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Southside Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, April 21, 2021

116 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $123.81/cwt +6.81 vs last sale · ≈ $683/hd at 552 lb · 11 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $138.00/cwt -4.00 vs last sale · ≈ $668/hd at 484 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 116 164 188
Feeder cattle 116 164 188

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 22, Heifers 47, Bulls 47)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 1 153.00 $153.00 $612 —
585–586 586 9 130.00–137.00 $136.22 $798 —
695 695 1 123.00 $123.00 $855 -8.00
920 920 1 97.00 $97.00 $892 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 161.00 $161.00 $580 —
455 455 1 151.00 $151.00 $687 —
534 534 5 141.00 $141.00 $753 -3.50
695 695 1 125.00 $125.00 $869 —
750 750 1 115.00 $115.00 $862 -12.80
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
765 765 1 95.00 $95.00 $727 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 8 128.50 $128.50 $572 —
515 515 1 124.00 $124.00 $639 -5.00
550–570 552 11 122.00–124.00 $123.81 $683 +6.81
613–648 625 6 110.00–115.00 $113.27 $708 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 125.00 $125.00 $469 —
453 453 6 127.00 $127.00 $575 -4.00
505 505 1 123.00 $123.00 $621 —
622 622 3 115.00 $115.00 $715 —
680 680 1 108.00 $108.00 $734 -13.00
738 738 2 100.00 $100.00 $738 -4.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 2 124.50 $124.50 $560 -8.50
510–520 517 3 116.00 $116.00 $600 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 119.00 $119.00 $458 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 2 139.00 $139.00 $598 -3.00
484 484 10 138.00 $138.00 $668 -4.00
556 556 7 127.00 $127.00 $706 +11.00
628 628 3 124.50 $124.50 $782 —
775 775 1 108.00 $108.00 $837 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
332 332 5 160.00 $160.00 $531 -7.00
433 433 2 139.00 $139.00 $602 +2.00
472 472 3 137.50 $137.50 $649 -6.25
560 560 1 126.00 $126.00 $706 -6.50
650 650 1 125.00 $125.00 $812 -6.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–392 390 9 118.00–125.00 $124.25 $485 —
545 545 1 116.00 $116.00 $632 —
660 660 1 116.00 $116.00 $766 +2.00

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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.