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Southside Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, August 2, 2023

158 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $201.22/cwt +6.22 vs last sale · ≈ $1,093/hd at 543 lb · 21 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $190.47/cwt +43.96 vs last sale · ≈ $1,249/hd at 656 lb · 17 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 bulls $192.30/cwt +22.30 vs last sale · ≈ $1,275/hd at 663 lb · 14 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 158 245 259
Feeder cattle 158 245 259

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 31, Heifers 77, Bulls 50)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 485 1 243.00 $243.00 $1,179 -1.00
558 558 3 237.00 $237.00 $1,322 +0.22
628 628 4 235.00 $235.00 $1,476 +14.00
651–693 660 9 221.00–229.50 $227.52 $1,502 —
757–795 771 8 209.00–211.00 $210.23 $1,621 —
825 825 1 199.00 $199.00 $1,642 +1.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
520 520 2 232.00 $232.00 $1,206 +47.00
585 585 1 237.00 $237.00 $1,386 +9.00
660 660 2 216.00 $216.00 $1,426 +34.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470–490 477 3 211.00 $211.00 $1,006 +8.00
544 544 9 205.00 $205.00 $1,115 +2.00
570 570 1 202.00 $202.00 $1,151 —
650–670 656 17 190.00–191.00 $190.47 $1,249 +43.96
703–730 710 5 180.00–183.00 $182.38 $1,295 +29.38
785 785 4 183.00 $183.00 $1,437 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
458 458 4 209.00 $209.00 $957 +12.15
500–549 543 21 177.00–204.00 $201.22 $1,093 +6.22
575 575 2 200.00 $200.00 $1,150 —
625–632 629 5 185.00–194.00 $188.58 $1,186 +32.58
670 670 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,240 +60.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 475 1 167.00 $167.00 $793 +55.88
545 545 2 149.00 $149.00 $812 +12.00
745 745 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,118 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
560 560 1 162.00 $162.00 $907 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,004 +15.00
470 470 2 232.00 $232.00 $1,090 +7.75
525–545 535 2 196.00–215.00 $205.32 $1,098 —
556 556 10 214.00 $214.00 $1,190 +19.00
654–668 663 14 191.00–193.00 $192.30 $1,275 +22.30
730 730 4 188.50 $188.50 $1,376 —
757 757 3 183.50 $183.50 $1,389 +17.00
865 865 2 170.00 $170.00 $1,470 +16.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
348 348 2 250.00 $250.00 $870 —
525 525 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,129 +34.02
637–640 638 4 185.00 $185.00 $1,180 +7.00
723 723 3 182.00 $182.00 $1,316 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
720 720 1 154.00 $154.00 $1,109 —

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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.