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Southside Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, November 1, 2023

195 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $196.09/cwt +32.46 vs last sale · ≈ $1,100/hd at 561 lb · 11 head
light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $173.50/cwt ≈ $756/hd at 436 lb · 11 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $215.00/cwt +10.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,071/hd at 498 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 195 138 265
Feeder cattle 195 138 265

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 40, Heifers 94, Bulls 61)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490 490 1 208.00 $208.00 $1,019 -21.00
545 545 1 203.00 $203.00 $1,106 -22.00
560 560 3 218.00 $218.00 $1,221 —
640 640 5 212.00 $212.00 $1,357 -4.12
700 700 1 201.00 $201.00 $1,407 —
805 805 3 198.00 $198.00 $1,594 —
875 875 2 180.00 $180.00 $1,575 —
960 960 1 186.00 $186.00 $1,786 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
540 540 1 213.00 $213.00 $1,150 -4.86
640 640 1 206.00 $206.00 $1,318 —
659 659 7 215.00 $215.00 $1,417 —
763 763 2 195.00 $195.00 $1,488 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 1 170.00 $170.00 $697 +13.00
495 495 1 160.00 $160.00 $792 —
535 535 2 196.00 $196.00 $1,049 —
550–563 559 3 189.00–208.00 $195.24 $1,091 —
655 655 1 158.00 $158.00 $1,035 —
710 710 3 215.00 $215.00 $1,526 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
620 620 1 192.00 $192.00 $1,190 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 180.00 $180.00 $684 —
468–490 474 4 175.00 $175.00 $830 —
534 534 7 192.00 $192.00 $1,025 +2.00
555 555 4 164.00 $164.00 $910 -15.00
643 643 9 177.00 $177.00 $1,138 -4.50
753 753 4 146.00 $146.00 $1,099 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380–385 383 2 183.00–186.00 $184.51 $707 +9.02
436 436 11 173.50 $173.50 $756 —
546 546 4 189.00 $189.00 $1,032 +26.50
585 585 1 189.00 $189.00 $1,106 +8.00
625 625 1 146.00 $146.00 $912 -9.00
650–668 663 7 130.00–163.00 $153.75 $1,019 —
745 745 1 133.00 $133.00 $991 -21.00
790 790 2 137.00 $137.00 $1,082 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 4 178.00 $178.00 $641 —
451 451 6 181.00 $181.00 $816 +36.00
524 524 5 175.00 $175.00 $917 +10.00
646 646 5 156.00 $156.00 $1,008 +11.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 165.00 $165.00 $602 —
465 465 5 155.00 $155.00 $721 +45.00
504–517 510 7 149.00–188.00 $171.04 $872 +23.58
615 615 3 161.00 $161.00 $990 -1.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 185.00 $185.00 $555 -22.00
422 422 3 185.00 $185.00 $781 —
498 498 10 215.00 $215.00 $1,071 +10.00
555–575 561 11 140.00–202.50 $196.09 $1,100 +32.46
630 630 1 173.00 $173.00 $1,090 -13.50
651 651 7 173.00 $173.00 $1,126 —
725–728 727 4 159.00–167.50 $165.38 $1,202 -3.30
820 820 1 155.00 $155.00 $1,271 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 185.00 $185.00 $648 —
505 505 4 213.50 $213.50 $1,078 +20.50
566 566 4 199.00 $199.00 $1,126 —
643 643 6 172.25 $172.25 $1,108 -7.75
730 730 2 166.50 $166.50 $1,215 —
900 900 1 147.00 $147.00 $1,323 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
428 428 2 176.00 $176.00 $753 +31.00
580 580 1 199.00 $199.00 $1,154 +38.00
640 640 2 164.00 $164.00 $1,050 +1.00

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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.