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Southside Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, March 24, 2021

118 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $129.95/cwt ≈ $989/hd at 761 lb · 13 head
light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $133.64/cwt ≈ $592/hd at 443 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 118 129 43
Feeder cattle 118 129 43

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 24, Heifers 51, Bulls 43)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
535–540 538 2 144.00–147.00 $145.49 $783 +2.12
577 577 3 147.50 $147.50 $851 —
639 639 4 137.00 $137.00 $875 +17.00
695 695 1 137.00 $137.00 $952 —
754–785 761 13 125.00–131.50 $129.95 $989 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
630 630 1 137.00 $137.00 $863 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
346 346 4 135.50 $135.50 $469 —
400–448 443 10 130.00–134.00 $133.64 $592 —
515 515 1 124.00 $124.00 $639 +1.00
550 550 2 125.00 $125.00 $688 —
635 635 2 109.00 $109.00 $692 +10.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 125.00 $125.00 $481 -6.00
425 425 1 120.00 $120.00 $510 —
550 550 3 115.00–119.00 $116.33 $640 -2.17
648 648 4 111.00 $111.00 $719 +4.33
655 655 1 111.00 $111.00 $727 —
723–730 724 7 100.00–113.00 $111.13 $805 +11.13
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 125.00 $125.00 $450 ±0.00
441 441 8 132.00 $132.00 $582 —
533 533 3 116.50 $116.50 $621 -5.50
680 680 1 97.00 $97.00 $660 -6.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 116.00 $116.00 $452 —
430 430 1 118.00 $118.00 $507 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
361 361 4 166.00 $166.00 $599 -4.00
404 404 7 158.00 $158.00 $638 +8.00
478 478 4 150.00 $150.00 $717 +21.00
555 555 3 143.00 $143.00 $794 +18.00
645 645 2 127.00 $127.00 $819 —
740 740 1 92.00 $92.00 $681 -13.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 173.00 $173.00 $597 —
410 410 2 148.00 $148.00 $607 -8.00
456 456 1 154.00 $154.00 $702 —
503 503 3 154.00 $154.00 $775 —
583 583 2 141.00 $141.00 $822 +13.00
665 665 6 127.00 $127.00 $845 —
700 700 1 110.00 $110.00 $770 —
750 750 4 110.00 $110.00 $825 +5.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
423 423 2 120.00 $120.00 $508 —

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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.