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Southside Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, October 21, 2020

254 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $133.00/cwt +6.52 vs last sale · ≈ $745/hd at 560 lb · 16 head
light 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $142.00/cwt -0.44 vs last sale · ≈ $589/hd at 415 lb · 13 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $100.01/cwt -13.99 vs last sale · ≈ $642/hd at 642 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 254 216 229
Feeder cattle 254 216 229

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 52, Heifers 98, Bulls 104)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
468–480 472 3 126.00–135.00 $129.05 $609 +23.05
531–548 540 12 121.00–128.50 $123.93 $669 —
580 580 1 120.00 $120.00 $696 -7.35
658–690 682 8 114.00–123.00 $120.83 $824 -4.17
702–730 711 9 121.00–127.00 $124.95 $888 —
787 787 6 123.00 $123.00 $968 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 129.00 $129.00 $464 —
457 457 3 136.00 $136.00 $622 —
500 500 1 128.00 $128.00 $640 —
725 725 1 109.00 $109.00 $790 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
428 428 2 126.00 $126.00 $539 —
465 465 1 110.00 $110.00 $512 —
530 530 1 115.00 $115.00 $610 -1.50
600 600 1 107.00 $107.00 $642 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 105.00 $105.00 $373 -14.00
438 438 5 128.00 $128.00 $561 —
528 528 4 119.00 $119.00 $628 +18.00
560–568 567 7 108.00–114.00 $113.15 $642 -7.35
641–643 642 12 96.00–104.00 $100.01 $642 -13.99
690 690 3 95.00 $95.00 $656 —
723–728 725 9 85.00–100.00 $95.65 $693 -32.09
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 80.00 $80.00 $260 -41.00
362–364 363 11 96.00–130.00 $120.76 $438 -0.24
446 446 8 114.00 $114.00 $508 -4.00
475 475 1 104.00 $104.00 $494 -28.00
542 542 7 107.00 $107.00 $580 —
654 654 4 107.00 $107.00 $700 +4.00
715 715 3 89.00 $89.00 $636 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–395 385 4 90.00–105.00 $97.50 $375 —
405–449 445 10 102.50 $102.50 $456 —
530 530 2 90.00 $90.00 $477 -2.00
635 635 1 78.00 $78.00 $495 -16.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 80.00 $80.00 $276 —
390 390 1 74.00 $74.00 $289 -31.00
403 403 2 107.00 $107.00 $431 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–395 370 3 120.00–142.00 $128.18 $474 —
416 416 6 148.00 $148.00 $616 +3.00
483 483 2 125.00 $125.00 $604 -15.00
508 508 7 134.00 $134.00 $681 +14.00
560 560 16 133.00 $133.00 $745 +6.52
632 632 6 115.00 $115.00 $727 -7.00
705–737 732 7 97.00–103.00 $97.83 $716 —
860 860 3 91.00 $91.00 $783 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
342 342 9 136.00 $136.00 $465 -11.00
415 415 13 142.00 $142.00 $589 -0.44
468 468 5 130.00 $130.00 $608 -9.00
556 556 8 115.00 $115.00 $639 -13.00
635 635 7 118.00 $118.00 $749 +1.00
785 785 1 95.00 $95.00 $746 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 110.00 $110.00 $352 —
440 440 1 70.00 $70.00 $308 -10.00
505 505 1 74.00 $74.00 $374 -16.00
640 640 2 91.00 $91.00 $582 —
710 710 1 90.00 $90.00 $639 —

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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.