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Southside Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, October 4, 2023

214 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $207.09/cwt -9.91 vs last sale · ≈ $1,120/hd at 541 lb · 22 head
light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $207.50/cwt -3.50 vs last sale · ≈ $921/hd at 444 lb · 16 head
light 4-weight S 1 heifers $181.00/cwt +48.50 vs last sale · ≈ $809/hd at 447 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 214 339 113
Feeder cattle 214 339 113

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 42, Heifers 109, Bulls 63)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 470 2 231.00 $231.00 $1,086 —
535–548 546 6 228.00 $228.00 $1,245 —
560 560 5 171.00 $171.00 $958 -60.50
600–641 631 7 205.00–222.50 $217.70 $1,374 -8.37
658 658 2 156.00 $156.00 $1,026 —
736 736 4 210.00 $210.00 $1,546 -8.85
805–820 813 2 196.00 $196.00 $1,593 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 205.00 $205.00 $810 —
425–445 438 3 133.00–231.00 $199.33 $873 —
450 450 1 167.00 $167.00 $752 -68.00
537 537 3 224.00 $224.00 $1,203 +5.64
630–645 639 5 210.00–217.00 $214.24 $1,369 -13.76
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 1 222.00 $222.00 $1,021 +3.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
333 333 2 180.00 $180.00 $599 +7.50
444 444 16 207.50 $207.50 $921 -3.50
460 460 1 142.00 $142.00 $653 -78.00
540–541 541 22 206.00–208.00 $207.09 $1,120 -9.91
628–633 631 8 176.00–186.00 $182.27 $1,150 -20.23
718–720 719 4 170.00–177.00 $173.50 $1,247 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 2 160.00 $160.00 $592 -15.00
447 447 11 181.00 $181.00 $809 +48.50
475 475 1 162.00 $162.00 $770 -8.91
524 524 4 200.00 $200.00 $1,048 +47.64
560 560 1 132.00 $132.00 $739 -25.19
628–640 632 3 152.00 $152.00 $961 -18.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 185.00 $185.00 $712 -5.00
435 435 1 195.00 $195.00 $848 —
500–525 520 5 196.00 $196.00 $1,019 —
595 595 1 184.00 $184.00 $1,095 -20.94
633 633 6 187.00 $187.00 $1,184 -10.75
668 668 2 189.00 $189.00 $1,263 -8.75
723 723 5 177.00 $177.00 $1,280 -7.27
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
459–483 466 7 197.00–207.00 $199.96 $932 +37.96
523 523 3 197.00 $197.00 $1,030 +6.46

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 242.00 $242.00 $932 +19.00
445 445 1 210.00 $210.00 $934 —
493 493 5 217.00 $217.00 $1,070 -14.00
520 520 1 172.00 $172.00 $894 -44.00
560 560 8 215.00 $215.00 $1,204 -10.19
651 651 7 195.00 $195.00 $1,269 -6.00
725 725 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,414 +1.72
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
337 337 3 220.00 $220.00 $741 -9.00
370–385 378 2 210.00–225.00 $217.65 $823 —
415 415 1 197.00 $197.00 $818 -24.12
488 488 4 215.00 $215.00 $1,049 -12.00
560 560 4 212.00 $212.00 $1,187 +8.00
625–641 638 5 187.00–202.00 $199.06 $1,270 -6.99
720 720 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,404 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430–440 437 3 140.00–203.00 $182.32 $797 —
493 493 3 177.00 $177.00 $873 +0.86
585–587 587 4 180.00–192.00 $189.01 $1,109 -12.89
650–669 665 5 125.00–178.00 $167.64 $1,115 —
753 753 2 187.00 $187.00 $1,408 —

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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.