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Southside Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, March 27, 2024

146 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 bulls $256.00/cwt +21.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,667/hd at 651 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 146 197 325
Feeder cattle 146 197 325

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 30, Heifers 70, Bulls 46)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465–496 486 6 308.50–310.00 $308.98 $1,502 -0.02
604 604 4 280.00 $280.00 $1,691 +11.42
680 680 1 267.50 $267.50 $1,819 +5.50
765 765 3 250.00 $250.00 $1,912 —
833 833 3 238.00 $238.00 $1,983 +23.00
906 906 7 224.00 $224.00 $2,029 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 275.00 $275.00 $976 —
435 435 1 315.00 $315.00 $1,370 —
585 585 1 295.00 $295.00 $1,726 —
665 665 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,796 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
620 620 1 282.00 $282.00 $1,748 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490 490 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,421 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380–395 388 2 210.00–265.00 $238.03 $924 —
478–498 487 9 258.00–260.00 $258.91 $1,261 +0.30
540 540 6 245.00 $245.00 $1,323 -2.00
555 555 8 258.00 $258.00 $1,432 —
601 601 5 248.00 $248.00 $1,490 —
740 740 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,517 +9.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
354 354 4 269.00 $269.00 $952 -18.00
435 435 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,022 -27.00
466 466 6 264.00 $264.00 $1,230 +21.63
548 548 6 253.00 $253.00 $1,386 —
580 580 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,363 -10.00
628 628 3 235.00 $235.00 $1,476 +3.00
650 650 3 235.00 $235.00 $1,528 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 240.00 $240.00 $852 -25.00
430 430 1 225.00 $225.00 $968 —
464 464 5 259.00 $259.00 $1,202 +12.00
550 550 5 247.00 $247.00 $1,358 +7.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 265.00 $265.00 $980 -10.00
485 485 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,261 +15.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 295.00 $295.00 $1,313 +67.50
479 479 5 300.00 $300.00 $1,437 +22.00
565 565 2 270.00 $270.00 $1,526 +10.50
651 651 11 256.00 $256.00 $1,667 —
750 750 2 221.00 $221.00 $1,658 —
810 810 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,701 +5.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
347 347 3 350.00 $350.00 $1,214 +5.00
410–440 420 3 315.00–325.00 $321.51 $1,350 +7.51
483 483 8 314.00 $314.00 $1,517 +15.00
563 563 3 287.00 $287.00 $1,616 +5.50
613 613 3 267.00 $267.00 $1,637 +23.50
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,026 —
485 485 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,382 +2.00

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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.