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Southside Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, August 7, 2024

180 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $229.58/cwt -1.59 vs last sale · ≈ $1,444/hd at 629 lb · 20 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $239.60/cwt -0.40 vs last sale · ≈ $1,368/hd at 571 lb · 13 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $249.24/cwt -14.76 vs last sale · ≈ $1,593/hd at 639 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 180 265 146
Feeder cattle 180 265 146

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 65, Heifers 89, Bulls 26)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
378 378 2 275.00 $275.00 $1,040 -10.00
471–480 474 6 285.00 $285.00 $1,351 +20.00
538 538 3 272.00 $272.00 $1,463 -6.00
563 563 6 272.00 $272.00 $1,531 -2.12
620–648 639 12 247.00–256.00 $249.24 $1,593 -14.76
708 708 2 232.00 $232.00 $1,643 —
820–830 825 2 199.00 $199.00 $1,642 -18.49
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,032 -47.50
477–480 478 6 244.00–277.00 $249.53 $1,193 +39.53
515–520 518 2 200.00–266.00 $232.84 $1,206 -47.16
582 582 3 266.00 $266.00 $1,548 —
633 633 2 237.00 $237.00 $1,500 —
650 650 3 252.00 $252.00 $1,638 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 475 2 242.00 $242.00 $1,150 —
543 543 4 230.00 $230.00 $1,249 —
555 555 1 232.00 $232.00 $1,288 —
655 655 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,376 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 170.00 $170.00 $586 —
435 435 1 242.00 $242.00 $1,053 —
520 520 1 232.00 $232.00 $1,206 —
760 760 3 195.00 $195.00 $1,482 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 475 3 227.00 $227.00 $1,078 -10.00
553–583 571 13 230.50–245.00 $239.60 $1,368 -0.40
613–635 629 20 210.00–237.00 $229.58 $1,444 -1.59
651–680 655 7 210.00–221.00 $219.37 $1,437 —
715–738 721 9 195.00–225.00 $214.87 $1,549 +9.87
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 2 212.00 $212.00 $795 -25.50
435 435 1 218.00 $218.00 $948 —
454–494 469 11 220.00–225.00 $221.92 $1,041 -14.08
518–525 522 4 221.00–223.00 $221.99 $1,159 -12.01
575 575 1 218.00 $218.00 $1,254 —
603–615 607 3 202.00–213.00 $205.71 $1,249 -19.29
684 684 4 213.00 $213.00 $1,457 —
726 726 4 192.00 $192.00 $1,394 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 2 187.00 $187.00 $832 -33.00
530 530 1 170.00 $170.00 $901 —
580 580 1 170.00 $170.00 $986 -40.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
495 495 1 217.00 $217.00 $1,074 —
510 510 1 150.00 $150.00 $765 —
660 660 1 188.00 $188.00 $1,241 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
476 476 5 273.00 $273.00 $1,299 -10.00
525–545 535 2 223.00–240.00 $231.34 $1,238 -8.66
590 590 1 238.00 $238.00 $1,404 -24.15
659 659 6 235.00 $235.00 $1,549 —
765 765 2 215.00 $215.00 $1,645 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–430 420 3 240.00–280.00 $267.30 $1,123 -25.20
490 490 2 262.00 $262.00 $1,284 —
715 715 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,358 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 157.00 $157.00 $699 —
515 515 1 172.00 $172.00 $886 —
610 610 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,068 —
700 700 1 227.00 $227.00 $1,589 —

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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.