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Southside Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, May 22, 2024

191 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $245.00/cwt +4.50 vs last sale · ≈ $1,308/hd at 534 lb · 16 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 bulls $262.00/cwt ≈ $1,666/hd at 636 lb · 15 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $253.50/cwt ≈ $1,176/hd at 464 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 191 115 249
Feeder cattle 191 115 249

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 33, Heifers 86, Bulls 72)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 305.00 $305.00 $1,342 —
478 478 3 325.00 $325.00 $1,554 —
529 529 4 305.00 $305.00 $1,613 —
649 649 4 280.00 $280.00 $1,817 -6.00
705 705 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,833 -22.50
850 850 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,615 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,125 -22.00
453 453 2 317.00 $317.00 $1,436 —
500 500 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,425 —
585 585 2 277.00 $277.00 $1,620 -16.40
628–635 632 4 276.00–277.00 $276.50 $1,747 +6.50
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
492 492 3 277.00 $277.00 $1,363 —
520 520 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,404 —
620 620 1 255.00 $255.00 $1,581 +10.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 3 235.00 $235.00 $1,081 —
530 530 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,537 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 257.00 $257.00 $977 —
415 415 1 230.00 $230.00 $954 —
464 464 10 253.50 $253.50 $1,176 —
534 534 16 245.00 $245.00 $1,308 +4.50
555–560 557 3 230.00–235.00 $231.68 $1,290 —
651 651 10 180.00 $180.00 $1,172 —
700 700 2 165.00 $165.00 $1,155 -27.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
348 348 4 275.00 $275.00 $957 +10.00
447 447 9 250.00 $250.00 $1,118 —
555 555 3 200.00 $200.00 $1,110 -42.43
615–638 626 7 190.00–228.00 $208.00 $1,302 -13.62
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 255.00 $255.00 $854 ±0.00
430 430 3 210.00 $210.00 $903 -39.00
507 507 7 207.00 $207.00 $1,049 —
595 595 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,309 -20.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455–483 466 5 185.00–230.00 $211.35 $985 —
528 528 2 220.00 $220.00 $1,162 -2.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
419 419 4 310.00 $310.00 $1,299 +65.00
499 499 8 286.00 $286.00 $1,427 +11.99
554 554 9 279.50 $279.50 $1,548 —
636 636 15 262.00 $262.00 $1,666 —
767 767 3 227.00 $227.00 $1,741 —
828 828 5 209.00 $209.00 $1,731 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 305.00 $305.00 $930 —
417 417 3 322.00 $322.00 $1,343 —
495 495 5 300.00 $300.00 $1,485 +19.00
559 559 7 274.00 $274.00 $1,532 +17.00
625 625 2 265.00 $265.00 $1,656 +10.00
710 710 2 238.00 $238.00 $1,690 +7.50
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 200.00 $200.00 $760 —
440 440 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,320 —
495 495 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,213 —
513 513 3 280.00 $280.00 $1,436 +15.00
560–595 578 2 215.00–274.00 $245.39 $1,418 —

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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.