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Southside Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, April 14, 2021

164 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $134.00/cwt +0.81 vs last sale · ≈ $618/hd at 461 lb · 11 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $127.80/cwt -1.20 vs last sale · ≈ $989/hd at 774 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 164 226 111
Feeder cattle 164 226 111

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 36, Heifers 57, Bulls 71)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 1 140.00 $140.00 $581 -8.00
535 535 2 144.50 $144.50 $773 +4.50
563 563 6 144.50 $144.50 $814 +7.80
623–645 627 5 131.00–137.50 $136.16 $854 +4.14
700 700 1 128.00 $128.00 $896 —
760–788 774 10 125.00–130.50 $127.80 $989 -1.20
845 845 3 117.00 $117.00 $989 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
505 505 1 143.50 $143.50 $725 —
665 665 1 131.00 $131.00 $871 +17.00
807 807 3 124.00 $124.00 $1,001 +6.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
453 453 2 129.00 $129.00 $584 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
540 540 1 130.00 $130.00 $702 +4.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
332 332 3 144.00 $144.00 $478 —
461 461 11 134.00 $134.00 $618 +0.81
542 542 5 129.00 $129.00 $699 +1.00
570 570 1 117.00 $117.00 $667 —
660 660 5 120.00 $120.00 $792 -2.00
705 705 1 100.00 $100.00 $705 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 139.00 $139.00 $459 —
469 469 4 131.00 $131.00 $614 +10.85
558 558 8 130.00–130.50 $130.38 $728 +1.38
670 670 3 121.00 $121.00 $811 -2.28
727 727 3 104.00 $104.00 $756 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455 455 2 126.00 $126.00 $573 —
517 517 3 118.00 $118.00 $610 —
633 633 3 122.00 $122.00 $772 +31.04
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 1 122.00 $122.00 $525 —
450 450 1 133.00 $133.00 $598 +4.41
560 560 1 113.00 $113.00 $633 -4.29
620 620 1 118.00 $118.00 $732 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
348 348 3 167.00 $167.00 $581 ±0.00
360–395 378 2 135.00–137.00 $136.05 $514 —
405 405 2 137.00 $137.00 $555 -6.00
493 493 9 143.75 $143.75 $709 +5.25
535 535 1 131.00 $131.00 $701 +1.00
572 572 7 132.50 $132.50 $758 —
663 663 4 131.00 $131.00 $869 +6.00
720 720 2 125.00 $125.00 $900 +23.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 3 167.00 $167.00 $576 —
418 418 3 142.00 $142.00 $594 ±0.00
491 491 9 142.00 $142.00 $697 —
562 562 5 116.00 $116.00 $652 -15.00
673 673 3 130.00 $130.00 $875 —
735 735 2 121.00 $121.00 $889 —
830 830 1 100.00 $100.00 $830 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 3 139.00 $139.00 $570 —
477 477 3 138.00 $138.00 $658 —
568–581 578 8 124.00–127.50 $126.64 $732 +2.64
660 660 1 114.00 $114.00 $752 —

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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.