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Southside Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, November 11, 2020

232 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $114.22/cwt -4.64 vs last sale · ≈ $622/hd at 545 lb · 18 head
light 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $141.00/cwt -6.50 vs last sale · ≈ $588/hd at 417 lb · 15 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $143.00/cwt +6.20 vs last sale · ≈ $689/hd at 482 lb · 14 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 232 137 86
Feeder cattle 232 137 86

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 49, Heifers 80, Bulls 103)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 1 149.00 $149.00 $603 —
544 544 8 134.00 $134.00 $729 —
550 550 2 129.00 $129.00 $710 -2.50
620–630 627 3 120.00 $120.00 $752 -3.19
723 723 6 128.00 $128.00 $925 +8.00
824 824 12 129.50 $129.50 $1,067 —
870 870 1 126.00 $126.00 $1,096 —
933 933 2 112.50 $112.50 $1,050 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 146.00 $146.00 $577 ±0.00
448 448 3 145.00 $145.00 $650 —
548 548 3 132.00 $132.00 $723 —
655 655 1 121.00 $121.00 $793 —
753 753 2 126.00 $126.00 $949 —
970 970 1 112.50 $112.50 $1,091 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490 490 1 122.00 $122.00 $598 —
520 520 2 120.00 $120.00 $624 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 100.00 $100.00 $300 —
358 358 2 111.00 $111.00 $397 -7.00
435 435 1 106.00 $106.00 $461 -19.00
450–454 453 11 119.50–124.00 $123.19 $558 +1.19
544–545 545 18 110.00–119.50 $114.22 $622 -4.64
595 595 1 110.00 $110.00 $654 +1.00
634 634 8 106.00 $106.00 $672 -4.50
663 663 2 106.00 $106.00 $703 -3.84
705 705 1 85.00 $85.00 $599 -20.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335–349 348 10 113.00 $113.00 $393 —
370 370 1 113.00 $113.00 $418 -6.00
437 437 5 121.00 $121.00 $529 —
632 632 3 103.00 $103.00 $651 -8.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–375 362 3 90.00–100.00 $96.54 $349 -8.46
444 444 5 122.00 $122.00 $542 +9.00
690 690 1 100.00 $100.00 $690 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
560 560 4 87.00 $87.00 $487 —
613 613 2 86.00 $86.00 $527 —
745 745 1 85.00 $85.00 $633 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
347 347 3 160.00 $160.00 $555 —
406 406 11 149.00 $149.00 $605 ±0.00
482 482 14 143.00 $143.00 $689 +6.20
500–540 520 2 116.00–120.00 $117.92 $613 —
555 555 9 128.00 $128.00 $710 +10.00
642 642 11 116.00 $116.00 $745 -9.00
752 752 3 100.00 $100.00 $752 -10.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
347 347 9 160.00 $160.00 $555 +15.00
393 393 2 119.00 $119.00 $468 —
417 417 15 141.00 $141.00 $588 -6.50
477 477 6 134.00 $134.00 $639 -2.00
573 573 3 117.00 $117.00 $670 +1.07
645 645 1 115.00 $115.00 $742 —
675 675 2 102.00 $102.00 $688 +28.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
417 417 3 90.00 $90.00 $375 —
500–525 513 2 90.00–103.00 $96.34 $494 -9.66
573 573 2 97.00 $97.00 $556 —
620–635 630 3 58.00–91.00 $68.83 $434 —

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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.