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Southside Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, October 28, 2020

217 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $112.17/cwt -0.98 vs last sale · ≈ $637/hd at 568 lb · 15 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $109.84/cwt ≈ $617/hd at 562 lb · 15 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $119.00/cwt +15.00 vs last sale · ≈ $540/hd at 454 lb · 14 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 217 254 354
Feeder cattle 217 254 354

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 17, Heifers 115, Bulls 85)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 142.00 $142.00 $532 —
595 595 1 118.00 $118.00 $702 -2.00
631–638 633 6 120.00 $120.00 $760 —
705 705 1 101.00 $101.00 $712 -23.95
775 775 1 113.00 $113.00 $876 -10.00
800 800 1 115.00 $115.00 $920 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 1 121.00 $121.00 $520 -5.00
585 585 1 109.00 $109.00 $638 —
600 600 1 113.00 $113.00 $678 +6.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 138.00 $138.00 $531 +9.00
515 515 1 124.00 $124.00 $639 -4.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
580 580 1 107.00 $107.00 $621 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 12 121.00 $121.00 $430 +0.24
405 405 1 97.00 $97.00 $393 —
454 454 14 119.00 $119.00 $540 +15.00
535 535 1 100.00 $100.00 $535 -7.00
551–572 562 15 106.00–115.00 $109.84 $617 —
634 634 5 105.00 $105.00 $666 —
685–695 690 2 84.00–90.00 $87.02 $600 —
700 700 1 94.00 $94.00 $658 +5.00
773 773 6 111.00 $111.00 $858 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
368 368 4 118.00 $118.00 $434 +13.00
448 448 2 105.00 $105.00 $470 -23.00
465–475 467 6 103.00–115.50 $113.38 $529 —
565–571 568 15 111.00–113.50 $112.17 $637 -0.98
610–645 630 12 91.00–112.00 $108.95 $686 +8.94
670 670 1 110.00 $110.00 $737 +15.00
725 725 1 85.00 $85.00 $616 -10.65
750 750 1 87.00 $87.00 $652 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–378 370 3 100.00–111.00 $107.49 $398 +33.49
459 459 4 87.00 $87.00 $399 —
525 525 1 72.00 $72.00 $378 —
560 560 1 86.00 $86.00 $482 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 100.00 $100.00 $320 —
425 425 2 114.00 $114.00 $484 +11.50
545 545 1 104.00 $104.00 $567 +14.00
550 550 1 82.00 $82.00 $451 —
650 650 1 78.00 $78.00 $507 —
750 750 1 84.00 $84.00 $630 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
353 353 4 146.00 $146.00 $515 +17.82
415–434 432 11 115.00–147.50 $144.66 $625 -3.34
492 492 3 136.00 $136.00 $669 +11.00
545 545 1 113.00 $113.00 $616 —
563–572 571 13 113.00–127.00 $124.87 $713 -8.13
648 648 6 116.00 $116.00 $752 +1.00
655 655 3 104.00 $104.00 $681 —
725–747 742 4 93.00–100.00 $94.71 $703 -3.12
805 805 1 90.00 $90.00 $724 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 11 146.00 $146.00 $504 +10.00
400–421 418 6 120.00–145.00 $141.01 $589 -0.99
491 491 5 141.00 $141.00 $692 +11.00
564 564 7 114.50 $114.50 $646 -0.50
600–636 629 5 105.00 $105.00 $660 -13.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
403 403 2 83.00 $83.00 $334 —
520 520 1 70.00 $70.00 $364 -4.00
575 575 2 92.00 $92.00 $529 —

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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.