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Southside Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, April 28, 2021

167 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $126.00/cwt -2.50 vs last sale · ≈ $566/hd at 449 lb · 14 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $133.56/cwt -5.44 vs last sale · ≈ $572/hd at 428 lb · 11 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $126.50/cwt -11.50 vs last sale · ≈ $621/hd at 491 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 167 116 169
Feeder cattle 167 116 169

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 29, Heifers 83, Bulls 55)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
453–455 454 3 140.00 $140.00 $636 -11.00
520 520 3 133.50 $133.50 $694 -7.50
585 585 1 128.00 $128.00 $749 —
656–687 669 7 121.00–126.00 $123.80 $828 -1.20
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470–485 478 2 130.00–136.00 $133.05 $636 —
560 560 2 130.00 $130.00 $728 -6.22
675 675 2 126.00 $126.00 $850 +3.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 2 129.00 $129.00 $593 —
550 550 2 127.00 $127.00 $698 —
630 630 1 121.00 $121.00 $762 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
585 585 1 127.00 $127.00 $743 —
822 822 3 104.00 $104.00 $855 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–355 351 8 118.00–128.00 $125.47 $440 —
449 449 14 126.00 $126.00 $566 -2.50
505–533 519 7 119.00–125.00 $122.60 $636 -1.40
643 643 6 111.50 $111.50 $717 -1.77
650–663 660 8 107.00–109.00 $107.49 $709 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
467 467 6 127.00 $127.00 $593 ±0.00
505–534 529 8 110.00–122.00 $119.08 $630 -3.92
630 630 4 109.00 $109.00 $687 -6.00
720 720 1 104.00 $104.00 $749 +4.00
780 780 6 101.50 $101.50 $792 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
351 351 6 130.00 $130.00 $456 —
426 426 4 130.00 $130.00 $554 —
515 515 1 104.00 $104.00 $536 -12.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465 465 1 127.00 $127.00 $591 —
558 558 2 104.00 $104.00 $580 —
635 635 1 100.00 $100.00 $635 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 2 140.00 $140.00 $511 —
410–440 428 11 127.00–135.00 $133.56 $572 -5.44
475–493 491 11 126.50 $126.50 $621 -11.50
559 559 5 127.00 $127.00 $710 ±0.00
613–618 615 5 123.00 $123.00 $756 -1.50
745 745 1 97.00 $97.00 $723 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 141.00 $141.00 $479 -19.00
353 353 3 141.00 $141.00 $498 —
420 420 3 135.00 $135.00 $567 -4.00
483 483 3 125.00 $125.00 $604 -12.50
568–585 574 3 87.00–125.00 $112.08 $643 -13.92
605–635 620 2 115.00–118.00 $116.54 $723 —
735 735 1 97.00 $97.00 $713 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 126.00 $126.00 $554 —
535 535 1 113.00 $113.00 $605 -3.00
665 665 2 90.00 $90.00 $598 -26.00

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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.