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Southside Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, August 9, 2023

146 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $229.64/cwt -5.36 vs last sale · ≈ $1,474/hd at 642 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 146 158 95
Feeder cattle 146 158 95

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 50, Heifers 44, Bulls 52)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
582–593 589 9 233.00–237.00 $235.90 $1,389 -1.10
641–645 642 10 220.00–233.50 $229.64 $1,474 -5.36
660 660 3 229.00 $229.00 $1,511 +1.48
734 734 6 216.50 $216.50 $1,589 —
750 750 2 216.00 $216.00 $1,620 +5.77
814 814 4 197.00 $197.00 $1,604 -2.00
980 980 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,813 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 252.00 $252.00 $1,121 —
585 585 1 234.00 $234.00 $1,369 -3.00
629 629 4 235.50 $235.50 $1,481 —
693 693 2 227.00 $227.00 $1,573 +11.00
700–740 720 2 206.00–213.00 $209.40 $1,508 —
780 780 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,677 —
835 835 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,545 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
520 520 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,144 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
530 530 1 187.00 $187.00 $991 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 3 217.00 $217.00 $803 —
443 443 2 210.00 $210.00 $930 —
495 495 1 207.00 $207.00 $1,025 —
544 544 5 200.00 $200.00 $1,088 -1.22
560 560 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,008 -20.00
605–617 614 4 155.00–165.00 $162.54 $998 -26.04
650 650 2 189.00 $189.00 $1,228 +4.00
700–710 703 3 164.00–174.00 $170.64 $1,200 —
783 783 2 180.00 $180.00 $1,409 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 164.00 $164.00 $525 —
390 390 1 208.00 $208.00 $811 —
410 410 1 217.00 $217.00 $890 —
543 543 6 205.00 $205.00 $1,113 ±0.00
626 626 4 197.00 $197.00 $1,233 —
663 663 2 195.00 $195.00 $1,293 +4.53
725 725 2 186.00 $186.00 $1,348 +3.62
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 201.00 $201.00 $734 —
550 550 3 174.00 $174.00 $957 +12.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 249.00 $249.00 $872 —
430 430 5 242.00 $242.00 $1,041 -3.00
497 497 7 231.00 $231.00 $1,148 -1.00
568 568 4 218.00 $218.00 $1,238 +4.00
630 630 1 179.00 $179.00 $1,128 —
654 654 8 198.00 $198.00 $1,295 +5.70
718 718 2 184.00 $184.00 $1,321 -4.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
339 339 5 249.00 $249.00 $844 -1.00
360 360 1 180.00 $180.00 $648 —
420 420 2 239.00 $239.00 $1,004 —
505–540 523 2 195.00–226.00 $209.98 $1,098 -5.02
568 568 2 216.00 $216.00 $1,227 —
640–643 643 7 195.00 $195.00 $1,254 +10.00
725 725 1 181.00 $181.00 $1,312 -1.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 1 225.00 $225.00 $911 —
450–465 458 2 172.00–202.00 $187.25 $858 —
730 730 1 177.00 $177.00 $1,292 +23.00

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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.