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Southside Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, September 25, 2024

149 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $212.00/cwt -4.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,346/hd at 635 lb · 19 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $227.50/cwt +0.50 vs last sale · ≈ $1,238/hd at 544 lb · 17 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 bulls $227.52/cwt -2.98 vs last sale · ≈ $1,458/hd at 641 lb · 13 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 149 88 339
Feeder cattle 149 88 339

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 29, Heifers 68, Bulls 52)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 3 265.00 $265.00 $1,113 -5.00
572 572 3 256.00 $256.00 $1,464 —
608–620 617 9 236.00–253.00 $245.49 $1,515 —
670 670 5 234.00 $234.00 $1,568 -23.00
745 745 5 233.00 $233.00 $1,736 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
698 698 2 235.00 $235.00 $1,640 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
685 685 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,302 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
535 535 1 247.00 $247.00 $1,321 +27.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 235.00 $235.00 $928 -1.00
454 454 8 232.00 $232.00 $1,053 —
544 544 17 227.50 $227.50 $1,238 +0.50
553–590 573 5 223.00–227.50 $223.93 $1,283 —
620–638 635 19 212.00 $212.00 $1,346 -4.00
720–725 723 3 170.00–185.00 $180.02 $1,302 +0.02
750 750 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,275 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 210.00 $210.00 $704 —
415 415 1 170.00 $170.00 $706 -55.00
457 457 3 231.00 $231.00 $1,056 —
545 545 2 180.00 $180.00 $981 -43.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 1 220.00 $220.00 $946 +5.00
540–545 542 3 150.00–190.00 $176.58 $957 -23.42
645 645 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,193 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490 490 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,078 +63.00
530 530 1 165.00 $165.00 $874 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
356 356 5 271.00 $271.00 $965 —
423–425 424 3 151.00–264.00 $226.21 $959 -48.79
483 483 3 267.00 $267.00 $1,290 +31.99
500 500 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,225 —
571–590 573 8 231.00–239.50 $238.41 $1,366 +5.41
625–646 641 13 225.50–234.50 $227.52 $1,458 -2.98
732–735 732 7 186.00–186.50 $186.07 $1,362 —
768 768 3 184.00 $184.00 $1,413 -15.00
865 865 2 172.00 $172.00 $1,488 -8.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
499 499 4 263.00 $263.00 $1,312 —
545 545 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,199 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
620 620 1 187.00 $187.00 $1,159 —

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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.