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Southside Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, November 18, 2020

83 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 83 232 232
Feeder cattle 83 232 232

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 13, Heifers 42, Bulls 28)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
515 515 2 128.00 $128.00 $659 -6.00
585 585 1 128.00 $128.00 $749 -1.00
610 610 1 123.00 $123.00 $750 +3.00
655 655 3 123.00 $123.00 $806 —
755 755 1 116.00 $116.00 $876 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465 465 1 135.00 $135.00 $628 —
550–560 555 2 124.00–129.00 $126.52 $702 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 135.00 $135.00 $493 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
530 530 1 119.00 $119.00 $631 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 126.00 $126.00 $428 —
468 468 3 119.00 $119.00 $557 -4.19
528 528 2 120.00 $120.00 $634 +5.78
560 560 5 114.00 $114.00 $638 +4.00
645 645 2 102.00 $102.00 $658 -4.00
710 710 1 100.00 $100.00 $710 +15.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 86.00 $86.00 $297 -27.00
353 353 2 115.00 $115.00 $406 +2.00
440 440 5 120.00 $120.00 $528 -1.00
500–545 523 2 90.00–109.00 $99.09 $518 —
640 640 1 85.00 $85.00 $544 -18.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 109.00 $109.00 $382 +12.46
437 437 5 120.00 $120.00 $524 -2.00
535 535 5 114.00 $114.00 $610 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465 465 2 84.00 $84.00 $391 —
525 525 3 92.00 $92.00 $483 —
655 655 1 63.00 $63.00 $413 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 153.00 $153.00 $459 —
440 440 1 89.00 $89.00 $392 -60.00
494 494 5 133.00 $133.00 $657 -10.00
540 540 1 108.00 $108.00 $583 -9.92
555 555 2 120.00 $120.00 $666 -8.00
640 640 2 101.00 $101.00 $646 -15.00
730 730 2 105.00 $105.00 $766 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358 358 2 156.00 $156.00 $558 +37.00
415 415 2 135.00 $135.00 $560 -6.00
460–483 475 3 129.00–132.00 $131.03 $622 -2.97
550 550 1 114.00 $114.00 $627 -3.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 3 98.00 $98.00 $421 +8.00
538 538 2 105.00 $105.00 $565 +8.66
670 670 1 75.00 $75.00 $502 —

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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.