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Southside Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, February 21, 2024

197 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 bulls $232.53/cwt +24.13 vs last sale · ≈ $1,456/hd at 626 lb · 15 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $225.50/cwt +10.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,236/hd at 548 lb · 13 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $271.50/cwt ≈ $1,358/hd at 500 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 197 151 252
Feeder cattle 197 151 252

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 34, Heifers 81, Bulls 82)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455 455 4 298.00 $298.00 $1,356 +10.00
580 580 2 281.00 $281.00 $1,630 —
668 668 4 270.00 $270.00 $1,804 +35.87
725 725 1 233.00 $233.00 $1,689 -3.13
775–795 790 4 215.00–236.00 $220.15 $1,739 —
800 800 3 201.00–215.00 $205.67 $1,645 —
853 853 3 206.00 $206.00 $1,757 +14.00
925 925 1 189.00 $189.00 $1,748 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
488 488 2 288.00 $288.00 $1,405 +2.67
555 555 3 285.00 $285.00 $1,582 +74.00
610–635 623 2 276.00 $276.00 $1,719 +17.00
733 733 2 231.00 $231.00 $1,693 -4.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,146 —
540 540 1 266.00 $266.00 $1,436 —
625 625 1 236.00 $236.00 $1,475 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
354 354 4 240.00 $240.00 $850 +16.00
451 451 8 236.50 $236.50 $1,067 +37.00
548 548 13 225.50 $225.50 $1,236 +10.00
649 649 6 211.50 $211.50 $1,373 +14.78
685 685 4 205.00 $205.00 $1,404 +37.67
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 2 244.00 $244.00 $903 —
428 428 2 233.00 $233.00 $997 +8.00
458–485 467 3 226.00–234.00 $231.23 $1,080 +69.23
500–548 540 6 222.50–225.00 $222.89 $1,204 —
558–580 567 7 217.00–221.50 $219.53 $1,245 +3.53
600–642 634 6 214.00–217.00 $214.98 $1,363 +8.98
713 713 2 190.00 $190.00 $1,355 +11.02
793 793 3 169.00 $169.00 $1,340 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 246.00 $246.00 $898 +45.00
430 430 1 210.00 $210.00 $903 -5.00
460–495 478 2 180.00–221.00 $201.25 $962 —
546 546 4 215.00 $215.00 $1,174 —
600 600 1 184.00 $184.00 $1,104 —
720 720 1 157.00 $157.00 $1,130 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 1 177.00 $177.00 $796 —
545 545 1 218.00 $218.00 $1,188 —
625 625 1 192.00 $192.00 $1,200 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–385 370 2 267.00–301.00 $283.31 $1,048 —
420 420 3 295.00 $295.00 $1,239 +10.00
489 489 8 280.00 $280.00 $1,369 +1.00
500 500 11 271.50 $271.50 $1,358 —
554–565 557 7 220.00–258.00 $245.90 $1,370 +0.90
605–628 626 15 230.50–235.50 $232.53 $1,456 +24.13
710 710 3 218.00 $218.00 $1,548 —
760 760 2 190.00 $190.00 $1,444 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 301.00 $301.00 $1,069 -1.00
425–432 430 4 299.00 $299.00 $1,286 +5.00
500–520 507 5 238.00–277.00 $266.63 $1,352 —
554 554 6 263.50 $263.50 $1,460 +26.50
662 662 5 221.00 $221.00 $1,463 +33.00
735 735 2 186.00 $186.00 $1,367 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 290.00 $290.00 $986 +3.00
425 425 1 205.00 $205.00 $871 —
487 487 3 261.00 $261.00 $1,271 +1.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
510 510 1 257.00 $257.00 $1,311 —

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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.