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Southside Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, July 10, 2024

147 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 147 230 140
Feeder cattle 147 230 140

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 30, Heifers 62, Bulls 55)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
525 525 1 291.00 $291.00 $1,528 +83.00
552 552 9 291.00 $291.00 $1,606 +11.00
628–639 637 9 274.00 $274.00 $1,745 +4.00
765–795 780 2 200.00–238.00 $219.37 $1,711 —
960 960 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,920 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 2 290.00 $290.00 $1,276 +23.82
570 570 1 286.00 $286.00 $1,630 +1.00
630 630 1 274.00 $274.00 $1,726 +29.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,012 —
733 733 2 231.00 $231.00 $1,693 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
640 640 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,664 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
333 333 2 235.00 $235.00 $783 —
350 350 1 240.00 $240.00 $840 +7.00
485 485 2 233.00 $233.00 $1,130 -15.00
525 525 3 242.50 $242.50 $1,273 -3.00
559 559 6 242.50 $242.50 $1,356 -3.00
620–643 635 3 231.50–236.50 $233.13 $1,480 —
656 656 8 233.00 $233.00 $1,528 +0.50
745 745 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,453 +0.98
751 751 6 192.00 $192.00 $1,442 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 2 210.00–250.00 $230.00 $759 +13.00
463 463 6 246.50 $246.50 $1,141 +24.86
534 534 5 230.00 $230.00 $1,228 -5.48
610–631 628 6 212.00–229.00 $226.25 $1,421 +6.25
675 675 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,215 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 180.00 $180.00 $675 -53.00
485 485 1 227.00 $227.00 $1,101 -6.60
543 543 2 180.00 $180.00 $977 -51.00
615 615 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,384 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
448 448 2 190.00 $190.00 $851 -40.00
608 608 2 170.00 $170.00 $1,034 -44.37
680 680 1 189.00 $189.00 $1,285 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 4 330.00 $330.00 $1,138 —
415 415 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,120 +5.00
450–483 475 8 287.00–290.00 $289.29 $1,374 +42.64
503 503 3 290.00 $290.00 $1,459 —
550–590 559 9 242.00–256.00 $254.47 $1,422 +14.47
662 662 6 241.00 $241.00 $1,595 +23.00
750 750 4 200.00 $200.00 $1,500 +12.00
855 855 1 172.00 $172.00 $1,471 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
417 417 7 302.00 $302.00 $1,259 —
503–545 518 4 200.00–262.00 $244.85 $1,268 —
553 553 2 256.00 $256.00 $1,416 +10.59
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 1 230.00 $230.00 $989 —
480–485 483 2 270.00 $270.00 $1,304 +50.00
548 548 2 227.50 $227.50 $1,247 +26.54
630 630 1 222.00 $222.00 $1,399 —

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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.