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Southside Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, December 18, 2024

115 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $238.01/cwt ≈ $1,378/hd at 579 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 115 169 55
Feeder cattle 115 169 55

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 11, Heifers 55, Bulls 49)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455 455 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,228 -55.00
518 518 3 276.00 $276.00 $1,430 -19.00
615 615 4 272.50 $272.50 $1,676 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,154 —
540 540 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,404 -25.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
610 610 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,464 -19.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
341 341 4 290.00 $290.00 $989 —
360 360 1 205.00 $205.00 $738 -35.00
439 439 7 266.00 $266.00 $1,168 —
509 509 4 260.00 $260.00 $1,323 —
558–594 579 12 217.00–257.00 $238.01 $1,378 —
662–670 665 5 210.00–216.00 $213.58 $1,420 +0.98
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 245.00 $245.00 $796 —
363 363 2 295.00 $295.00 $1,071 +52.50
437 437 7 269.00 $269.00 $1,176 —
545 545 2 248.00 $248.00 $1,352 +6.10
675 675 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,418 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 470 5 251.00 $251.00 $1,180 -16.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 2 295.00 $295.00 $1,092 —
480 480 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,176 +5.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 345.00 $345.00 $1,225 -7.60
413 413 6 330.00 $330.00 $1,363 —
470–485 476 7 240.00–302.00 $288.17 $1,372 —
554 554 9 270.00 $270.00 $1,496 ±0.00
675 675 1 232.00 $232.00 $1,566 —
770 770 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,578 +5.00
815 815 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,222 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 2 315.00 $315.00 $1,102 —
415–438 432 4 285.00–315.00 $307.80 $1,330 -44.70
498 498 6 285.00 $285.00 $1,419 -37.00
655 655 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,474 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 265.00 $265.00 $888 —
398 398 3 300.00 $300.00 $1,194 —
478 478 2 257.00 $257.00 $1,228 -45.50
553 553 3 253.00 $253.00 $1,399 —

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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.