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Southside Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, January 20, 2021

136 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 2 heifers $107.00/cwt ≈ $684/hd at 639 lb · 21 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $105.00/cwt -6.00 vs last sale · ≈ $586/hd at 558 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 136 232 198
Feeder cattle 136 232 198

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 19, Heifers 75, Bulls 42)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 480 1 139.00 $139.00 $667 +19.00
562 562 3 131.00 $131.00 $736 -5.00
735–748 742 4 114.00–120.00 $117.03 $868 +0.03
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 139.00 $139.00 $542 —
445 445 2 138.00 $138.00 $614 —
495 495 1 131.00 $131.00 $648 —
707 707 3 121.00 $121.00 $855 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 135.00 $135.00 $466 —
470 470 1 134.00 $134.00 $630 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
538 538 2 124.00 $124.00 $667 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 90.00 $90.00 $324 -5.00
440–448 445 3 87.00–116.00 $96.55 $430 -17.45
451 451 4 124.00 $124.00 $559 +24.00
531 531 4 110.50 $110.50 $587 +2.50
639 639 21 107.00 $107.00 $684 —
683 683 3 99.00 $99.00 $676 -1.00
738 738 2 104.00 $104.00 $768 +10.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–390 373 2 120.00–129.00 $124.29 $464 -0.71
425 425 1 117.00 $117.00 $497 +23.00
558 558 12 105.00 $105.00 $586 -6.00
600–630 612 5 100.00–111.50 $106.76 $653 -1.13
724 724 9 100.00 $100.00 $724 -4.72
785 785 1 103.00 $103.00 $809 -2.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 115.00 $115.00 $380 —
355 355 1 122.00 $122.00 $433 +12.00
425 425 1 114.00 $114.00 $484 —
460 460 2 121.00 $121.00 $557 +11.00
640 640 1 93.00 $93.00 $595 -6.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415–433 430 6 127.00–131.00 $130.36 $561 -13.14
500–508 506 5 117.00–125.50 $123.82 $627 —
570 570 6 121.50 $121.50 $693 +4.50
645 645 1 96.00 $96.00 $619 -13.00
650 650 5 117.00 $117.00 $760 —
710 710 1 89.00 $89.00 $632 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
409–425 414 7 109.00–123.00 $118.89 $492 -9.02
515–535 525 2 100.00–130.00 $114.71 $602 +2.76
595 595 1 107.00 $107.00 $637 -10.50
653 653 2 102.00 $102.00 $666 +6.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 108.00 $108.00 $389 +25.00
413 413 2 109.00 $109.00 $450 —
475 475 1 105.00 $105.00 $499 —
675 675 1 99.00 $99.00 $668 —
760 760 1 79.00 $79.00 $600 —

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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.