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Southside Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, December 16, 2020

76 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $112.50/cwt ≈ $485/hd at 431 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 76 139 102
Feeder cattle 76 139 102

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 8, Heifers 37, Bulls 31)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 480 2 129.00 $129.00 $619 -12.00
510 510 1 136.00 $136.00 $694 —
555 555 1 126.00 $126.00 $699 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 131.00 $131.00 $445 —
388 388 2 141.00 $141.00 $547 —
455 455 1 128.00 $128.00 $582 -11.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–340 337 6 111.00–115.00 $113.69 $383 —
355 355 1 102.00 $102.00 $362 —
431 431 10 112.50 $112.50 $485 —
615 615 1 100.00 $100.00 $615 +7.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 97.00 $97.00 $310 —
443 443 2 111.00 $111.00 $492 —
453 453 3 106.00 $106.00 $480 -0.79
542–548 545 6 100.00–105.00 $102.51 $559 -13.99
630 630 1 102.00 $102.00 $643 +5.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 100.00 $100.00 $365 —
460 460 1 97.00 $97.00 $446 -20.00
555 555 2 100.00 $100.00 $555 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
570 570 1 95.00 $95.00 $542 —
615 615 1 85.00 $85.00 $523 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 150.00 $150.00 $458 —
405–413 410 3 97.00–143.00 $127.87 $524 -21.13
463–495 474 3 87.00–128.00 $113.72 $539 -26.28
535 535 1 131.00 $131.00 $701 +1.00
560 560 3 128.00 $128.00 $717 +5.00
630 630 2 117.00 $117.00 $737 —
738 738 2 88.00 $88.00 $649 -17.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
343 343 2 148.00 $148.00 $508 —
419 419 5 139.00 $139.00 $582 +3.27
508 508 2 126.00 $126.00 $640 -2.00
567 567 3 132.00 $132.00 $748 +12.00
665 665 2 93.00 $93.00 $618 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 1 96.00 $96.00 $480 -5.44
735 735 1 72.00 $72.00 $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.