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Southside Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, May 19, 2021

122 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $118.28/cwt -0.68 vs last sale · ≈ $664/hd at 561 lb · 15 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $115.00/cwt ≈ $632/hd at 550 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 122 110 97
Feeder cattle 122 110 97

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 15, Heifers 71, Bulls 36)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
478 478 3 146.00 $146.00 $698 +36.00
531 531 6 144.00 $144.00 $765 —
580 580 1 133.00 $133.00 $771 +5.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 1 130.00 $130.00 $559 —
553 553 2 128.00 $128.00 $708 ±0.00
645 645 1 131.00 $131.00 $845 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
510 510 1 129.00 $129.00 $658 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
478–490 482 3 110.00–112.00 $110.68 $533 -6.32
523 523 2 118.00 $118.00 $617 -3.00
553–584 561 15 118.00–119.00 $118.28 $664 -0.68
645–648 647 7 111.00 $111.00 $718 -4.00
660 660 1 106.00 $106.00 $700 —
720 720 1 102.00 $102.00 $734 +3.67
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 119.00 $119.00 $387 —
395 395 1 119.00 $119.00 $470 +6.00
450 450 2 112.00 $112.00 $504 -2.00
550 550 11 115.00 $115.00 $632 —
623 623 2 105.00 $105.00 $654 -9.00
655 655 2 105.00 $105.00 $688 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
388 388 3 115.00 $115.00 $446 +2.00
450 450 3 113.00 $113.00 $508 +7.00
500 500 1 102.00 $102.00 $510 +6.00
555 555 6 102.00 $102.00 $566 —
660–663 662 3 105.00 $105.00 $695 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 120.00 $120.00 $444 —
559 559 4 89.00 $89.00 $498 -1.00
655 655 1 109.00 $109.00 $714 —
730 730 1 98.00 $98.00 $715 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 129.00 $129.00 $497 +6.00
412 412 5 136.00 $136.00 $560 +3.00
500 500 3 135.00 $135.00 $675 —
563–565 564 4 100.00–117.00 $104.26 $588 -0.74
626 626 5 127.00 $127.00 $795 +1.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 140.00 $140.00 $483 —
415 415 3 131.00 $131.00 $544 +11.00
515 515 2 125.00 $125.00 $644 +4.00
563 563 5 121.00 $121.00 $681 -3.58
636 636 6 126.00 $126.00 $801 -2.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465 465 1 127.00 $127.00 $591 +27.88

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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.