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Southside Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, March 17, 2021

129 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 2 heifers $104.50/cwt ≈ $804/hd at 769 lb · 13 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $106.67/cwt -3.52 vs last sale · ≈ $669/hd at 627 lb · 12 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $127.00/cwt -2.94 vs last sale · ≈ $591/hd at 465 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 129 232 40
Feeder cattle 129 232 40

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 24, Heifers 81, Bulls 24)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
457 457 3 148.00 $148.00 $676 -4.00
511–549 532 11 139.00–149.00 $143.37 $763 —
600–625 613 2 120.00 $120.00 $736 -12.16
715 715 1 124.00 $124.00 $887 ±0.00
875 875 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,050 +2.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
458 458 3 150.00 $150.00 $687 +2.00
530–540 535 2 125.00–131.00 $127.97 $685 -11.03
835 835 1 119.00 $119.00 $994 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
366 366 8 137.00 $137.00 $501 +9.00
465 465 11 127.00 $127.00 $591 -2.94
545 545 5 123.00 $123.00 $670 -1.00
643 643 6 99.00 $99.00 $637 -14.00
769 769 13 104.50 $104.50 $804 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 2 131.00 $131.00 $511 —
470 470 3 119.00 $119.00 $559 —
551 551 7 118.50 $118.50 $653 -4.77
624–632 627 12 100.00–111.50 $106.67 $669 -3.52
710 710 1 100.00 $100.00 $710 +9.00
790 790 2 100.00 $100.00 $790 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
372 372 3 125.00 $125.00 $465 -5.50
455 455 2 123.00 $123.00 $560 -4.00
500 500 1 122.00 $122.00 $610 —
698 698 4 103.00 $103.00 $719 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
560 560 1 105.00 $105.00 $588 -5.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 160.00 $160.00 $560 —
415 415 2 156.00 $156.00 $647 +16.49
496 496 6 139.00 $139.00 $689 +6.00
570 570 1 128.00 $128.00 $730 -2.50
644 644 4 125.00 $125.00 $805 +0.50
775 775 1 105.00 $105.00 $814 -10.04
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
367 367 3 170.00 $170.00 $624 +42.04
420 420 1 150.00 $150.00 $630 +8.31
480 480 1 129.00 $129.00 $619 -2.50
553 553 2 125.00 $125.00 $691 -2.00
690 690 1 123.00 $123.00 $849 +5.00
740 740 1 105.00 $105.00 $777 -17.00

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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.