Southside Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, September 4, 2024

176 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $227.59/cwt ≈ $1,261/hd at 554 lb · 20 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $209.44/cwt -11.56 vs last sale · ≈ $1,330/hd at 635 lb · 17 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $216.00/cwt ≈ $1,201/hd at 556 lb · 10 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	176	77	162
Feeder cattle	176	77	162

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 41, Heifers 91, Bulls 44)

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Feeder Steers

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420	420	1	235.00	$235.00	$987	—
455–470	460	3	220.00–240.00	$226.81	$1,043	—
502	502	6	249.00	$249.00	$1,250	—
590–595	594	5	215.00–234.00	$230.23	$1,368	—
635	635	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,429	—
730	730	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,314	—
805	805	1	152.50	$152.50	$1,228	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
627	627	3	241.00	$241.00	$1,511	—
695	695	4	231.00	$231.00	$1,605	-4.00
726	726	4	225.00	$225.00	$1,634	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
463	463	2	245.00	$245.00	$1,134	-22.50
527	527	3	232.00	$232.00	$1,223	—
610–640	618	4	212.00–237.00	$218.48	$1,350	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
540	540	2	215.00	$215.00	$1,161	—
595	595	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,250	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370	370	3	235.00	$235.00	$870	—
454	454	4	240.00	$240.00	$1,090	+5.00
552–561	554	20	226.00–228.00	$227.59	$1,261	—
615–649	635	17	192.50–219.00	$209.44	$1,330	-11.56
685	685	6	210.00	$210.00	$1,438	—
720	720	1	186.00	$186.00	$1,339	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375	375	2	227.50	$227.50	$853	+17.50
425–440	436	8	160.00–235.00	$216.73	$945	-16.27
543	543	2	215.00	$215.00	$1,167	-16.00
553–570	556	10	216.00	$216.00	$1,201	—
610	610	2	208.00	$208.00	$1,269	—
663	663	2	197.50	$197.50	$1,309	—
710	710	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,314	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
437	437	5	160.00	$160.00	$699	—
563	563	2	195.00	$195.00	$1,098	—
700	700	1	173.00	$173.00	$1,211	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	1	225.00	$225.00	$765	—
389	389	4	200.00	$200.00	$778	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365	365	1	280.00	$280.00	$1,022	—
445	445	2	250.00	$250.00	$1,112	—
470	470	1	245.00	$245.00	$1,152	-27.30
555–575	562	3	185.00–248.00	$226.50	$1,273	-18.50
630–633	633	6	145.00–224.00	$210.89	$1,335	-21.11
658–670	660	5	217.50–225.00	$223.48	$1,475	—
710–738	724	4	215.00–220.00	$217.45	$1,574	+22.45
843	843	2	197.50	$197.50	$1,665	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405	405	2	265.00	$265.00	$1,073	—
494	494	4	251.00	$251.00	$1,240	—
548	548	3	250.00	$250.00	$1,370	—
560	560	2	249.00	$249.00	$1,394	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365	365	1	280.00	$280.00	$1,022	+60.00
421	421	4	242.50	$242.50	$1,021	+25.50
555	555	1	227.50	$227.50	$1,263	—
648	648	2	210.00	$210.00	$1,361	—
740	740	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,369	—

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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.