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Southside Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, January 31, 2024

122 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $227.50/cwt +10.14 vs last sale · ≈ $1,254/hd at 551 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 122 140 39
Feeder cattle 122 140 39

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 39, Heifers 57, Bulls 26)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 2 255.00 $255.00 $982 —
455–495 474 4 270.00–285.00 $278.50 $1,320 —
520 520 2 265.00 $265.00 $1,378 +8.00
560 560 4 265.00 $265.00 $1,484 —
625 625 2 254.00 $254.00 $1,588 +13.00
655–683 672 6 254.00 $254.00 $1,707 —
823 823 3 218.00 $218.00 $1,794 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
545 545 4 268.00 $268.00 $1,461 +18.00
565 565 1 268.00 $268.00 $1,514 +12.25
626 626 4 249.00 $249.00 $1,559 +4.00
690 690 1 254.00 $254.00 $1,753 +12.80
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
570 570 3 220.00 $220.00 $1,254 —
765 765 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,568 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750 750 2 200.00 $200.00 $1,500 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 2 200.00 $200.00 $840 —
551 551 12 227.50 $227.50 $1,254 +10.14
633–635 634 4 214.00 $214.00 $1,357 +20.00
665 665 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,330 +15.00
715–743 726 5 171.00–187.00 $180.45 $1,310 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
378 378 2 220.00 $220.00 $832 +1.00
439 439 4 221.00 $221.00 $970 +8.00
565–590 571 4 200.00–223.00 $217.06 $1,239 +1.06
613–618 616 4 208.00 $208.00 $1,281 +33.00
670–685 678 2 117.00–145.00 $130.85 $887 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 180.00 $180.00 $621 —
374 374 6 207.00 $207.00 $774 -7.00
435 435 6 205.00 $205.00 $892 +16.00
520 520 1 150.00 $150.00 $780 -35.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 167.00 $167.00 $559 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,204 +15.00
550 550 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,375 +16.00
622–643 630 5 221.00 $221.00 $1,392 +11.00
740 740 4 214.00 $214.00 $1,584 +59.00
755 755 1 212.00 $212.00 $1,601 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–430 417 3 235.00–280.00 $264.52 $1,103 -6.48
494 494 4 258.00 $258.00 $1,275 +13.00
568 568 2 250.00 $250.00 $1,420 +14.87
665 665 1 216.00 $216.00 $1,436 —
735 735 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,544 +60.16
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
495 495 2 225.00 $225.00 $1,114 —

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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.