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Southside Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, November 20, 2024

258 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $213.75/cwt -26.25 vs last sale · ≈ $949/hd at 444 lb · 17 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $195.21/cwt -4.79 vs last sale · ≈ $1,240/hd at 635 lb · 13 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 bulls $205.25/cwt ≈ $1,314/hd at 640 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 258 209 219
Feeder cattle 258 209 219

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 28, Heifers 125, Bulls 105)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
532 532 3 260.00 $260.00 $1,383 -4.00
610–648 635 3 239.00–250.00 $246.48 $1,565 -10.52
706–709 708 11 244.00–252.00 $249.10 $1,764 +13.10
785 785 2 235.00 $235.00 $1,845 —
885 885 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,682 —
915 915 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,556 -19.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
510 510 2 260.00 $260.00 $1,326 —
580 580 1 212.00 $212.00 $1,230 -40.00
600 600 1 241.00 $241.00 $1,446 —
705 705 1 217.00 $217.00 $1,530 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
595 595 1 165.00 $165.00 $982 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
346 346 5 219.00 $219.00 $758 —
355 355 1 212.00 $212.00 $753 -19.00
453–464 462 9 213.00–214.00 $213.78 $988 -9.75
544 544 7 200.00 $200.00 $1,088 -14.40
558 558 4 210.00 $210.00 $1,172 -1.01
630–638 635 13 190.00–210.00 $195.21 $1,240 -4.79
700–728 722 9 160.00–177.00 $167.15 $1,207 -17.85
753 753 4 200.00 $200.00 $1,506 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
364 364 8 222.00 $222.00 $808 —
444–445 444 17 213.75 $213.75 $949 -26.25
539 539 8 200.00 $200.00 $1,078 -23.00
615–635 630 4 174.00–181.00 $179.29 $1,130 -24.71
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
383 383 2 205.00 $205.00 $785 -18.00
423 423 3 191.00 $191.00 $808 —
480 480 1 165.00 $165.00 $792 -67.97
541 541 10 221.00 $221.00 $1,196 -4.00
565–570 567 6 147.00–180.00 $168.94 $958 —
605–628 620 3 152.00–164.00 $160.10 $993 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 160.00 $160.00 $504 —
448 448 3 155.00 $155.00 $694 —
557 557 5 162.00 $162.00 $902 —
635 635 2 150.00 $150.00 $952 -40.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
331 331 6 275.00 $275.00 $910 +8.00
423 423 6 255.00 $255.00 $1,079 -5.00
498 498 9 248.50 $248.50 $1,238 —
520–545 535 3 204.00–225.00 $211.14 $1,130 -40.86
558–595 570 9 225.00–244.00 $237.39 $1,353 -3.11
635–642 640 12 205.00–206.00 $205.25 $1,314 —
734 734 5 180.00 $180.00 $1,321 +10.00
770 770 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,232 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
343 343 9 265.00 $265.00 $909 -2.21
350 350 1 230.00 $230.00 $805 —
415 415 9 265.00 $265.00 $1,100 +6.00
488 488 10 268.00 $268.00 $1,308 +16.70
525–545 532 3 202.00–269.00 $246.11 $1,309 —
564 564 4 214.00 $214.00 $1,207 -21.00
715 715 1 165.00 $165.00 $1,180 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 2 220.00 $220.00 $891 -17.00
481 481 5 200.00 $200.00 $962 —
505–540 524 5 125.00–225.00 $189.25 $992 -45.91
590 590 1 120.00 $120.00 $708 -81.00
620–630 627 3 160.00–172.00 $163.96 $1,028 -28.04
765 765 1 130.00 $130.00 $994 —

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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.