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Southside Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, December 9, 2020

139 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $109.67/cwt -2.34 vs last sale · ≈ $612/hd at 558 lb · 15 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $116.50/cwt -3.66 vs last sale · ≈ $623/hd at 535 lb · 12 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $149.00/cwt ≈ $635/hd at 426 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 139 167 113
Feeder cattle 139 167 113

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 16, Heifers 70, Bulls 53)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 144.00 $144.00 $504 —
455–470 463 2 141.00 $141.00 $653 -8.00
547 547 3 139.00 $139.00 $760 +11.48
755 755 2 112.00 $112.00 $846 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475–485 480 2 139.00 $139.00 $667 -10.00
625 625 1 103.00 $103.00 $644 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
538 538 3 123.00 $123.00 $662 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
510 510 1 126.00 $126.00 $643 +12.00
750 750 1 84.00 $84.00 $630 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–385 373 2 109.00–112.00 $110.55 $412 —
457–495 463 10 105.00–107.00 $106.79 $494 —
535 535 12 116.50 $116.50 $623 -3.66
558–560 558 15 105.00–110.00 $109.67 $612 -2.34
632 632 5 97.00 $97.00 $613 -8.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
452–475 454 10 118.00–123.00 $122.48 $556 +0.17
640 640 1 93.00 $93.00 $595 -11.73
665 665 1 83.00 $83.00 $552 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 2 99.00 $99.00 $337 —
463 463 2 117.00 $117.00 $542 —
527 527 5 114.00 $114.00 $601 —
625 625 1 88.00 $88.00 $550 —
720 720 1 92.00 $92.00 $662 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
530 530 2 100.00 $100.00 $530 —
670 670 1 87.00 $87.00 $583 +6.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
353 353 3 166.00 $166.00 $586 —
426 426 10 149.00 $149.00 $635 —
474 474 5 140.00 $140.00 $664 +2.00
500–525 513 2 130.00 $130.00 $667 +8.00
555 555 3 123.00 $123.00 $683 +10.02
650–672 668 6 108.00–111.00 $110.51 $738 +1.54
732 732 3 105.00 $105.00 $769 ±0.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
353 353 4 166.00 $166.00 $586 —
400–430 410 4 134.00–140.00 $135.73 $556 +6.46
503 503 4 128.00 $128.00 $644 —
568 568 3 120.00 $120.00 $682 ±0.00
635 635 1 111.00 $111.00 $705 -5.50
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
520–530 525 2 95.00–108.00 $101.44 $533 +19.44
860 860 1 75.00 $75.00 $645 —

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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.