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Southside Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, May 1, 2024

151 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $233.94/cwt ≈ $1,331/hd at 569 lb · 12 head
light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $250.00/cwt -8.75 vs last sale · ≈ $1,122/hd at 449 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 151 211 163
Feeder cattle 151 211 163

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 36, Heifers 67, Bulls 48)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 3 317.00 $317.00 $1,458 +25.69
528 528 2 268.00 $268.00 $1,415 -2.00
564–590 567 9 290.00–298.00 $297.07 $1,684 +8.07
628 628 2 276.00 $276.00 $1,733 —
720 720 3 235.00 $235.00 $1,692 —
920 920 1 186.00 $186.00 $1,711 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 315.00 $315.00 $1,166 +4.00
455 455 6 315.00 $315.00 $1,433 +30.00
540 540 2 290.00 $290.00 $1,566 —
672 672 3 267.00 $267.00 $1,794 +6.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
580 580 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,160 —
735 735 2 195.00 $195.00 $1,433 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 310.00 $310.00 $1,380 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 185.00 $185.00 $555 —
366 366 6 260.00 $260.00 $952 +15.00
449 449 12 250.00 $250.00 $1,122 -8.75
540 540 6 236.50 $236.50 $1,277 +3.41
585 585 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,346 —
638 638 2 195.00 $195.00 $1,244 -45.42
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,004 +30.00
427 427 5 244.00 $244.00 $1,042 —
515 515 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,210 -0.22
555–595 569 12 230.00–234.50 $233.94 $1,331 —
630 630 4 225.00 $225.00 $1,418 +25.00
820 820 2 150.00 $150.00 $1,230 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
378 378 4 275.00 $275.00 $1,040 +30.00
452 452 3 240.00 $240.00 $1,085 —
571 571 4 207.00 $207.00 $1,182 +22.00
630 630 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,228 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 235.00 $235.00 $752 +15.00
640 640 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,248 -27.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 325.00 $325.00 $1,219 +5.00
420 420 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,176 -25.00
545 545 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,553 —
575–590 578 5 286.00–287.50 $287.19 $1,660 +21.69
600–649 639 6 245.00–260.00 $254.11 $1,624 +3.35
687 687 3 251.00 $251.00 $1,724 —
715–737 732 4 217.00 $217.00 $1,588 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
348 348 2 325.00 $325.00 $1,131 —
360 360 1 325.00 $325.00 $1,170 -10.00
418 418 5 319.00 $319.00 $1,333 +10.00
460–485 478 4 255.00–302.00 $281.17 $1,344 -4.33
538 538 3 292.00 $292.00 $1,571 —
563 563 2 288.00 $288.00 $1,621 +27.00
636 636 4 272.00 $272.00 $1,730 +20.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 325.00 $325.00 $1,219 —
422 422 3 277.00 $277.00 $1,169 +9.75
505 505 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,212 +37.79
670 670 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,675 —

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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.