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Southside Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, March 10, 2021

232 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $129.94/cwt ≈ $587/hd at 452 lb · 18 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 bulls $125.00/cwt ≈ $821/hd at 657 lb · 15 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $123.27/cwt ≈ $680/hd at 552 lb · 13 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 232 47 188
Feeder cattle 232 47 188

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 25, Heifers 100, Bulls 107)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 155.00 $155.00 $535 —
455 455 1 152.00 $152.00 $692 —
558 558 2 139.00 $139.00 $776 —
605–645 629 4 129.00–137.00 $132.16 $831 —
735 735 1 124.00 $124.00 $911 —
875 875 1 118.00 $118.00 $1,032 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 470 1 148.00 $148.00 $696 —
538 538 2 139.00 $139.00 $748 —
620 620 1 126.00 $126.00 $781 —
785 785 1 122.00 $122.00 $958 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 135.00 $135.00 $526 —
480 480 1 139.00 $139.00 $667 —
523 523 2 134.00 $134.00 $701 —
610 610 1 105.00 $105.00 $640 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
383 383 2 133.00 $133.00 $509 +31.00
468 468 2 129.00 $129.00 $604 —
550 550 1 118.00 $118.00 $649 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
328 328 4 144.00 $144.00 $472 —
420–440 438 8 118.00–123.50 $122.84 $538 —
550–570 552 13 109.00–124.50 $123.27 $680 —
605–644 640 9 99.00–111.50 $110.19 $705 +2.19
660–680 670 2 105.00 $105.00 $704 —
720–735 725 3 91.00 $91.00 $660 —
751 751 5 100.00 $100.00 $751 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
377 377 5 128.00 $128.00 $483 —
435 435 3 129.00 $129.00 $561 +5.00
450–452 452 18 129.00–130.00 $129.94 $587 —
533 533 3 124.00 $124.00 $661 +12.00
550 550 5 127.00 $127.00 $698 —
625 625 1 113.00 $113.00 $706 +6.00
715 715 1 91.00 $91.00 $651 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
381 381 6 130.50 $130.50 $497 +8.50
461 461 4 127.00 $127.00 $585 —
575 575 1 107.00 $107.00 $615 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 108.00 $108.00 $378 —
435 435 1 115.00 $115.00 $500 —
460 460 1 103.00 $103.00 $474 —
578 578 6 110.00 $110.00 $636 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–348 344 5 159.00–164.00 $163.04 $561 —
418–426 424 9 125.00–145.00 $139.51 $592 -8.49
460–492 487 6 125.00–134.50 $133.00 $648 -5.00
540–545 543 2 120.00 $120.00 $652 —
567 567 6 130.50 $130.50 $740 +2.50
640 640 3 124.50 $124.50 $797 +10.50
657 657 15 125.00 $125.00 $821 —
704 704 7 115.50 $115.50 $813 —
752–765 754 8 105.00–116.50 $115.04 $867 —
815 815 1 94.00 $94.00 $766 —
875–895 879 5 86.00–90.00 $86.81 $763 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 149.00 $149.00 $462 ±0.00
370–390 376 4 105.00–148.00 $127.96 $481 —
413–445 419 5 122.00–147.00 $141.69 $594 +13.69
491 491 7 131.50 $131.50 $646 —
553 553 2 127.00 $127.00 $702 —
635 635 1 110.00 $110.00 $698 —
657 657 3 118.00 $118.00 $775 +9.00
715 715 1 122.00 $122.00 $872 —
875 875 1 80.00 $80.00 $700 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 4 130.00 $130.00 $552 +1.00
480 480 5 124.00 $124.00 $595 —
555 555 3 121.00 $121.00 $672 —
653 653 3 114.00 $114.00 $744 —

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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.