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Southside Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, September 18, 2024

88 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 88 234 226
Feeder cattle 88 234 226

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 26, Heifers 34, Bulls 28)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 2 270.00 $270.00 $1,174 —
665 665 1 257.00 $257.00 $1,709 +9.37
751 751 4 236.00 $236.00 $1,772 —
805–810 808 2 212.00–217.00 $214.51 $1,733 +8.37
853 853 2 194.00 $194.00 $1,655 —
905 905 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,629 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 1 273.00 $273.00 $1,256 —
525 525 2 260.00 $260.00 $1,365 +65.00
630 630 1 255.00 $255.00 $1,606 —
721 721 4 237.00 $237.00 $1,709 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 225.00 $225.00 $765 —
455 455 3 255.00 $255.00 $1,160 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 1 242.00 $242.00 $1,089 —
505 505 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,111 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 2 236.00 $236.00 $873 —
405 405 2 212.00 $212.00 $859 +6.00
540 540 7 227.00 $227.00 $1,226 +14.89
618 618 2 216.00 $216.00 $1,335 +6.75
745 745 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,341 -3.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 221.00 $221.00 $818 -6.00
438 438 3 225.00 $225.00 $986 +17.00
526 526 4 223.00 $223.00 $1,173 +9.90
645 645 2 216.00 $216.00 $1,393 —
690 690 1 203.00 $203.00 $1,401 +38.00
740 740 2 154.50 $154.50 $1,143 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 2 215.00 $215.00 $957 —
530 530 2 200.00 $200.00 $1,060 —
695 695 1 167.00 $167.00 $1,161 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490 490 1 157.00 $157.00 $769 —
560 560 1 197.00 $197.00 $1,103 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 2 275.00 $275.00 $1,169 +20.00
475–495 491 5 160.00–253.00 $235.01 $1,154 -0.99
566 566 5 233.00 $233.00 $1,319 -4.22
646 646 5 230.50 $230.50 $1,489 -1.19
768 768 2 199.00 $199.00 $1,528 —
865 865 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,557 -7.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 2 275.00 $275.00 $1,155 —
460 460 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,242 —
550 550 1 246.00 $246.00 $1,353 —
605 605 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,059 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
498 498 2 200.00 $200.00 $996 —
590 590 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,328 —

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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.