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Southside Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, May 29, 2024

162 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $258.17/cwt +13.17 vs last sale · ≈ $1,392/hd at 539 lb · 20 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $276.22/cwt -3.28 vs last sale · ≈ $1,574/hd at 570 lb · 12 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $254.70/cwt ≈ $1,184/hd at 465 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 162 191 155
Feeder cattle 162 191 155

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 40, Heifers 80, Bulls 42)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
520–549 545 7 282.00–307.00 $303.59 $1,655 -1.41
618–646 640 10 285.00–287.00 $286.61 $1,834 +6.61
667–693 674 7 275.00–288.00 $284.18 $1,915 —
720–733 729 3 242.00 $242.00 $1,764 -18.00
788 788 3 247.00 $247.00 $1,946 —
805 805 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,892 —
855 855 2 210.00 $210.00 $1,796 +20.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,120 +20.00
473 473 2 307.00 $307.00 $1,452 -10.00
520 520 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,508 +5.00
580 580 1 295.00 $295.00 $1,711 +18.00
600 600 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,710 +8.50
715 715 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,573 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 265.00 $265.00 $901 —
460–472 470 7 235.00–260.00 $256.51 $1,206 +3.01
533–540 539 20 251.00–260.00 $258.17 $1,392 +13.17
620–641 634 8 233.00–239.00 $234.59 $1,487 —
720 720 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,296 +15.00
795 795 2 190.00 $190.00 $1,510 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,010 -15.00
464–468 465 10 254.00–255.00 $254.70 $1,184 —
539 539 8 255.50 $255.50 $1,377 —
635 635 3 227.00 $227.00 $1,441 +19.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 220.00 $220.00 $858 —
435 435 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,000 +20.00
460–495 467 5 245.00 $245.00 $1,144 —
553 553 3 230.00 $230.00 $1,272 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 250.00 $250.00 $850 —
453–480 462 3 205.00–245.00 $231.15 $1,068 +19.80
536 536 4 225.00 $225.00 $1,206 +5.00
620 620 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,147 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,106 —
398 398 2 320.00 $320.00 $1,274 —
435 435 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,305 -10.00
495 495 5 285.00 $285.00 $1,411 -1.00
567–585 570 12 270.00–277.50 $276.22 $1,574 -3.28
630 630 2 259.00 $259.00 $1,632 -3.00
730 730 1 217.00 $217.00 $1,584 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
402–430 409 4 290.00–330.00 $319.49 $1,307 -2.51
485–487 487 9 285.00–287.50 $287.22 $1,399 -12.78
500 500 1 255.00 $255.00 $1,275 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,072 —
415 415 1 215.00 $215.00 $892 -85.00
515 515 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,184 -50.00
640 640 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,536 —

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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.