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Southside Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, December 4, 2024

195 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $224.91/cwt +11.16 vs last sale · ≈ $1,005/hd at 447 lb · 14 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $297.00/cwt +48.50 vs last sale · ≈ $1,440/hd at 485 lb · 13 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $227.50/cwt +17.50 vs last sale · ≈ $1,263/hd at 555 lb · 13 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 195 258 174
Feeder cattle 195 258 174

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 30, Heifers 98, Bulls 67)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 310.00 $310.00 $1,147 —
475 475 3 309.00 $309.00 $1,468 —
528–533 531 9 280.00 $280.00 $1,487 +20.00
780 780 1 217.00 $217.00 $1,693 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
561 561 6 281.00 $281.00 $1,576 —
652 652 3 255.00 $255.00 $1,663 —
750 750 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,725 -5.00
860 860 2 217.00 $217.00 $1,866 +27.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
510 510 1 265.00 $265.00 $1,352 —
575 575 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,092 +25.00
665 665 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,629 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 475 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,069 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363 363 6 240.00 $240.00 $871 +28.00
465 465 12 236.00 $236.00 $1,097 +22.22
555 555 13 227.50 $227.50 $1,263 +17.50
630 630 11 210.50 $210.50 $1,326 +15.29
685 685 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,233 —
723 723 4 182.00 $182.00 $1,316 +14.85
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
353 353 8 245.00 $245.00 $865 +23.00
435–449 447 14 212.00–227.00 $224.91 $1,005 +11.16
475 475 1 150.00 $150.00 $712 —
533–536 536 13 222.00–225.00 $224.54 $1,204 +24.54
600–639 628 9 194.00–202.00 $198.44 $1,246 +19.15
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 217.00 $217.00 $738 +57.00
553 553 2 210.00 $210.00 $1,161 +48.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 215.00 $215.00 $946 +24.00
515 515 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,107 -6.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 2 332.00 $332.00 $1,245 —
409–430 411 9 295.00–315.00 $312.68 $1,285 +57.68
485 485 13 297.00 $297.00 $1,440 +48.50
548 548 7 250.00 $250.00 $1,370 +38.86
590 590 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,416 +2.61
625 625 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,375 +14.75
659 659 6 234.00 $234.00 $1,542 —
732 732 6 215.00 $215.00 $1,574 +35.00
805 805 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,570 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
338 338 4 350.00 $350.00 $1,183 +85.00
423 423 5 300.00 $300.00 $1,269 +35.00
508 508 5 280.00 $280.00 $1,422 +33.89
625 625 3 233.00 $233.00 $1,456 —
780 780 1 202.00 $202.00 $1,576 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
388 388 2 295.00 $295.00 $1,145 —
665 665 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,463 —

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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.