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Southside Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, June 19, 2024

278 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $283.00/cwt +7.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,738/hd at 614 lb · 31 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $255.71/cwt +20.21 vs last sale · ≈ $1,854/hd at 725 lb · 19 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $251.50/cwt ≈ $1,371/hd at 545 lb · 15 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 278 220 266
Feeder cattle 278 220 266

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 100, Heifers 96, Bulls 82)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 318.00 $318.00 $1,240 +23.00
460 460 3 310.00 $310.00 $1,426 +2.53
505–538 528 10 294.00–298.00 $296.85 $1,567 —
560–565 564 5 290.00–298.00 $294.81 $1,663 -1.60
614 614 31 283.00 $283.00 $1,738 +7.00
651–675 663 15 277.00–280.00 $278.65 $1,847 —
710–729 725 19 255.50–256.50 $255.71 $1,854 +20.21
783 783 4 250.00 $250.00 $1,958 —
819 819 6 239.00 $239.00 $1,957 +39.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 318.00 $318.00 $1,161 —
430 430 2 307.00 $307.00 $1,320 —
515 515 3 300.00 $300.00 $1,545 +17.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460–475 469 14 240.00–260.50 $256.09 $1,201 +5.17
545 545 15 251.50 $251.50 $1,371 —
553–580 562 3 246.00 $246.00 $1,383 -4.50
645 645 11 231.00 $231.00 $1,490 -19.89
718 718 3 175.00 $175.00 $1,256 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
368 368 4 266.00 $266.00 $979 +4.09
438 438 6 259.00 $259.00 $1,134 —
470 470 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,034 -30.39
530–549 546 10 220.00–246.50 $238.66 $1,303 -11.84
595 595 1 232.00 $232.00 $1,380 —
640–644 643 5 155.00–231.00 $215.88 $1,388 —
710 710 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,242 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
458 458 3 226.00 $226.00 $1,035 +76.00
508–548 537 7 227.00 $227.00 $1,219 +27.00
655 655 2 227.00 $227.00 $1,487 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 2 230.00 $230.00 $908 —
415 415 1 240.00 $240.00 $996 —
495 495 1 195.00 $195.00 $965 -45.00
548 548 4 227.00 $227.00 $1,244 —
628 628 2 220.00 $220.00 $1,382 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
323 323 2 325.00 $325.00 $1,050 —
405–435 413 6 295.00–303.00 $300.29 $1,240 +10.29
500–535 506 13 250.00–280.50 $274.07 $1,387 —
560–567 566 11 257.00–262.50 $262.01 $1,483 +16.70
638 638 14 251.50 $251.50 $1,605 -3.50
695 695 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,390 —
738 738 4 221.00 $221.00 $1,631 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 325.00 $325.00 $1,154 +15.00
410–415 414 5 295.00–303.00 $301.42 $1,248 -8.58
465–495 488 4 270.00–285.00 $281.42 $1,373 +6.42
563–585 567 6 251.00 $251.00 $1,423 -5.61
755 755 3 221.00 $221.00 $1,669 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,218 +5.00
465 465 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,279 +40.00
520–525 523 2 250.00–255.00 $252.51 $1,321 +52.80
555–566 564 6 239.00 $239.00 $1,348 —
660–670 665 2 165.00–215.00 $190.19 $1,265 —

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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.