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Southside Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, November 6, 2024

236 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $216.00/cwt -3.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,177/hd at 545 lb · 20 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $222.29/cwt ≈ $1,545/hd at 695 lb · 20 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $212.46/cwt +3.96 vs last sale · ≈ $1,334/hd at 628 lb · 18 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 236 308 191
Feeder cattle 236 308 191

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 47, Heifers 125, Bulls 64)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363 363 6 267.50 $267.50 $971 +32.50
440 440 1 200.00 $200.00 $880 —
460 460 9 264.00 $264.00 $1,214 -9.00
534–535 534 13 250.00–259.00 $258.31 $1,379 +0.12
628–637 633 6 247.00–251.00 $248.99 $1,576 -5.59
703–713 708 4 238.00 $238.00 $1,685 +1.02
777 777 3 222.00 $222.00 $1,725 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
505 505 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,212 -16.00
630 630 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,512 +2.50
710 710 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,598 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 187.50 $187.50 $675 -39.50
480 480 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,200 +40.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
348 348 6 230.00 $230.00 $800 +5.00
355 355 1 230.00 $230.00 $816 —
439 439 16 222.50 $222.50 $977 ±0.00
490 490 1 223.00 $223.00 $1,093 +0.50
545 545 20 216.00 $216.00 $1,177 -3.00
550 550 2 210.00 $210.00 $1,155 -10.50
608–638 628 18 201.00–225.00 $212.46 $1,334 +3.96
663–699 695 20 222.00–225.00 $222.29 $1,545 —
725–735 730 2 175.00–177.50 $176.26 $1,287 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 225.00 $225.00 $675 —
445 445 6 223.00 $223.00 $992 +38.00
531 531 7 221.00 $221.00 $1,174 +5.54
565 565 5 232.00 $232.00 $1,311 —
643 643 3 206.00 $206.00 $1,325 -9.03
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
338–346 343 6 210.00–225.00 $220.08 $755 +9.08
433 433 3 220.00 $220.00 $953 —
595 595 1 160.50 $160.50 $955 -19.50
670 670 2 185.00 $185.00 $1,240 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 205.00 $205.00 $748 -22.00
410–448 435 3 185.00–187.50 $186.72 $812 —
680 680 1 165.00 $165.00 $1,122 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
313–341 334 12 235.00–268.00 $260.27 $869 +30.27
390 390 1 232.50 $232.50 $907 —
409 409 5 265.00 $265.00 $1,084 +39.91
470–483 481 7 235.00–246.00 $244.46 $1,176 —
555 555 3 243.00 $243.00 $1,349 +26.23
658 658 2 217.00 $217.00 $1,428 +16.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 260.00 $260.00 $871 +23.00
414 414 4 268.00 $268.00 $1,110 +6.00
518 518 2 239.00 $239.00 $1,238 —
561 561 9 243.00 $243.00 $1,363 -2.00
645 645 6 218.00 $218.00 $1,406 +5.00
690 690 1 216.00 $216.00 $1,490 —
738 738 2 190.00 $190.00 $1,402 +10.00
780 780 1 193.00 $193.00 $1,505 —
815 815 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,304 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 230.00 $230.00 $782 —
405 405 1 185.00 $185.00 $749 -20.00
563 563 2 233.00 $233.00 $1,312 +53.00
675 675 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,316 +5.15
720 720 1 172.50 $172.50 $1,242 +2.50

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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.