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Southside Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Thursday, August 24, 2023

99 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 99 136 140
Feeder cattle 99 136 140

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 31, Heifers 45, Bulls 23)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 1 237.00 $237.00 $960 —
590 590 3 233.00 $233.00 $1,375 +4.00
650 650 1 217.00 $217.00 $1,410 -9.19
700–703 702 3 215.00–218.00 $217.00 $1,523 -1.50
751 751 6 218.00 $218.00 $1,637 +12.00
823 823 4 197.00 $197.00 $1,621 +2.00
935–936 936 5 197.00–199.50 $199.00 $1,863 +9.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
610 610 2 226.00 $226.00 $1,379 +9.00
705 705 2 216.00 $216.00 $1,523 —
815 815 1 197.00 $197.00 $1,606 ±0.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 1 212.00 $212.00 $954 +10.00
540–545 543 2 165.00 $165.00 $896 -33.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 205.00 $205.00 $779 —
459 459 5 208.00 $208.00 $955 +36.00
501–535 512 6 197.00–202.00 $198.74 $1,018 +3.74
623 623 3 187.00 $187.00 $1,165 -2.00
665 665 2 187.00 $187.00 $1,244 -2.00
727 727 3 176.00 $176.00 $1,280 +10.25
815 815 3 175.00 $175.00 $1,426 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
448 448 3 210.50 $210.50 $943 +50.50
541 541 4 202.00 $202.00 $1,093 —
638 638 6 191.00 $191.00 $1,219 +7.00
650–675 667 3 181.00–191.00 $184.25 $1,229 —
705 705 2 180.00 $180.00 $1,269 +14.25
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 480 1 175.00 $175.00 $840 —
648 648 2 169.00 $169.00 $1,095 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455 455 1 196.00 $196.00 $892 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
557–580 563 4 180.00–206.00 $199.30 $1,122 -20.01
652–660 654 9 127.00–190.00 $182.60 $1,194 -14.18
715–740 723 3 167.00–185.00 $178.86 $1,293 -12.89
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420–440 430 2 165.00–221.00 $192.35 $827 -23.65
540 540 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,080 -20.00
560–580 570 2 197.00–208.00 $202.40 $1,154 —
645 645 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,193 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 480 1 172.00 $172.00 $826 —

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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.