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Southside Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, November 8, 2023

191 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $174.21/cwt -2.79 vs last sale · ≈ $1,111/hd at 638 lb · 13 head
light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $178.50/cwt +5.00 vs last sale · ≈ $800/hd at 448 lb · 12 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $185.00/cwt -4.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,010/hd at 546 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 191 195 281
Feeder cattle 191 195 281

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 50, Heifers 98, Bulls 43)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
531–543 534 9 213.00–216.00 $215.32 $1,150 +12.32
600–607 605 4 216.00–219.00 $216.74 $1,311 +4.74
665 665 5 209.00 $209.00 $1,390 —
718–740 729 10 197.00–203.00 $200.18 $1,459 -0.82
753 753 2 203.00 $203.00 $1,529 —
800–823 815 3 186.00–187.00 $186.33 $1,519 -11.67
880 880 1 169.00 $169.00 $1,487 -11.00
915 915 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,556 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
568 568 4 211.50 $211.50 $1,201 —
695 695 1 207.00 $207.00 $1,439 —
720 720 3 196.00 $196.00 $1,411 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
528 528 2 198.00 $198.00 $1,045 —
670–685 678 2 173.00–191.00 $181.90 $1,233 —
730 730 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,314 —
830 830 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,328 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
730 730 1 168.00 $168.00 $1,226 -47.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
353 353 5 184.50 $184.50 $651 -0.01
448 448 12 178.50 $178.50 $800 +5.00
538–548 546 11 185.00 $185.00 $1,010 -4.00
576 576 7 187.00 $187.00 $1,077 -2.00
625 625 1 150.00 $150.00 $938 +4.00
661 661 4 158.00 $158.00 $1,044 +4.25
705–740 728 3 147.00 $147.00 $1,070 +14.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
348 348 2 186.00 $186.00 $647 —
380 380 1 180.00 $180.00 $684 ±0.00
474 474 4 192.00 $192.00 $910 +17.00
538 538 4 191.00 $191.00 $1,028 -1.00
553 553 4 178.50 $178.50 $987 +14.50
620–647 638 13 169.00–175.50 $174.21 $1,111 -2.79
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
378–395 384 3 140.00–168.00 $158.39 $608 -19.61
456–470 459 5 155.00–162.00 $160.57 $737 -20.43
572 572 5 148.00 $148.00 $847 —
635 635 1 153.00 $153.00 $972 -3.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 156.00 $156.00 $585 -9.00
453–455 454 5 130.00 $130.00 $590 -25.00
523–525 524 3 127.00–140.00 $135.66 $711 -35.38
655 655 1 141.00 $141.00 $924 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 3 220.00 $220.00 $957 +35.00
470–498 489 3 194.00–207.00 $202.83 $992 -12.17
505 505 1 198.00 $198.00 $1,000 —
571 571 5 205.00 $205.00 $1,171 +8.91
608 608 2 181.00 $181.00 $1,100 +8.00
665–685 675 2 166.00–173.00 $169.45 $1,144 -3.55
753 753 2 167.00 $167.00 $1,258 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
417 417 10 238.50 $238.50 $995 —
465 465 2 216.00 $216.00 $1,004 —
554 554 4 200.00 $200.00 $1,108 +1.00
660–670 665 2 170.00 $170.00 $1,130 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
478 478 4 170.00 $170.00 $813 —
540 540 2 170.00 $170.00 $918 —

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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.