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Southside Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, August 16, 2023

136 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 bulls $196.78/cwt -1.22 vs last sale · ≈ $1,311/hd at 666 lb · 14 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 136 146 194
Feeder cattle 136 146 194

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 47, Heifers 46, Bulls 43)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475–490 480 4 195.00–240.00 $226.88 $1,089 —
505–525 515 2 225.00–230.00 $227.55 $1,172 —
565 565 1 229.00 $229.00 $1,294 -6.90
632 632 3 218.00 $218.00 $1,378 -11.64
660–670 668 9 218.00–228.50 $226.19 $1,511 -2.81
720 720 7 218.50 $218.50 $1,573 +2.00
785 785 2 206.00 $206.00 $1,617 -10.00
835 835 2 195.00 $195.00 $1,628 -2.00
910 910 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,729 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–370 360 2 217.00–227.50 $222.40 $801 —
460 460 2 230.00 $230.00 $1,058 —
515 515 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,184 —
570 570 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,083 -44.00
628 628 4 217.00 $217.00 $1,363 -18.50
835 835 2 197.00 $197.00 $1,645 +12.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 485 1 202.00 $202.00 $980 —
535 535 1 198.00 $198.00 $1,059 +11.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 200.00 $200.00 $890 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 1 190.00 $190.00 $798 -27.00
490 490 1 172.00 $172.00 $843 —
508–535 517 3 195.00 $195.00 $1,008 -10.00
560–598 571 7 198.00–201.00 $200.10 $1,143 —
642 642 3 189.00 $189.00 $1,213 -8.00
665 665 6 189.00 $189.00 $1,257 -6.00
725–733 731 8 165.75 $165.75 $1,212 -20.25
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
373 373 2 187.00 $187.00 $698 -30.00
415 415 1 160.00 $160.00 $664 -50.00
463 463 2 195.00 $195.00 $903 -12.00
565 565 1 187.00 $187.00 $1,057 +7.00
648 648 8 184.00 $184.00 $1,192 +21.46
712 712 3 165.75 $165.75 $1,180 -4.89

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 2 230.00 $230.00 $966 -12.00
481 481 5 227.00 $227.00 $1,092 -4.00
560–585 568 3 218.00–220.00 $219.31 $1,246 +1.31
605–615 610 3 172.00–186.00 $180.30 $1,100 +1.30
664–690 666 14 194.00–197.00 $196.78 $1,311 -1.22
710–727 723 4 191.75 $191.75 $1,386 +7.75
845 845 4 175.00 $175.00 $1,479 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 212.00 $212.00 $721 -37.00
440 440 1 216.00 $216.00 $950 -23.00
545 545 3 220.00 $220.00 $1,199 +10.02
605 605 2 196.00 $196.00 $1,186 —
735 735 1 192.00 $192.00 $1,411 +11.00

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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.