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Southside Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, August 14, 2024

150 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $253.19/cwt ≈ $1,385/hd at 547 lb · 11 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $241.75/cwt +2.15 vs last sale · ≈ $1,390/hd at 575 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 150 180 136
Feeder cattle 150 180 136

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 43, Heifers 67, Bulls 40)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
483 483 2 295.00 $295.00 $1,425 +10.00
508–547 531 5 287.00–295.00 $291.94 $1,550 +19.94
563 563 6 287.00 $287.00 $1,616 +15.00
609–633 617 6 254.00–270.00 $259.47 $1,601 +10.23
659 659 7 270.00 $270.00 $1,779 —
780 780 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,794 —
825 825 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,815 +21.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
462 462 3 287.00 $287.00 $1,326 +37.47
528 528 2 287.00 $287.00 $1,515 +54.16
643 643 2 245.00 $245.00 $1,575 +8.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
464 464 4 267.00 $267.00 $1,239 +25.00
590 590 1 265.00 $265.00 $1,564 +33.00
630 630 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,638 —
760 760 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,520 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 1 265.00 $265.00 $1,060 +23.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 2 245.00 $245.00 $906 —
469–475 470 8 250.00–255.50 $254.80 $1,198 +27.80
530–549 547 11 250.00–253.50 $253.19 $1,385 —
563–591 575 10 239.00–244.00 $241.75 $1,390 +2.15
653–662 658 6 220.00–226.00 $223.02 $1,467 +3.65
725–740 733 2 190.00 $190.00 $1,393 -24.87
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 245.00 $245.00 $968 +33.00
466 466 4 259.00 $259.00 $1,207 +37.08
510–543 538 7 242.00–256.00 $254.11 $1,367 +32.12
621 621 5 219.00 $219.00 $1,360 +13.29
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450–490 472 5 220.00–250.00 $236.53 $1,116 —
538 538 3 245.00 $245.00 $1,318 +75.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 230.00 $230.00 $897 —
558 558 2 245.00 $245.00 $1,367 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 2 290.00 $290.00 $1,030 —
410–440 424 4 240.00–290.00 $274.97 $1,166 —
500 500 2 280.00 $280.00 $1,400 +48.66
560–586 581 7 210.00–267.00 $247.06 $1,435 +9.06
646–648 647 6 238.00 $238.00 $1,540 —
725 725 1 202.00 $202.00 $1,464 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 2 290.00 $290.00 $986 —
395 395 2 290.00 $290.00 $1,146 —
435 435 1 225.00 $225.00 $979 -42.30
470 470 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,340 +23.00
500–540 520 2 245.00–274.00 $260.06 $1,352 —
675 675 2 238.00 $238.00 $1,606 —
715 715 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,430 +10.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 225.00 $225.00 $754 —
428 428 3 235.00 $235.00 $1,006 +78.00
510–520 515 2 180.00–270.00 $224.56 $1,156 +52.56
570 570 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,311 —

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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.