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Southside Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, August 21, 2024

171 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $265.39/cwt +18.33 vs last sale · ≈ $1,518/hd at 572 lb · 11 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $250.00/cwt +8.25 vs last sale · ≈ $1,415/hd at 566 lb · 11 head
light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $244.25/cwt ≈ $1,087/hd at 445 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 171 150 136
Feeder cattle 171 150 136

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 23, Heifers 73, Bulls 75)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 2 294.00 $294.00 $1,294 —
565 565 7 287.00 $287.00 $1,622 ±0.00
645 645 6 261.00 $261.00 $1,683 +1.53
743 743 4 236.00 $236.00 $1,753 —
825 825 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,774 -5.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
495 495 1 288.00 $288.00 $1,426 +1.00
590 590 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,357 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
540 540 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,350 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363 363 2 220.00 $220.00 $799 -25.00
444–448 445 11 232.00–247.00 $244.25 $1,087 —
540 540 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,188 -34.11
556 556 9 243.00 $243.00 $1,351 —
639 639 7 222.50 $222.50 $1,422 +3.50
705 705 1 217.00 $217.00 $1,530 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 3 235.00 $235.00 $1,022 —
566 566 11 250.00 $250.00 $1,415 +8.25
640 640 9 223.50 $223.50 $1,430 —
732 732 3 217.00 $217.00 $1,588 +27.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
458 458 2 225.00 $225.00 $1,030 -11.53
500–535 525 5 205.00–230.00 $225.05 $1,182 -19.95
585 585 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,346 —
645 645 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,387 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
578 578 4 200.00 $200.00 $1,156 -45.00
610 610 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,312 —
685 685 2 215.00 $215.00 $1,473 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 3 295.00 $295.00 $1,047 +5.00
409–435 413 7 277.00–280.00 $279.55 $1,155 +4.58
458 458 2 275.00 $275.00 $1,260 —
502 502 9 279.50 $279.50 $1,403 -0.50
570–595 572 11 250.00–267.00 $265.39 $1,518 +18.33
638–649 645 6 243.00–247.00 $245.68 $1,585 +7.68
700 700 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,540 +18.00
760 760 4 220.00 $220.00 $1,672 —
810 810 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,580 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
343 343 3 287.00 $287.00 $984 -3.00
416–440 421 5 230.00–280.00 $269.54 $1,135 +44.54
508 508 8 273.00 $273.00 $1,387 +12.94
578 578 2 260.00 $260.00 $1,503 —
625 625 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,438 —
740 740 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,480 ±0.00
760 760 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,558 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 240.00 $240.00 $876 —
420–430 423 3 210.00–257.00 $241.09 $1,020 +6.09
485 485 3 265.00 $265.00 $1,285 —
633 633 2 225.00 $225.00 $1,424 —
790 790 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,738 —

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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.