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Southside Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, October 18, 2023

245 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $212.24/cwt -4.76 vs last sale · ≈ $1,176/hd at 554 lb · 24 head
light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $204.03/cwt ≈ $904/hd at 443 lb · 23 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $200.49/cwt +7.49 vs last sale · ≈ $1,283/hd at 640 lb · 18 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 245 257 368
Feeder cattle 245 257 368

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 50, Heifers 131, Bulls 64)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
348 348 2 219.00 $219.00 $762 —
355 355 2 220.00 $220.00 $781 —
470 470 5 236.00 $236.00 $1,109 -14.00
540 540 2 226.00 $226.00 $1,220 ±0.00
618 618 3 222.00 $222.00 $1,372 +11.00
650 650 4 225.00 $225.00 $1,462 —
725 725 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,269 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 220.00 $220.00 $781 —
451 451 4 240.00 $240.00 $1,082 —
551–560 553 6 228.00 $228.00 $1,261 -4.00
620 620 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,333 +4.00
655 655 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,408 —
715 715 3 194.00–195.00 $194.33 $1,389 —
900 900 2 185.00 $185.00 $1,665 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 5 218.00 $218.00 $981 +18.00
548 548 2 200.00 $200.00 $1,096 —
663 663 2 191.00 $191.00 $1,266 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
487 487 3 210.00 $210.00 $1,023 +23.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 3 196.00 $196.00 $745 —
466 466 9 201.00 $201.00 $937 -2.00
551–557 554 24 200.25–222.50 $212.24 $1,176 -4.76
640–641 640 18 190.50–205.50 $200.49 $1,283 +7.49
680 680 1 181.00 $181.00 $1,231 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–385 373 8 193.00 $193.00 $720 —
435–448 443 23 194.00–205.00 $204.03 $904 —
468 468 7 220.00 $220.00 $1,030 +39.84
533 533 11 199.50 $199.50 $1,063 +12.72
635–647 641 6 185.00–198.00 $191.44 $1,227 +13.44
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
378 378 4 182.00 $182.00 $688 +62.00
449 449 5 162.00 $162.00 $727 —
538 538 4 168.00 $168.00 $904 -12.00
620 620 2 179.00 $179.00 $1,110 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 2 180.00 $180.00 $747 +53.00
530 530 1 165.00 $165.00 $874 +34.19
695 695 1 165.00 $165.00 $1,147 —
715 715 1 152.00 $152.00 $1,087 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340–343 341 5 215.00–217.00 $216.20 $737 —
390 390 1 150.00 $150.00 $585 -35.00
413–445 419 5 205.00–211.00 $209.73 $879 -12.27
455–470 463 2 216.00 $216.00 $1,000 +63.47
504 504 7 222.00 $222.00 $1,119 +10.00
568–573 570 6 214.00–227.00 $222.64 $1,269 +25.64
648 648 8 194.00 $194.00 $1,257 +9.00
655 655 1 177.00 $177.00 $1,159 +21.98
770 770 2 180.00 $180.00 $1,386 -5.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 217.00 $217.00 $814 +22.00
414–435 416 10 209.00 $209.00 $869 -11.00
498 498 4 220.00 $220.00 $1,096 +13.00
540–545 542 3 200.00–218.00 $211.96 $1,149 +14.26
630 630 2 185.00 $185.00 $1,166 +45.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
495 495 4 194.00 $194.00 $960 —
575 575 1 208.00 $208.00 $1,196 —
635 635 1 193.00 $193.00 $1,226 +16.00

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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.