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Southside Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, November 13, 2024

209 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $214.40/cwt -1.60 vs last sale · ≈ $1,158/hd at 540 lb · 18 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 bulls $215.00/cwt -1.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,408/hd at 655 lb · 12 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 3 heifers $232.97/cwt ≈ $1,055/hd at 453 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 209 236 219
Feeder cattle 209 236 219

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 26, Heifers 91, Bulls 92)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465–470 469 7 242.00–254.50 $252.73 $1,185 -11.27
532 532 3 264.00 $264.00 $1,404 +5.69
642 642 6 257.00 $257.00 $1,650 +8.01
740 740 4 236.00 $236.00 $1,746 -2.00
935 935 1 189.00 $189.00 $1,767 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 265.00 $265.00 $1,007 —
485 485 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,212 —
570 570 2 252.00 $252.00 $1,436 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
610 610 1 231.00 $231.00 $1,409 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
369 369 4 231.00 $231.00 $852 +1.00
457–490 463 8 212.00–226.00 $223.53 $1,035 +0.53
535–540 540 18 187.00–216.00 $214.40 $1,158 -1.60
550–554 553 5 207.00–212.00 $211.01 $1,167 +1.01
620–645 633 2 200.00 $200.00 $1,266 -12.46
650 650 11 206.00 $206.00 $1,339 —
717 717 5 185.00 $185.00 $1,326 +8.74
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335–348 344 3 224.00–225.00 $224.32 $772 —
436 436 9 240.00 $240.00 $1,046 +17.00
530 530 4 223.00 $223.00 $1,182 +2.00
575 575 1 147.00 $147.00 $845 -85.00
648 648 3 204.00 $204.00 $1,322 -2.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
353 353 3 223.00 $223.00 $787 —
451–475 453 12 170.00–239.00 $232.97 $1,055 —
525 525 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,181 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
510 510 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,096 —
610 610 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,159 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 4 267.00 $267.00 $921 +7.00
419 419 7 260.00 $260.00 $1,089 -8.00
501 501 5 252.00 $252.00 $1,263 +13.00
566 566 10 240.50 $240.50 $1,361 -2.50
655 655 12 215.00 $215.00 $1,408 -1.00
746 746 4 170.00 $170.00 $1,268 -20.00
875 875 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,225 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–335 323 2 260.00–275.00 $267.21 $863 +6.94
414 414 11 259.00 $259.00 $1,072 -6.00
470–490 487 7 225.00–255.50 $251.30 $1,224 +6.84
563 563 7 235.00 $235.00 $1,323 -8.00
610–630 627 7 185.00–211.00 $207.39 $1,300 —
830 830 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,079 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
423 423 2 237.00 $237.00 $1,003 +52.00
500–510 508 6 185.00–245.00 $235.16 $1,195 —
573 573 2 201.00 $201.00 $1,152 -32.00
635 635 3 192.00 $192.00 $1,219 —
675 675 1 192.00 $192.00 $1,296 -3.00

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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.