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Southside Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, November 29, 2023

89 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 89 219 140
Feeder cattle 89 219 140

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 14, Heifers 42, Bulls 33)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
452 452 3 229.00 $229.00 $1,035 —
555 555 2 210.00 $210.00 $1,166 —
600 600 1 208.00 $208.00 $1,248 —
658–665 662 4 205.00–208.00 $206.51 $1,367 —
763 763 4 206.00 $206.00 $1,572 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 160.00 $160.00 $512 -6.91
370 370 1 167.00 $167.00 $618 —
485 485 1 160.00 $160.00 $776 -15.00
525 525 7 200.00 $200.00 $1,050 +7.58
560–598 582 5 150.00–180.00 $174.23 $1,014 —
635 635 3 176.00 $176.00 $1,118 +12.65
748 748 2 159.00 $159.00 $1,189 +16.79
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 167.00 $167.00 $660 —
451 451 4 182.00 $182.00 $821 +4.00
573 573 2 177.00 $177.00 $1,014 +3.00
610 610 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,068 +18.35
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 2 157.00 $157.00 $518 +22.00
440 440 2 150.00 $150.00 $660 +10.00
548 548 3 172.00 $172.00 $943 +52.00
600 600 1 148.00 $148.00 $888 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 152.00 $152.00 $578 -3.00
553 553 4 162.00 $162.00 $896 —
660 660 1 145.00 $145.00 $957 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
328 328 2 210.00 $210.00 $689 —
410 410 1 210.00 $210.00 $861 +5.00
500–503 502 4 192.00–193.00 $192.75 $968 —
553 553 3 182.00 $182.00 $1,006 +6.00
649 649 4 168.00 $168.00 $1,090 +21.04
718 718 2 156.00 $156.00 $1,120 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 210.00 $210.00 $714 —
423 423 2 204.00 $204.00 $863 -10.00
493 493 3 199.00 $199.00 $981 —
560 560 2 186.00 $186.00 $1,042 +4.00
600 600 1 142.00 $142.00 $852 —
725 725 1 153.00 $153.00 $1,109 +18.00
750 750 1 114.00 $114.00 $855 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 200.00 $200.00 $740 —
500–535 512 3 165.00–173.00 $170.21 $871 —
625–630 628 2 117.50–130.00 $123.77 $777 +1.77

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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.