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Southside Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, May 12, 2021

110 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $118.96/cwt -0.54 vs last sale · ≈ $673/hd at 566 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 110 100 75
Feeder cattle 110 100 75

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 16, Heifers 53, Bulls 41)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
495 495 1 110.00 $110.00 $544 —
585 585 2 128.00 $128.00 $749 +6.33
628–641 635 7 128.00–132.00 $130.31 $827 +13.97
763 763 2 115.00 $115.00 $877 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
570 570 1 128.00 $128.00 $730 —
600 600 1 126.00 $126.00 $756 +9.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
515 515 1 122.00 $122.00 $628 —
620 620 1 115.00 $115.00 $713 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
458–485 462 7 117.00 $117.00 $541 —
538 538 3 121.00 $121.00 $651 +2.00
557–590 566 12 115.00–121.00 $118.96 $673 -0.54
648 648 7 115.00 $115.00 $745 +5.66
709–710 709 6 95.00–99.00 $98.33 $697 +8.33
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 113.00 $113.00 $418 +0.43
425 425 1 106.00 $106.00 $450 -11.80
475 475 2 114.00 $114.00 $542 —
528 528 4 114.00 $114.00 $602 -7.00
625 625 1 114.00 $114.00 $712 +9.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 113.00 $113.00 $429 -8.00
440 440 1 106.00 $106.00 $466 -19.50
465 465 2 106.00 $106.00 $493 —
525 525 1 96.00 $96.00 $504 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
428 428 2 113.00 $113.00 $484 —
565 565 2 90.00 $90.00 $508 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 1 120.00 $120.00 $492 -14.23
525 525 2 121.00 $121.00 $635 —
560–561 561 6 120.00–125.50 $124.58 $699 +3.58
634 634 4 128.00 $128.00 $812 —
663 663 3 101.00 $101.00 $670 -17.00
755–780 772 3 81.00–90.00 $87.06 $672 -9.48
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 123.00 $123.00 $461 -24.24
426 426 4 133.00 $133.00 $567 —
485 485 2 127.00 $127.00 $616 -3.50
545 545 1 123.00 $123.00 $670 —
570 570 1 105.00 $105.00 $598 -24.00
639 639 5 126.00 $126.00 $805 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470–490 483 3 90.00–117.00 $99.12 $479 -28.88
575 575 1 117.00 $117.00 $673 —
645 645 4 108.00 $108.00 $697 —

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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.