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Southside Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, October 16, 2024

272 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $255.94/cwt +0.90 vs last sale · ≈ $1,420/hd at 555 lb · 19 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $209.36/cwt +0.86 vs last sale · ≈ $1,338/hd at 639 lb · 17 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $259.79/cwt +10.79 vs last sale · ≈ $1,289/hd at 496 lb · 13 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 272 294 245
Feeder cattle 272 294 245

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 75, Heifers 127, Bulls 70)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
471–495 474 9 289.50 $289.50 $1,372 +17.50
538–545 540 3 230.00–256.00 $247.26 $1,335 -11.74
553–595 555 19 255.00–256.00 $255.94 $1,420 +0.90
615–638 634 13 246.00–253.00 $247.04 $1,566 —
732 732 7 237.00 $237.00 $1,735 +2.00
815 815 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,752 -3.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 165.00 $165.00 $594 -95.00
455 455 5 288.00 $288.00 $1,310 +18.00
546 546 5 257.00 $257.00 $1,403 —
646 646 4 245.00 $245.00 $1,583 —
747 747 3 229.00 $229.00 $1,711 —
830 830 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,743 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
630 630 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,386 +2.00
705 705 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,375 —
800 800 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,360 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 480 1 120.00 $120.00 $576 -95.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 2 160.00–185.00 $172.50 $518 —
378 378 3 227.00 $227.00 $858 +2.00
450–455 455 12 220.00–233.00 $231.93 $1,055 -0.07
545 545 13 223.00 $223.00 $1,215 -6.00
590 590 9 222.00 $222.00 $1,310 +17.00
635–648 639 17 206.50–217.00 $209.36 $1,338 +0.86
710 710 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,278 -3.00
770 770 2 202.00 $202.00 $1,555 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 200.00 $200.00 $660 —
369 369 7 227.00 $227.00 $838 +2.00
454–495 457 12 207.00–224.50 $222.92 $1,019 +32.92
557–580 560 7 175.00–219.00 $212.49 $1,190 —
634 634 7 200.00 $200.00 $1,268 +10.29
655 655 1 150.00 $150.00 $982 —
705–740 728 3 160.00–170.00 $166.77 $1,214 +6.77
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
368 368 2 200.00 $200.00 $736 -25.00
470 470 1 175.00 $175.00 $822 —
500 500 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,000 —
578 578 4 160.00 $160.00 $925 -7.00
618 618 3 187.00 $187.00 $1,156 +17.00
655–660 658 3 135.00–160.00 $151.71 $998 —
708 708 3 150.00 $150.00 $1,062 -2.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
433 433 3 150.00 $150.00 $650 —
468 468 3 140.00 $140.00 $655 -85.00
530 530 2 137.00 $137.00 $726 -13.00
653 653 2 175.00 $175.00 $1,143 —
730 730 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,022 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 245.00 $245.00 $747 +75.00
368 368 3 230.00 $230.00 $846 -19.06
406 406 5 275.00 $275.00 $1,116 +15.00
460–499 496 13 244.00–261.00 $259.79 $1,289 +10.79
540 540 1 175.00 $175.00 $945 -44.35
555–575 557 10 208.00–222.00 $220.09 $1,226 -0.15
605 605 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,301 —
658 658 12 212.00 $212.00 $1,395 —
720–748 741 4 175.00–180.00 $176.21 $1,306 -3.04
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 235.00 $235.00 $787 -12.00
355–360 358 2 225.00–240.00 $232.45 $832 -11.34
431 431 4 275.00 $275.00 $1,185 +23.00
493–495 494 4 253.00–261.00 $258.99 $1,279 +28.99
555 555 1 218.00 $218.00 $1,210 +20.97
643 643 3 200.00 $200.00 $1,286 -3.00
750 750 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,275 -8.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 2 230.00 $230.00 $1,150 —
635 635 1 202.00 $202.00 $1,283 -1.00

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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.