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Southside Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, June 26, 2024

230 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 2 bulls $224.00/cwt ≈ $1,434/hd at 640 lb · 14 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $245.50/cwt -0.50 vs last sale · ≈ $1,367/hd at 557 lb · 12 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $235.48/cwt -3.18 vs last sale · ≈ $1,269/hd at 539 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 230 278 217
Feeder cattle 230 278 217

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 80, Heifers 81, Bulls 69)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,146 -28.00
422–427 425 6 235.00–297.00 $266.18 $1,131 -40.82
457–480 466 10 285.00–295.00 $290.88 $1,356 —
520 520 1 209.00 $209.00 $1,087 -91.00
575 575 3 285.00 $285.00 $1,639 —
627 627 3 245.00 $245.00 $1,536 —
670 670 6 267.00 $267.00 $1,789 —
725–749 743 7 191.00–192.00 $191.72 $1,424 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
388 388 4 307.00 $307.00 $1,191 -11.00
463 463 7 290.00 $290.00 $1,343 -20.00
505 505 1 208.00 $208.00 $1,050 -88.85
570 570 3 280.00 $280.00 $1,596 -14.81
619 619 4 270.00 $270.00 $1,671 -13.00
650 650 2 270.00 $270.00 $1,755 -8.65
710–718 715 3 233.00 $233.00 $1,666 -22.71
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 1 230.00 $230.00 $932 —
465–498 487 6 200.00–212.50 $208.52 $1,015 —
533 533 2 230.00 $230.00 $1,226 —
600 600 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,620 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
318 318 2 270.00 $270.00 $859 —
537 537 3 234.00 $234.00 $1,257 —
639 639 4 197.00 $197.00 $1,259 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 233.00 $233.00 $874 —
457 457 3 248.00 $248.00 $1,133 -8.09
540 540 2 245.50 $245.50 $1,326 -6.00
557 557 12 245.50 $245.50 $1,367 -0.50
659 659 8 232.50 $232.50 $1,532 —
715–738 730 4 191.00–195.00 $194.02 $1,416 +19.02
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
338 338 2 217.00 $217.00 $733 —
356 356 4 243.00 $243.00 $865 -23.00
450–460 458 5 191.00–235.00 $221.64 $1,015 +1.64
520–541 539 11 190.00–240.00 $235.48 $1,269 -3.18
639 639 4 220.00 $220.00 $1,406 +4.12
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 233.00 $233.00 $909 +3.00
458–475 461 9 175.00–241.00 $233.60 $1,077 +38.60
500–531 527 8 205.00–234.50 $231.00 $1,217 +4.00
665 665 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,396 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
433 433 2 230.00 $230.00 $996 —
545 545 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,008 -42.00
600–645 630 3 170.00–235.00 $214.37 $1,351 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–395 383 2 255.00 $255.00 $977 —
400 400 1 265.00 $265.00 $1,060 -35.29
450–478 467 4 215.00–265.00 $246.65 $1,152 —
555–567 566 8 240.00 $240.00 $1,358 -22.01
673–680 675 8 218.00 $218.00 $1,472 +18.00
726 726 7 188.00 $188.00 $1,365 -33.00
750 750 2 188.00 $188.00 $1,410 —
820 820 3 166.00 $166.00 $1,361 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 255.00 $255.00 $816 —
499 499 6 259.00 $259.00 $1,292 -22.42
555–564 563 6 217.00–251.00 $245.41 $1,382 -5.59
640 640 14 224.00 $224.00 $1,434 —
728 728 2 188.00 $188.00 $1,369 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 485 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,067 -55.00
500–530 515 2 183.00–220.00 $200.96 $1,035 -51.55
680 680 1 224.00 $224.00 $1,523 +33.81
790 790 1 188.00 $188.00 $1,485 —

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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.