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Southside Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, October 9, 2024

294 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $244.50/cwt +23.50 vs last sale · ≈ $1,095/hd at 448 lb · 17 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $229.00/cwt +5.50 vs last sale · ≈ $1,253/hd at 547 lb · 16 head
light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $229.41/cwt ≈ $1,021/hd at 445 lb · 15 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 294 163 257
Feeder cattle 294 163 257

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 72, Heifers 114, Bulls 108)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
353 353 2 262.00 $262.00 $925 -23.00
453–470 459 3 272.00 $272.00 $1,248 —
538 538 2 259.00 $259.00 $1,393 +1.00
551–570 553 15 215.00–259.00 $255.04 $1,410 -2.96
655 655 10 240.00 $240.00 $1,572 —
733 733 11 235.00 $235.00 $1,723 —
833 833 2 218.00 $218.00 $1,816 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 260.00 $260.00 $962 +20.00
455 455 4 270.00 $270.00 $1,228 +3.00
553 553 4 272.00 $272.00 $1,504 —
653 653 4 239.00 $239.00 $1,561 +2.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455 455 1 215.00 $215.00 $978 —
530 530 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,086 +68.00
568 568 4 210.00 $210.00 $1,193 —
625 625 4 190.00–210.00 $205.00 $1,281 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
540–545 543 3 210.00–230.00 $223.37 $1,213 —
630 630 1 218.00 $218.00 $1,373 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
352–380 359 4 225.00 $225.00 $808 —
448 448 17 244.50 $244.50 $1,095 +23.50
475 475 1 232.00 $232.00 $1,102 +2.00
547 547 16 229.00 $229.00 $1,253 +5.50
555 555 2 180.00–230.00 $205.00 $1,138 —
627 627 10 208.50 $208.50 $1,307 +8.00
660 660 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,320 —
724 724 4 183.00 $183.00 $1,325 -4.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
371 371 8 225.00 $225.00 $835 ±0.00
425–448 445 15 150.00–241.00 $229.41 $1,021 —
483 483 2 190.00 $190.00 $918 -10.00
535–540 540 15 210.00–228.00 $226.81 $1,225 +10.31
605–640 634 6 130.00–201.00 $189.71 $1,203 +4.71
730 730 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,168 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 225.00 $225.00 $889 +65.00
437 437 3 230.00 $230.00 $1,005 +50.00
553 553 3 167.00 $167.00 $924 —
620 620 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,054 —
705 705 1 152.00 $152.00 $1,072 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490 490 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,102 —
510 510 1 150.00 $150.00 $765 —
570 570 1 162.00 $162.00 $923 -5.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 170.00 $170.00 $552 —
352–360 353 6 220.00–255.00 $249.06 $879 —
428 428 12 260.00 $260.00 $1,113 -9.00
465–492 490 12 249.00 $249.00 $1,220 -11.80
505–510 508 2 190.00–249.00 $219.35 $1,114 —
558–562 559 14 212.00–222.50 $220.24 $1,231 -10.76
630–648 647 14 200.00–216.00 $214.89 $1,390 —
715–740 732 8 178.00–180.00 $179.25 $1,312 —
850 850 2 175.00 $175.00 $1,488 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
343 343 4 247.00 $247.00 $847 —
370–388 385 6 185.00–255.00 $243.79 $939 —
440 440 1 252.00 $252.00 $1,109 -15.00
494 494 4 230.00 $230.00 $1,136 —
557–585 564 4 160.00–210.00 $197.03 $1,111 —
615–644 640 7 203.00 $203.00 $1,299 +8.00
760 760 1 178.00 $178.00 $1,353 —
810 810 1 162.00 $162.00 $1,312 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
398 398 3 162.00 $162.00 $645 -43.00
480 480 2 205.00 $205.00 $984 —
548 548 2 187.00 $187.00 $1,025 -28.00
600 600 2 203.00 $203.00 $1,218 —

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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.