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Southside Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, January 27, 2021

32 head sold ·Official USDA report

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HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 32 136 220
Feeder cattle 32 136 220

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 7, Heifers 13, Bulls 12)

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
691 691 6 128.00 $128.00 $884
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
870 870 1 105.00 $105.00 $914

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 2 113.00 $113.00 $508
521 521 4 112.00 $112.00 $584
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 105.00 $105.00 $357 -10.00
423 423 4 115.00 $115.00 $486 +1.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 114.00 $114.00 $450 +24.00
570 570 1 77.00 $77.00 $439

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Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 141.00 $141.00 $508
405 405 1 127.00 $127.00 $514 +8.11
493 493 2 124.00 $124.00 $611
505 505 1 87.00 $87.00 $439 -27.71
610 610 2 129.00 $129.00 $787
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 1 135.00 $135.00 $567 +4.64
565 565 1 115.00 $115.00 $650 -6.50
660 660 2 128.00 $128.00 $845 +11.00
705 705 1 120.00 $120.00 $846 +31.00

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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.