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Southside Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, December 2, 2020

167 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $120.16/cwt +0.16 vs last sale · ≈ $638/hd at 531 lb · 16 head
light 7-weight M&L 2 steers $119.00/cwt ≈ $875/hd at 735 lb · 11 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $108.12/cwt ≈ $716/hd at 662 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 167 83 232
Feeder cattle 167 83 232

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 40, Heifers 68, Bulls 59)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
463 463 3 149.00 $149.00 $690 +14.00
588 588 2 124.00 $124.00 $729 -2.52
655 655 3 118.00 $118.00 $773 —
735 735 11 119.00 $119.00 $875 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 1 137.00 $137.00 $589 —
468 468 2 149.00 $149.00 $697 —
515–530 523 2 126.00–129.00 $127.52 $667 -0.48
554 554 5 130.00 $130.00 $720 +2.00
648 648 3 112.00 $112.00 $726 —
702 702 3 112.50 $112.50 $790 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 485 1 129.00 $129.00 $626 —
560 560 1 119.00 $119.00 $666 —
665 665 1 111.00 $111.00 $738 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
525 525 1 114.00 $114.00 $598 -5.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 4 122.00 $122.00 $543 —
510–544 531 16 118.00–124.00 $120.16 $638 +0.16
565–571 570 6 107.00–113.00 $112.01 $638 -1.99
643 643 2 105.00 $105.00 $675 +3.00
651–688 662 10 105.00–115.00 $108.12 $716 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–380 363 6 115.00–121.00 $119.95 $435 +4.95
453–463 456 6 119.00–124.00 $122.31 $558 —
545 545 1 113.00 $113.00 $616 +13.91
629–647 637 7 94.00–113.00 $104.73 $667 +19.73
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
653 653 2 81.00 $81.00 $529 +18.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 2 161.00 $161.00 $547 —
492 492 7 138.00 $138.00 $679 +5.00
515 515 1 122.00 $122.00 $628 +14.00
554–598 569 6 87.00–127.00 $112.98 $643 -7.02
646 646 7 116.50 $116.50 $753 +15.50
680–690 685 2 105.00–113.00 $108.97 $746 —
725 725 1 105.00 $105.00 $761 ±0.00
775 775 1 99.00 $99.00 $767 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
346 346 4 160.00 $160.00 $554 —
403–405 404 3 90.00–149.00 $129.27 $522 -5.73
480–495 490 6 94.00–136.00 $122.29 $599 -8.74
565–566 566 6 120.00 $120.00 $679 +6.00
631 631 6 116.50 $116.50 $735 —
745 745 1 99.00 $99.00 $738 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
520 520 1 82.00 $82.00 $426 -23.00
570 570 1 92.00 $92.00 $524 —
633 633 3 87.00 $87.00 $551 —

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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.