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Southside Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, January 13, 2021

232 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $106.07/cwt -3.93 vs last sale · ≈ $576/hd at 543 lb · 17 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $107.89/cwt ≈ $692/hd at 641 lb · 17 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $104.72/cwt +19.72 vs last sale · ≈ $740/hd at 707 lb · 16 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 232 106 125
Feeder cattle 232 106 125

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 26, Heifers 128, Bulls 78)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
448 448 3 136.00 $136.00 $609 —
490 490 1 120.00 $120.00 $588 -18.21
556 556 5 136.00 $136.00 $756 —
616 616 7 133.00 $133.00 $819 +4.09
745 745 1 117.00 $117.00 $872 -4.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
565–593 587 5 131.00–134.00 $131.58 $772 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 130.00 $130.00 $572 —
555 555 2 136.00 $136.00 $755 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 5 125.00 $125.00 $450 —
445 445 1 94.00 $94.00 $418 —
454 454 8 105.00 $105.00 $477 —
528–549 543 17 103.50–112.50 $106.07 $576 -3.93
589 589 4 111.00 $111.00 $654 —
639–643 641 17 106.00–110.00 $107.89 $692 —
701–713 707 16 94.00–110.00 $104.72 $740 +19.72
783 783 3 105.00 $105.00 $822 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
337 337 11 124.00 $124.00 $418 +17.00
363 363 2 95.00 $95.00 $345 —
446 446 5 114.00 $114.00 $508 -5.00
475 475 1 100.00 $100.00 $475 —
541 541 7 108.00 $108.00 $584 —
552 552 5 110.00 $110.00 $607 -2.00
655 655 1 100.00 $100.00 $655 +8.00
728 728 2 94.00 $94.00 $684 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
352 352 5 110.00 $110.00 $387 —
460 460 2 110.00 $110.00 $506 -3.00
535 535 2 90.00 $90.00 $482 ±0.00
625 625 2 99.00 $99.00 $619 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
349 349 4 110.00 $110.00 $384 —
440 440 6 104.00 $104.00 $458 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
348 348 8 165.50 $165.50 $576 —
413 413 6 143.50 $143.50 $593 +14.00
478–494 490 9 99.00–129.00 $122.50 $600 -5.50
574 574 10 117.00 $117.00 $672 -13.00
644 644 4 109.00 $109.00 $702 —
753 753 4 90.00 $90.00 $678 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 4 165.00 $165.00 $561 +35.00
385–390 388 2 100.00–119.00 $109.56 $425 —
403–408 405 5 110.00–140.00 $127.91 $518 +0.91
490 490 6 125.50 $125.50 $615 +20.50
515–540 528 3 110.00–116.00 $111.95 $591 —
581 581 4 117.50 $117.50 $683 +1.50
620 620 3 109.00 $109.00 $676 —
680 680 1 96.00 $96.00 $653 +4.00
750 750 3 89.00 $89.00 $668 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 83.00 $83.00 $315 -12.00
548 548 2 98.00 $98.00 $537 —

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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.