175.00 $175.00 $770 —
525–545 535 2 180.00–194.00 $187.13 $1,001 —

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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.