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Southside Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, July 31, 2024

265 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $231.17/cwt +1.17 vs last sale · ≈ $1,486/hd at 643 lb · 32 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $240.00/cwt +1.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,334/hd at 556 lb · 20 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $236.00/cwt -4.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,088/hd at 461 lb · 14 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 265 141 158
Feeder cattle 265 141 158

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 72, Heifers 139, Bulls 54)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 275.00 $275.00 $949 —
395 395 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,126 —
462 462 3 265.00 $265.00 $1,224 -14.00
543 543 4 278.00 $278.00 $1,510 ±0.00
558–565 559 6 250.00–279.00 $274.12 $1,532 -3.88
628 628 5 264.00 $264.00 $1,658 -8.00
658–661 661 12 247.00–264.00 $261.18 $1,726 —
748 748 8 239.00 $239.00 $1,788 —
765 765 2 239.00 $239.00 $1,828 +13.00
813–820 817 4 216.00–219.00 $217.49 $1,777 +3.49
865 865 1 197.50 $197.50 $1,708 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,008 —
448 448 6 287.50 $287.50 $1,288 +8.50
450 450 1 210.00 $210.00 $945 —
545 545 6 280.00 $280.00 $1,526 —
705 705 1 239.00 $239.00 $1,685 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 3 272.50 $272.50 $995 —
425 425 2 270.00 $270.00 $1,148 —
610 610 1 242.50 $242.50 $1,479 -29.50
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 272.50 $272.50 $1,076 —
450 450 3 252.00 $252.00 $1,134 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 247.50 $247.50 $965 —
448 448 8 245.00 $245.00 $1,098 —
465 465 3 237.00 $237.00 $1,102 -12.00
530 530 4 235.00 $235.00 $1,246 —
556 556 20 240.00 $240.00 $1,334 +1.00
639–647 643 32 229.00–236.00 $231.17 $1,486 —
705–717 714 4 205.00 $205.00 $1,464 -5.00
753–785 772 5 170.00–205.00 $191.35 $1,477 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
364 364 6 237.50 $237.50 $864 —
461 461 14 236.00 $236.00 $1,088 -4.00
543 543 8 234.00 $234.00 $1,271 -8.00
600 600 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,350 -5.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 5 245.00 $245.00 $919 +65.00
444 444 10 235.00 $235.00 $1,043 —
565–570 568 2 160.00–210.00 $185.11 $1,051 —
605–618 615 4 205.00–215.00 $212.54 $1,307 +12.54
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 2 225.00 $225.00 $765 +25.00
444 444 6 220.00 $220.00 $977 —
552 552 3 210.00 $210.00 $1,159 —
670 670 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,474 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 3 295.00 $295.00 $944 —
434 434 7 292.50 $292.50 $1,269 +2.50
492 492 7 283.00 $283.00 $1,392 —
500 500 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,200 -29.00
555–557 557 7 245.00–265.00 $262.15 $1,460 +2.15
646 646 4 241.00 $241.00 $1,557 -6.00
736 736 6 217.50 $217.50 $1,601 +5.50
855 855 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,582 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,044 —
412 412 6 292.50 $292.50 $1,205 +7.50
500–548 536 4 245.00–260.00 $256.50 $1,375 —
560 560 1 252.50 $252.50 $1,414 -7.50
647 647 3 241.00 $241.00 $1,559 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 485 2 245.00 $245.00 $1,188 +2.00
565 565 1 267.50 $267.50 $1,511 +15.50

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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.