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Southside Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, April 7, 2021

226 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 3 heifers $128.59/cwt -4.41 vs last sale · ≈ $606/hd at 471 lb · 24 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $133.19/cwt -1.81 vs last sale · ≈ $610/hd at 458 lb · 16 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $130.82/cwt ≈ $678/hd at 518 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 226 224 152
Feeder cattle 226 224 152

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 46, Heifers 117, Bulls 63)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 4 148.00 $148.00 $659 —
470 470 1 136.00 $136.00 $639 -1.00
520–535 528 2 140.00 $140.00 $739 —
578–598 591 8 131.00–140.00 $136.70 $808 +2.39
635–645 640 2 130.00–134.00 $132.02 $845 -5.98
750–760 757 3 129.00 $129.00 $977 —
963 963 2 100.00 $100.00 $963 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 1 132.00 $132.00 $594 —
548 548 3 125.00 $125.00 $685 -10.00
550 550 3 140.00 $140.00 $770 —
685 685 2 114.00 $114.00 $781 -2.00
714 714 6 129.00 $129.00 $921 —
800 800 1 118.00 $118.00 $944 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
428 428 2 129.00 $129.00 $552 -8.00
540 540 1 126.00 $126.00 $680 —
568 568 2 126.00 $126.00 $716 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
530 530 1 123.00 $123.00 $652 —
553 553 2 129.00 $129.00 $713 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
348 348 2 110.00 $110.00 $383 -18.00
360 360 8 132.50 $132.50 $477 —
456–484 471 24 86.00–134.00 $128.59 $606 -4.41
573–576 575 7 115.00–119.00 $117.29 $674 -11.71
665 665 2 121.00 $121.00 $805 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 125.00 $125.00 $488 +1.91
438 438 6 127.50 $127.50 $558 —
460–480 470 2 113.00–127.00 $120.15 $565 -0.86
508–534 518 10 130.00–132.00 $130.82 $678 —
557–575 561 5 128.00–132.00 $129.00 $724 +4.68
610 610 4 125.00 $125.00 $762 +6.35
665–690 671 4 122.00–127.00 $123.28 $827 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
354 354 5 140.00 $140.00 $496 +11.00
456–490 458 16 101.00–135.50 $133.19 $610 -1.81
540 540 8 128.00 $128.00 $691 +2.00
668 668 2 122.00 $122.00 $815 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
610–625 621 4 89.00–97.00 $90.96 $565 —
733 733 2 87.00 $87.00 $638 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
347 347 8 167.00 $167.00 $579 +31.18
411 411 9 143.00 $143.00 $588 -6.00
484 484 9 138.50 $138.50 $670 +9.50
546 546 7 130.00 $130.00 $710 +3.00
663 663 4 125.00 $125.00 $829 —
720 720 1 102.00 $102.00 $734 -10.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 1 142.00 $142.00 $611 +6.00
513–540 520 4 120.00–131.00 $122.86 $639 -6.14
558 558 4 131.00 $131.00 $731 +5.00
640–644 643 7 127.00–131.00 $130.43 $839 +2.12
765 765 2 104.00 $104.00 $796 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363 363 2 130.00 $130.00 $472 +5.00
513 513 2 115.00 $115.00 $590 —
570 570 3 124.00 $124.00 $707 +2.36

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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.