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Southside Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, March 20, 2024

197 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $231.34/cwt ≈ $1,513/hd at 654 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 197 140 237
Feeder cattle 197 140 237

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 54, Heifers 80, Bulls 63)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–340 328 3 320.00–350.00 $340.71 $1,118 —
478 478 3 309.00 $309.00 $1,477 +5.00
541 541 5 299.00 $299.00 $1,618 +16.50
556 556 7 297.00 $297.00 $1,651 +12.00
605–649 634 6 260.00–287.00 $268.58 $1,703 -13.42
695 695 4 262.00 $262.00 $1,821 —
800 800 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,720 —
873 873 3 220.00 $220.00 $1,921 —
1003 1003 5 204.00 $204.00 $2,046 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
333 333 3 345.00 $345.00 $1,149 +45.00
385 385 1 345.00 $345.00 $1,328 +13.00
430 430 2 316.00 $316.00 $1,359 —
480 480 1 237.00 $237.00 $1,138 -65.43
513 513 2 301.50 $301.50 $1,547 —
565 565 1 287.00 $287.00 $1,622 +4.50
670 670 1 252.00 $252.00 $1,688 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 2 302.00 $302.00 $1,359 —
670 670 1 252.00 $252.00 $1,688 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
343 343 2 285.00 $285.00 $978 —
450 450 1 282.00 $282.00 $1,269 -18.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
333 333 2 270.00 $270.00 $899 —
415 415 2 237.50 $237.50 $986 -32.50
453–468 462 5 258.00–259.00 $258.61 $1,195 —
542 542 9 247.00 $247.00 $1,339 +5.00
575–599 595 7 220.00–240.00 $234.38 $1,395 +8.38
651–680 654 11 225.00–232.00 $231.34 $1,513 —
728 728 3 196.00 $196.00 $1,427 —
1095 1095 2 178.00 $178.00 $1,949 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–340 333 3 275.00–280.00 $278.30 $927 +3.30
356 356 7 287.00 $287.00 $1,022 —
440 440 5 262.00 $262.00 $1,153 —
475–478 477 3 227.00–250.00 $242.37 $1,156 -23.63
555 555 2 245.00 $245.00 $1,360 —
620 620 1 232.00 $232.00 $1,438 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 3 275.00 $275.00 $962 ±0.00
450–465 460 3 245.00 $245.00 $1,127 —
515–530 519 4 247.00 $247.00 $1,282 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 265.00 $265.00 $941 +10.00
460 460 2 247.00 $247.00 $1,136 —
560 560 3 240.00 $240.00 $1,344 —
600 600 1 182.00 $182.00 $1,092 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
316 316 4 345.00 $345.00 $1,090 +35.00
440 440 1 227.50 $227.50 $1,001 -82.50
492 492 6 278.00 $278.00 $1,368 -6.72
557 557 6 259.50 $259.50 $1,445 -22.50
648 648 8 239.75 $239.75 $1,554 -9.25
695 695 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,633 —
728 728 5 220.00 $220.00 $1,602 +27.00
805 805 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,650 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
334 334 7 345.00 $345.00 $1,152 —
360 360 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,008 -25.00
416 416 4 314.00 $314.00 $1,306 -1.00
479 479 4 299.00 $299.00 $1,432 -1.00
543 543 2 281.50 $281.50 $1,529 -6.62
555 555 1 281.50 $281.50 $1,562 —
618–635 621 6 243.50 $243.50 $1,512 -12.50
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 252.00 $252.00 $844 —
435 435 1 297.50 $297.50 $1,294 -2.50
498 498 2 283.00 $283.00 $1,409 +50.67
545 545 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,090 —
685 685 1 223.00 $223.00 $1,528 —

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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.