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Southside Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, April 24, 2024

211 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $258.75/cwt ≈ $1,138/hd at 440 lb · 16 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $265.50/cwt +2.18 vs last sale · ≈ $1,500/hd at 565 lb · 11 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $233.09/cwt -10.41 vs last sale · ≈ $1,238/hd at 531 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 211 226 179
Feeder cattle 211 226 179

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 40, Heifers 101, Bulls 70)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–378 375 4 290.00 $290.00 $1,088 —
466–478 471 7 280.00–306.00 $291.31 $1,372 -13.69
500 500 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,350 —
570 570 2 289.00 $289.00 $1,647 +1.35
650–665 658 5 225.00–265.00 $255.31 $1,680 -0.69
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
383 383 2 311.00 $311.00 $1,191 +6.00
440 440 1 303.00 $303.00 $1,333 -9.00
453 453 2 285.00 $285.00 $1,291 -20.00
555 555 3 292.00 $292.00 $1,621 —
645 645 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,612 +20.00
698 698 4 261.00 $261.00 $1,822 —
880–885 884 4 153.00–186.00 $161.21 $1,425 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
510 510 1 287.00 $287.00 $1,464 —
600–618 612 3 240.00–250.00 $243.27 $1,489 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
357–385 368 5 245.00 $245.00 $902 -50.00
425–441 440 16 247.00–259.50 $258.75 $1,138 —
452–469 463 8 252.00–262.50 $258.65 $1,198 +2.65
525–540 531 10 185.00–245.00 $233.09 $1,238 -10.41
633–647 644 9 233.00–242.50 $240.42 $1,548 +23.42
672 672 6 231.00 $231.00 $1,552 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 245.00 $245.00 $919 —
458 458 7 253.00 $253.00 $1,159 -5.00
515–545 537 7 220.00–241.00 $235.22 $1,263 -7.28
600 600 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,200 -24.88
662 662 6 235.00 $235.00 $1,556 +19.90
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 220.00 $220.00 $759 -20.00
428 428 2 200.00 $200.00 $856 -45.00
468 468 4 255.00 $255.00 $1,193 +55.98
535 535 3 224.00 $224.00 $1,198 -6.00
583 583 2 165.00 $165.00 $962 —
630 630 1 222.00 $222.00 $1,399 —
765 765 1 155.00 $155.00 $1,186 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 200.00 $200.00 $660 -20.00
373 373 2 245.00 $245.00 $914 —
430–440 438 5 230.00–255.00 $250.09 $1,095 —
515 515 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,236 +3.00
585 585 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,082 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,184 —
420 420 3 305.00 $305.00 $1,281 -1.87
502 502 7 275.00 $275.00 $1,380 —
565 565 11 265.50 $265.50 $1,500 +2.18
620–622 622 4 244.00–253.00 $250.76 $1,560 -0.24
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
357 357 5 335.00 $335.00 $1,196 +20.00
433 433 6 309.00 $309.00 $1,338 -9.00
490 490 9 285.50 $285.50 $1,399 -4.99
565 565 4 261.00 $261.00 $1,475 -20.02
620 620 1 252.00 $252.00 $1,562 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420–440 427 3 220.00–292.00 $267.25 $1,141 —
496 496 7 267.50 $267.50 $1,327 —
500–540 520 2 170.00–237.00 $202.21 $1,051 -62.79
558 558 4 257.00 $257.00 $1,434 +55.74
710 710 2 227.00 $227.00 $1,612 —

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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.