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Southside Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, October 7, 2020

261 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $131.64/cwt ≈ $850/hd at 646 lb · 22 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $109.00/cwt ≈ $700/hd at 642 lb · 20 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $118.50/cwt ≈ $824/hd at 695 lb · 20 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 261 153 288
Feeder cattle 261 — 288

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 60, Heifers 120, Bulls 81)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
315 315 1 156.00 $156.00 $491
473 473 2 135.00 $135.00 $639
545 545 3 124.00 $124.00 $676
644–647 646 22 129.00–132.50 $131.64 $850
660 660 4 131.00 $131.00 $865
760–795 764 18 125.00–129.50 $128.88 $985
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
528 528 2 127.00 $127.00 $671
633–640 635 3 115.00–121.00 $118.99 $756
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
538 538 2 112.00 $112.00 $603
665 665 1 109.00 $109.00 $725
765 765 1 107.00 $107.00 $819
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
720 720 1 119.00 $119.00 $857

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
350 350 1 124.00 $124.00 $434
450–478 469 3 105.00–115.00 $111.80 $524
553–570 555 14 115.00–118.50 $117.99 $655
615–647 642 20 109.00 $109.00 $700
695 695 20 118.50 $118.50 $824
731 731 5 110.00 $110.00 $804
858 858 4 108.00 $108.00 $927
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
351–395 366 8 109.00–122.00 $115.24 $422
454 454 8 120.00 $120.00 $545
544 544 10 117.00 $117.00 $636
600–605 603 2 94.00–95.00 $94.50 $570
650–658 655 3 80.00–94.00 $89.37 $585
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
375 375 2 104.00 $104.00 $390
420 420 2 108.00 $108.00 $454
470 470 1 108.00 $108.00 $508
543 543 2 100.00 $100.00 $543
648 648 4 102.00 $102.00 $661
705 705 1 88.00 $88.00 $620
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
330 330 1 119.00 $119.00 $393
469 469 4 105.00 $105.00 $492
520 520 1 100.00 $100.00 $520
550 550 2 100.00 $100.00 $550
605 605 1 84.00 $84.00 $508
700 700 1 94.00 $94.00 $658

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
320 320 1 151.00 $151.00 $483
408 408 5 148.00 $148.00 $604
484 484 5 133.00 $133.00 $644
546 546 9 122.00 $122.00 $666
645 645 10 120.00 $120.00 $774
725–738 733 8 108.50 $108.50 $795
830 830 2 95.00 $95.00 $788
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
350 350 3 151.00 $151.00 $528
414–415 414 16 138.00–148.50 $147.84 $612
480–496 490 8 120.00–125.00 $123.16 $603
500–538 530 5 117.00–120.00 $117.57 $623
650 650 1 118.00 $118.00 $767
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
350 350 1 125.00 $125.00 $438
503 503 2 105.00 $105.00 $528
563 563 2 98.00 $98.00 $552
640 640 1 80.00 $80.00 $512

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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.