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Southside Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, April 10, 2024

229 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $247.00/cwt ≈ $1,336/hd at 541 lb · 18 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $238.75/cwt -1.25 vs last sale · ≈ $1,282/hd at 537 lb · 13 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $226.66/cwt -3.34 vs last sale · ≈ $1,455/hd at 642 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 229 189 161
Feeder cattle 229 189 161

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 25, Heifers 124, Bulls 80)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 2 308.00 $308.00 $1,155 +25.26
460 460 2 277.00–305.00 $291.00 $1,339 -37.12
554 554 4 293.00 $293.00 $1,623 -17.38
642 642 3 276.00 $276.00 $1,772 +15.00
825 825 1 208.00 $208.00 $1,716 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
560 560 2 295.00 $295.00 $1,652 —
661 661 5 268.00 $268.00 $1,771 +5.00
715 715 2 241.00 $241.00 $1,723 +0.09
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 265.00 $265.00 $1,020 —
518 518 2 236.00 $236.00 $1,222 -3.99
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
570 570 1 202.00 $202.00 $1,151 -88.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 3 305.00 $305.00 $1,037 —
458 458 11 253.00 $253.00 $1,159 +5.47
513–545 541 18 247.00 $247.00 $1,336 —
642–643 642 12 220.00–230.00 $226.66 $1,455 -3.34
653 653 8 228.00 $228.00 $1,489 —
715–728 724 3 190.00 $190.00 $1,376 +21.00
790 790 2 189.00 $189.00 $1,493 +12.00
844 844 9 199.00 $199.00 $1,680 —
922 922 3 179.00 $179.00 $1,650 -1.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 4 285.00 $285.00 $1,012 +13.98
420 420 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,092 —
464–470 465 8 250.00–252.00 $251.75 $1,171 -18.01
537 537 13 238.75 $238.75 $1,282 -1.25
552 552 3 238.75 $238.75 $1,318 -1.25
635–640 638 4 221.00 $221.00 $1,410 —
710 710 3 190.00 $190.00 $1,349 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
362 362 5 275.00 $275.00 $996 +28.00
415 415 2 200.00 $200.00 $830 -55.00
465 465 1 155.00 $155.00 $721 -100.00
520 520 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,170 -25.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,001 -12.50
465 465 5 222.00 $222.00 $1,032 -13.00
505 505 1 197.00 $197.00 $995 -38.00
570 570 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,282 —
635 635 1 184.00 $184.00 $1,168 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340–345 343 2 285.00–312.00 $298.40 $1,024 —
428 428 5 284.00 $284.00 $1,216 —
508 508 8 275.00 $275.00 $1,397 +39.92
566 566 8 260.50 $260.50 $1,474 -30.50
646 646 8 257.00 $257.00 $1,660 +2.06
670 670 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,574 +37.50
760 760 3 205.00 $205.00 $1,558 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 11 311.00 $311.00 $1,026 —
419 419 7 290.50 $290.50 $1,217 -19.50
500 500 5 279.00 $279.00 $1,395 —
585 585 4 260.50 $260.50 $1,524 -25.72
665 665 1 255.00 $255.00 $1,696 —
753 753 2 206.00 $206.00 $1,551 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 1 265.00 $265.00 $1,153 —
473 473 4 228.00 $228.00 $1,078 —
564 564 4 260.50 $260.50 $1,469 —
663 663 3 241.00 $241.00 $1,598 —
758 758 2 194.00 $194.00 $1,471 —

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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.