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Southside Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, May 5, 2021

100 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 100 167 73
Feeder cattle 100 167 73

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 21, Heifers 42, Bulls 37)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
583–597 594 8 117.00–136.00 $121.67 $723 -6.33
600–610 603 3 116.00–117.00 $116.34 $702 —
660 660 1 123.00 $123.00 $812 -0.80
748 748 2 120.00 $120.00 $898 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 128.00 $128.00 $410 —
410 410 1 126.00 $126.00 $517 —
518–530 522 3 113.00–129.00 $123.58 $645 —
620 620 1 117.00 $117.00 $725 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 1 134.00 $134.00 $576 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 1 120.00 $120.00 $510 —
548 548 2 119.00 $119.00 $652 -0.08
552 552 8 119.50 $119.50 $660 —
625–634 631 6 107.00–110.50 $109.34 $690 +0.34
710 710 1 90.00 $90.00 $639 -14.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390–395 392 3 90.00–124.00 $112.57 $441 —
410–435 418 3 108.00–123.00 $117.80 $492 -8.20
545 545 3 121.00 $121.00 $659 -1.60
648 648 2 105.00 $105.00 $680 -6.50
700–725 708 3 91.00 $91.00 $644 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 2 126.00 $126.00 $428 —
365 365 1 121.00 $121.00 $442 -9.00
444 444 4 125.50 $125.50 $557 -4.50
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 2 120.00 $120.00 $432 —
500 500 1 106.00 $106.00 $530 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
437–440 438 4 120.00–139.00 $134.23 $588 +0.67
480–493 489 3 116.00–135.00 $128.78 $630 +2.28
585 585 1 121.00 $121.00 $708 -6.00
652 652 6 118.00 $118.00 $769 —
750–795 765 3 90.00–100.00 $96.54 $739 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
353–395 371 7 138.00–155.00 $147.24 $546 +6.24
491 491 6 130.50 $130.50 $641 +5.50
560 560 2 129.00 $129.00 $722 +16.92
705 705 1 90.00 $90.00 $634 -7.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 129.00 $129.00 $568 +3.00
495 495 3 128.00 $128.00 $634 —

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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.