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Southside Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, September 20, 2023

226 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $218.00/cwt +18.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,197/hd at 549 lb · 16 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $222.00/cwt ≈ $1,210/hd at 545 lb · 14 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $206.75/cwt ≈ $1,319/hd at 638 lb · 13 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 226 151 186
Feeder cattle 226 151 186

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 49, Heifers 104, Bulls 73)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
482–483 482 5 210.00–245.00 $224.02 $1,080 —
535 535 1 234.00 $234.00 $1,252 -10.00
554 554 8 234.00 $234.00 $1,296 —
645 645 1 233.00 $233.00 $1,503 -4.31
656 656 7 233.00 $233.00 $1,528 —
715–743 737 5 228.00 $228.00 $1,680 -4.00
810 810 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,742 -5.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 1 241.00 $241.00 $1,024 -12.00
490 490 1 238.00 $238.00 $1,166 —
548 548 4 233.00 $233.00 $1,277 -7.00
628 628 2 228.00 $228.00 $1,432 —
698 698 3 220.00 $220.00 $1,536 —
760–794 788 6 192.00–218.00 $196.18 $1,546 —
960 960 1 199.00 $199.00 $1,910 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550 550 2 210.00 $210.00 $1,155 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 480 1 181.00 $181.00 $869 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
367 367 5 221.00 $221.00 $811 -0.50
440–445 441 12 216.00 $216.00 $953 +8.00
490 490 1 150.00 $150.00 $735 -63.00
549 549 16 218.00 $218.00 $1,197 +18.00
636 636 12 203.50 $203.50 $1,294 —
708 708 2 182.00 $182.00 $1,289 -7.00
750 750 1 157.00 $157.00 $1,178 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 210.00 $210.00 $830 -8.00
458–470 461 11 210.00–214.50 $213.25 $983 -2.75
545 545 14 222.00 $222.00 $1,210 —
638–640 638 13 206.75 $206.75 $1,319 —
700–715 708 2 177.00 $177.00 $1,253 -12.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
383 383 2 211.00 $211.00 $808 —
455 455 2 185.00 $185.00 $842 +9.29
545 545 1 170.00 $170.00 $926 +31.00
585 585 3 170.00 $170.00 $994 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 2 166.00 $166.00 $764 -4.00
545 545 1 165.00 $165.00 $899 —
625 625 1 179.00 $179.00 $1,119 —
725 725 1 167.00 $167.00 $1,211 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 2 235.00 $235.00 $999 -15.00
495 495 10 233.00 $233.00 $1,153 +73.00
562 562 8 226.00 $226.00 $1,270 +30.01
605–640 637 12 210.00–215.50 $215.06 $1,370 +14.56
660–685 673 2 196.00 $196.00 $1,319 +46.00
733 733 6 179.50 $179.50 $1,316 -9.50
785 785 1 164.00 $164.00 $1,287 +22.00
875 875 1 162.00 $162.00 $1,418 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 3 235.00 $235.00 $870 —
425 425 8 236.00 $236.00 $1,003 -18.00
489 489 4 230.00 $230.00 $1,125 —
515 515 1 222.00 $222.00 $1,143 +1.00
560 560 4 222.00 $222.00 $1,243 +57.24
625 625 1 193.00 $193.00 $1,206 —
687 687 3 193.00 $193.00 $1,326 +6.00
727 727 3 176.00 $176.00 $1,280 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 1 180.00 $180.00 $729 —
480 480 1 183.00 $183.00 $878 —

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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.