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Southside Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, September 13, 2023

151 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $209.69/cwt +26.46 vs last sale · ≈ $1,170/hd at 558 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 151 162 177
Feeder cattle 151 162 177

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 40, Heifers 63, Bulls 48)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 1 253.00 $253.00 $1,088 +13.00
529 529 4 244.00 $244.00 $1,291 -5.00
620–647 640 4 232.00–239.00 $237.31 $1,519 -9.44
722–738 733 9 232.00 $232.00 $1,701 -12.75
763 763 2 232.00 $232.00 $1,770 +12.00
828–830 829 7 220.00 $220.00 $1,824 +25.34
955 955 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,958 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 1 253.00 $253.00 $1,037 —
533 533 4 240.00 $240.00 $1,279 +5.00
710 710 2 229.00 $229.00 $1,626 +10.00
870 870 1 226.00 $226.00 $1,966 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
515 515 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,133 —
695 695 1 188.00 $188.00 $1,307 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 1 196.00 $196.00 $843 ±0.00
505 505 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,086 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 218.00 $218.00 $708 +33.00
380 380 1 218.00 $218.00 $828 —
478 478 5 216.00 $216.00 $1,032 —
554–568 558 11 205.00–211.50 $209.69 $1,170 +26.46
650 650 6 193.00 $193.00 $1,254 -31.50
743 743 5 189.00 $189.00 $1,404 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363 363 4 221.50 $221.50 $804 +36.50
446 446 6 208.00 $208.00 $928 —
470 470 2 213.00 $213.00 $1,001 +6.00
545 545 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,090 -3.00
562–588 575 6 200.00 $200.00 $1,150 +14.00
650 650 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,138 -17.00
725 725 3 189.00 $189.00 $1,370 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455–490 463 5 140.00–197.00 $175.71 $814 —
510 510 1 139.00 $139.00 $709 -51.00
630 630 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,134 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 220.50 $220.50 $728 —
450 450 1 170.00 $170.00 $765 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 245.00 $245.00 $858 —
405 405 5 250.00 $250.00 $1,012 +27.00
465 465 1 160.00 $160.00 $744 -54.00
503 503 3 238.00 $238.00 $1,197 —
564–588 575 9 160.00–226.00 $195.99 $1,127 —
649 649 9 200.50 $200.50 $1,301 —
660 660 1 150.00 $150.00 $990 -40.00
727 727 3 189.00 $189.00 $1,374 —
750 750 1 142.00 $142.00 $1,065 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
341 341 5 245.00 $245.00 $835 +24.00
403 403 2 254.00 $254.00 $1,024 +31.00
515 515 2 221.00 $221.00 $1,138 +56.56
565–575 570 2 135.00–194.00 $164.76 $939 +4.76
685 685 1 187.00 $187.00 $1,281 —
770 770 1 179.00 $179.00 $1,378 —
810 810 1 147.50 $147.50 $1,195 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
610 610 1 179.00 $179.00 $1,092 +24.00

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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.