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Southside Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, September 11, 2024

234 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $247.63/cwt +16.63 vs last sale · ≈ $1,624/hd at 656 lb · 30 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $262.25/cwt ≈ $1,419/hd at 541 lb · 27 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $216.96/cwt -10.63 vs last sale · ≈ $1,221/hd at 563 lb · 22 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 234 176 151
Feeder cattle 234 176 151

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 95, Heifers 94, Bulls 45)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 265.00 $265.00 $954 —
453–470 462 6 240.00–257.00 $245.56 $1,134 —
536–544 541 27 254.00–265.50 $262.25 $1,419 —
640 640 2 250.00 $250.00 $1,600 +9.00
653–695 656 30 247.00–248.00 $247.63 $1,624 —
729–743 735 12 230.00–235.00 $232.11 $1,706 +7.11
800–813 809 3 180.00–219.00 $206.14 $1,668 —
967 967 5 162.00 $162.00 $1,567 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 265.00 $265.00 $1,007 —
433 433 2 257.00 $257.00 $1,113 —
540 540 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,053 -37.00
590 590 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,475 —
795 795 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,431 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
780 780 1 167.00 $167.00 $1,303 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 1 206.00 $206.00 $865 —
461 461 12 225.50 $225.50 $1,040 -14.50
505–545 525 2 209.00–215.00 $212.11 $1,114 —
550–565 563 22 209.00–217.75 $216.96 $1,221 -10.63
640–645 640 22 209.25 $209.25 $1,339 -0.19
690 690 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,346 -15.00
733 733 5 183.00 $183.00 $1,341 -3.00
780 780 3 177.00 $177.00 $1,381 —
953 953 3 158.00 $158.00 $1,506 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
369 369 7 227.00 $227.00 $838 -0.50
408 408 2 208.00 $208.00 $849 -8.73
460 460 1 208.00 $208.00 $957 —
505–525 522 7 195.00–216.00 $213.10 $1,112 -1.90
670 670 3 165.00 $165.00 $1,106 -32.50
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 475 1 200.00 $200.00 $950 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 150.00 $150.00 $525 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 255.00 $255.00 $816 —
425 425 1 255.00 $255.00 $1,084 +5.00
465 465 1 236.00 $236.00 $1,097 -9.00
503 503 5 240.00 $240.00 $1,207 —
555–570 557 9 220.00–240.00 $237.22 $1,321 +10.72
610–641 639 14 224.00–232.25 $231.69 $1,480 +20.80
655 655 1 229.00 $229.00 $1,500 +5.52
738 738 2 216.00 $216.00 $1,594 -1.45
850 850 3 187.00 $187.00 $1,590 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
393 393 4 240.00 $240.00 $943 —
500–505 503 2 214.00–232.00 $223.04 $1,122 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
760 760 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,558 —

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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.