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Southside Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, October 11, 2023

257 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $180.16/cwt +38.16 vs last sale · ≈ $840/hd at 466 lb · 19 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $186.78/cwt -20.31 vs last sale · ≈ $1,018/hd at 545 lb · 18 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $203.00/cwt ≈ $922/hd at 454 lb · 16 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 257 214 180
Feeder cattle 257 214 180

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 61, Heifers 124, Bulls 72)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
438 438 4 247.00 $247.00 $1,082 —
500–515 508 2 181.00–230.00 $205.86 $1,046 —
556 556 12 232.00 $232.00 $1,290 +61.00
647 647 11 211.00 $211.00 $1,365 -6.70
758–775 767 4 189.00–194.00 $191.53 $1,469 —
885 885 1 167.00 $167.00 $1,478 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
466 466 4 250.00 $250.00 $1,165 +83.00
545 545 8 226.00 $226.00 $1,232 +2.00
625 625 1 211.00 $211.00 $1,319 -3.24
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363 363 2 147.00 $147.00 $534 —
485 485 1 187.00 $187.00 $907 —
515–525 520 2 145.00 $145.00 $754 —
570 570 3 150.00 $150.00 $855 —
695 695 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,390 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 160.00 $160.00 $616 —
483 483 2 200.00 $200.00 $966 -22.00
625 625 1 132.00 $132.00 $825 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–348 345 8 175.00–177.00 $175.23 $605 -4.77
459–490 466 19 135.00–195.00 $180.16 $840 +38.16
537–546 545 18 145.00–195.00 $186.78 $1,018 -20.31
585 585 1 147.00 $147.00 $860 —
623 623 5 178.00 $178.00 $1,109 -4.27
715–740 728 2 145.00 $145.00 $1,056 -28.50
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
342 342 3 150.00 $150.00 $513 —
454 454 16 203.00 $203.00 $922 —
552 552 15 217.00 $217.00 $1,198 —
644 644 10 193.00 $193.00 $1,243 +6.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 4 156.00 $156.00 $530 —
440 440 1 127.00 $127.00 $559 -54.00
456 456 5 160.00 $160.00 $730 -2.00
515–522 520 5 127.00–137.00 $130.81 $680 -69.19
635 635 2 125.00 $125.00 $794 -27.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 120.00 $120.00 $450 —
456 456 4 147.00 $147.00 $670 -52.96
526 526 4 180.00 $180.00 $947 -17.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
353–375 359 4 185.00 $185.00 $664 -57.00
405 405 7 222.00 $222.00 $899 —
450–460 455 2 150.00–155.00 $152.53 $694 —
500–510 502 6 212.00 $212.00 $1,064 +40.00
561 561 6 197.00 $197.00 $1,105 -18.00
625 625 3 185.00 $185.00 $1,156 —
675–680 678 2 150.00–160.00 $155.02 $1,051 -39.98
750 750 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,388 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
337 337 9 196.00 $196.00 $661 -24.00
350 350 3 195.00 $195.00 $682 -22.65
416 416 4 220.00 $220.00 $915 +23.00
496 496 5 207.00 $207.00 $1,027 -8.00
500–546 537 5 192.00–199.00 $197.70 $1,062 —
635 635 1 140.00 $140.00 $889 -59.06
670 670 1 120.00 $120.00 $804 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 165.00 $165.00 $520 —
423 423 2 125.00 $125.00 $529 -57.32
503–548 526 4 133.00–165.00 $149.69 $787 —
615 615 1 177.00 $177.00 $1,089 —
650 650 1 142.00 $142.00 $923 -25.64
745 745 2 180.00 $180.00 $1,341 —

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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.