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Southside Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, July 26, 2023

245 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $186.84/cwt -11.41 vs last sale · ≈ $1,179/hd at 631 lb · 20 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $203.00/cwt +16.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,104/hd at 544 lb · 17 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $221.00/cwt -17.50 vs last sale · ≈ $1,428/hd at 646 lb · 17 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 245 180 202
Feeder cattle 245 180 202

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 81, Heifers 103, Bulls 61)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 3 244.00 $244.00 $1,122 +3.32
538–540 538 5 236.00–241.00 $240.00 $1,291 +4.00
561–588 568 16 236.00–239.00 $236.78 $1,345 —
646 646 17 221.00 $221.00 $1,428 -17.50
746 746 6 207.00 $207.00 $1,544 -8.00
820 820 2 198.00 $198.00 $1,624 -11.61
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 1 175.00 $175.00 $709 —
467 467 3 237.00 $237.00 $1,107 -1.00
535 535 2 185.00 $185.00 $990 -52.25
560–575 562 9 228.00 $228.00 $1,281 +7.00
630–648 642 3 212.00 $212.00 $1,361 -24.00
685 685 1 182.00 $182.00 $1,247 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 1 105.00 $105.00 $446 —
470 470 1 232.00 $232.00 $1,090 —
545 545 5 189.50 $189.50 $1,033 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
427 427 3 232.00 $232.00 $991 —
558 558 2 186.00 $186.00 $1,038 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358 358 2 194.00 $194.00 $695 -18.00
466 466 6 203.00 $203.00 $946 +5.00
544 544 17 203.00 $203.00 $1,104 +16.00
617–648 631 20 182.00–191.00 $186.84 $1,179 -11.41
655–680 668 2 146.00–147.00 $146.51 $979 -39.49
730 730 1 153.00 $153.00 $1,117 -27.13
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 175.00 $175.00 $604 -42.00
386 386 4 193.00 $193.00 $745 +18.00
410 410 1 170.00 $170.00 $697 -2.00
450–455 455 13 195.00–197.00 $196.85 $896 -2.15
510–541 537 8 195.00 $195.00 $1,047 -2.00
628 628 6 156.00 $156.00 $980 —
695 695 1 125.00 $125.00 $869 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
386 386 4 186.00 $186.00 $718 -14.00
432 432 5 154.00 $154.00 $665 -33.00
523–540 529 3 131.00–142.00 $138.25 $731 -19.17
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 150.00 $150.00 $585 —
415 415 1 132.00 $132.00 $548 +7.00
450–460 455 2 100.00–122.00 $111.12 $506 —
520 520 1 137.00 $137.00 $712 -28.00
670 670 1 130.00 $130.00 $871 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
373–395 380 3 145.00–235.00 $203.84 $775 —
428 428 4 230.00 $230.00 $984 -7.00
484 484 12 224.25 $224.25 $1,085 -5.75
566–580 568 7 195.00 $195.00 $1,108 -8.00
648 648 6 180.00 $180.00 $1,166 -11.47
695 695 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,182 —
759 759 4 166.50 $166.50 $1,264 —
855 855 1 154.00 $154.00 $1,317 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
356 356 6 241.00 $241.00 $858 —
400 400 2 232.00 $232.00 $928 +1.00
490 490 4 211.00 $211.00 $1,034 -11.00
515–520 518 2 177.00–185.00 $180.98 $937 -28.02
593 593 2 193.00 $193.00 $1,144 -8.00
613 613 2 178.00 $178.00 $1,091 +20.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 1 147.00 $147.00 $610 -28.00
505 505 1 202.00 $202.00 $1,020 +14.87
570–573 572 3 104.00–157.00 $139.40 $797 —

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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.