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Southside Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, October 30, 2024

308 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $215.46/cwt -9.54 vs last sale · ≈ $1,155/hd at 536 lb · 30 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $220.50/cwt +20.37 vs last sale · ≈ $1,215/hd at 551 lb · 17 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $218.47/cwt ≈ $994/hd at 455 lb · 17 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 308 249 195
Feeder cattle 308 249 195

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 86, Heifers 143, Bulls 79)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
396 396 4 235.00 $235.00 $931 —
454 454 7 273.00 $273.00 $1,239 +6.24
505–532 529 10 258.00–260.00 $258.19 $1,366 -7.81
635–640 635 12 250.00–255.00 $254.58 $1,617 +1.90
710–733 727 4 236.00–240.00 $236.98 $1,723 -5.37
843 843 2 194.00 $194.00 $1,635 +79.00
1021 1021 5 185.00 $185.00 $1,889 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 245.00 $245.00 $931 —
458 458 6 268.00 $268.00 $1,227 —
535 535 6 256.00 $256.00 $1,370 —
570 570 6 257.00 $257.00 $1,465 +7.00
638 638 3 237.50 $237.50 $1,515 +0.50
810 810 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,660 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 227.00 $227.00 $874 +52.00
464 464 4 210.00 $210.00 $974 ±0.00
524–530 527 8 190.00–227.00 $208.35 $1,098 +38.35
600 600 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,380 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 1 227.00 $227.00 $919 —
562 562 3 182.00 $182.00 $1,023 -28.00
605 605 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,119 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–370 357 8 221.00–227.00 $226.22 $808 +11.22
445 445 1 185.00 $185.00 $823 -49.00
455 455 17 210.00–219.00 $218.47 $994 —
510–542 536 30 200.00–220.00 $215.46 $1,155 -9.54
618–630 627 9 208.00–217.00 $215.03 $1,348 +1.53
705–715 713 5 172.00–185.00 $174.57 $1,245 +54.57
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
342 342 3 225.00 $225.00 $770 —
443 443 2 222.50 $222.50 $986 +3.50
463 463 12 222.50 $222.50 $1,030 +1.00
513 513 2 219.00 $219.00 $1,123 -1.75
551 551 17 220.50 $220.50 $1,215 +20.37
640 640 9 208.50 $208.50 $1,334 +8.92
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 3 211.00 $211.00 $707 —
366–368 367 7 219.00–226.00 $221.01 $811 +24.56
455 455 5 180.00 $180.00 $819 -2.00
563 563 2 180.00 $180.00 $1,013 —
608–640 616 4 177.00–201.00 $194.77 $1,200 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 227.00 $227.00 $885 —
470 470 1 140.00 $140.00 $658 —
520 520 2 200.00 $200.00 $1,040 —
565 565 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,130 +25.00
600 600 1 182.00 $182.00 $1,092 +32.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
343 343 2 237.00 $237.00 $813 —
418 418 6 262.00 $262.00 $1,095 -18.00
475–495 492 13 237.00–241.00 $240.41 $1,183 -4.90
559 559 10 245.00 $245.00 $1,370 +15.00
648 648 9 213.00 $213.00 $1,380 +6.00
723 723 2 180.00 $180.00 $1,301 +22.41
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 2 230.00 $230.00 $736 —
435–438 437 3 185.00–245.00 $225.09 $984 -54.91
503–530 510 6 232.00–240.00 $237.43 $1,211 —
564–565 564 5 140.00–236.00 $216.77 $1,223 +1.77
655 655 7 201.00 $201.00 $1,317 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 210.00 $210.00 $777 +55.00
428 428 2 205.00 $205.00 $877 -10.00
484 484 4 220.00 $220.00 $1,065 +15.00
590 590 2 180.00 $180.00 $1,062 —
655–695 675 2 185.00–195.00 $189.85 $1,281 +24.85
715 715 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,216 —
830 830 2 135.00 $135.00 $1,120 -2.00

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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.