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Southside Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, October 14, 2020

216 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 2 heifers $121.00/cwt +5.76 vs last sale · ≈ $445/hd at 368 lb · 14 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $132.00/cwt +12.00 vs last sale · ≈ $609/hd at 461 lb · 11 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $126.48/cwt ≈ $717/hd at 567 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 216 261 161
Feeder cattle 216 261 161

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 28, Heifers 110, Bulls 78)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 470 1 106.00 $106.00 $498 -29.00
560–595 569 4 125.00–134.00 $127.35 $725 —
615–635 625 9 108.00–124.50 $119.71 $748 -11.93
668 668 3 125.00 $125.00 $835 -6.00
800 800 1 113.00 $113.00 $904 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
548 548 4 116.50 $116.50 $638 -10.50
755 755 1 93.00 $93.00 $702 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 110.00 $110.00 $396 —
440 440 1 118.00 $118.00 $519 —
720 720 1 95.00 $95.00 $684 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
558 558 2 99.00 $99.00 $552 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 121.00 $121.00 $363 —
368 368 14 121.00 $121.00 $445 +5.76
420 420 1 118.00 $118.00 $496 —
461 461 11 132.00 $132.00 $609 +12.00
552 552 9 120.50 $120.50 $665 —
644 644 4 113.00 $113.00 $728 —
668 668 2 103.00 $103.00 $688 +13.63
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 2 114.00 $114.00 $388 —
458 458 9 111.00 $111.00 $508 +3.00
535 535 2 92.00 $92.00 $492 -8.00
552–571 564 8 104.00–114.00 $107.67 $607 —
615 615 1 94.00 $94.00 $578 -8.00
659 659 5 105.00 $105.00 $692 —
700–705 703 2 95.00–99.00 $96.99 $682 +8.99
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 2 119.00 $119.00 $428 -5.00
400 400 1 95.00 $95.00 $380 —
455–471 468 5 125.00–130.00 $129.03 $604 +17.23
535 535 2 101.00 $101.00 $540 —
554 554 5 120.50 $120.50 $668 +2.51
613 613 3 114.00 $114.00 $699 +5.00
713–745 725 8 121.00–138.50 $127.74 $926 +17.74
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
368 368 2 105.00 $105.00 $386 —
453 453 6 108.00 $108.00 $489 +3.00
558 558 3 98.00 $98.00 $547 -2.00
715 715 1 99.00 $99.00 $708 +5.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
347 347 10 147.00 $147.00 $510 —
403–415 413 10 136.00–144.00 $142.44 $588 -5.40
493 493 5 139.00 $139.00 $685 +15.84
565 565 2 128.00 $128.00 $723 —
617–638 624 9 117.00 $117.00 $730 —
710 710 2 106.00 $106.00 $753 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 95.00 $95.00 $299 -56.00
420 420 6 145.00 $145.00 $609 -3.00
483 483 4 140.00 $140.00 $676 +7.00
523 523 2 120.00 $120.00 $628 -2.00
559–573 567 10 118.00–132.00 $126.48 $717 —
642 642 3 122.00 $122.00 $783 +2.00
675 675 1 101.00 $101.00 $682 —
770 770 1 90.00 $90.00 $693 —
825 825 1 96.00 $96.00 $792 +1.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 2 80.00 $80.00 $324 —
465 465 1 90.00 $90.00 $418 —
502 502 3 90.00 $90.00 $452 -15.00
580 580 1 106.00 $106.00 $615 +8.00
680 680 1 95.00 $95.00 $646 —

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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.