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Southside Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, September 6, 2023

162 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $246.75/cwt ≈ $1,503/hd at 609 lb · 25 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $175.00/cwt ≈ $1,330/hd at 760 lb · 18 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $244.75/cwt +29.75 vs last sale · ≈ $1,755/hd at 717 lb · 14 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 162 153 172
Feeder cattle 162 153 172

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 83, Heifers 60, Bulls 19)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,068 —
538 538 6 249.00 $249.00 $1,340 +11.00
570 570 4 248.00 $248.00 $1,414 +13.68
609 609 25 246.75 $246.75 $1,503 —
717 717 14 244.75 $244.75 $1,755 +29.75
760 760 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,672 —
830–846 841 6 194.00–196.00 $194.66 $1,637 —
895 895 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,745 +10.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 237.00 $237.00 $865 —
471 471 7 245.00 $245.00 $1,154 -2.28
540 540 3 235.00 $235.00 $1,269 -3.00
652 652 3 225.00 $225.00 $1,467 —
738 738 5 219.00 $219.00 $1,616 +6.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
423 423 2 196.00 $196.00 $829 —
555 555 1 135.00 $135.00 $749 —
695 695 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,529 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 230.00 $230.00 $897 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 185.00 $185.00 $620 —
550–563 559 3 153.00–198.00 $183.23 $1,024 —
661 661 12 224.50 $224.50 $1,484 +53.50
760 760 18 175.00 $175.00 $1,330 —
850 850 4 183.00 $183.00 $1,556 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 185.00 $185.00 $703 -20.48
464 464 4 207.00 $207.00 $960 -6.38
540 540 3 203.00 $203.00 $1,096 +2.00
575 575 1 186.00 $186.00 $1,070 -12.12
640 640 5 189.00 $189.00 $1,210 +8.12
678 678 3 192.00 $192.00 $1,302 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 145.00 $145.00 $442 —
440 440 1 202.00 $202.00 $889 +3.00
520 520 1 190.00 $190.00 $988 —
595 595 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,071 -5.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 225.00 $225.00 $686 -1.00
418 418 2 223.00 $223.00 $932 +9.27
497 497 3 214.00 $214.00 $1,064 -0.75
670 670 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,273 —
835 835 1 176.00 $176.00 $1,470 +4.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
323 323 2 221.00 $221.00 $714 -11.00
400 400 1 223.00 $223.00 $892 -9.63
485 485 1 170.00 $170.00 $824 -28.44
530–545 538 2 125.00–205.00 $164.44 $885 —
585 585 1 160.00 $160.00 $936 -36.62
640 640 1 182.00 $182.00 $1,165 -3.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
575 575 1 192.00 $192.00 $1,104 +12.00
625 625 1 155.00 $155.00 $969 —
695 695 1 171.00 $171.00 $1,188 —

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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.