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Southside Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, May 26, 2021

189 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $105.20/cwt +3.20 vs last sale · ≈ $744/hd at 707 lb · 20 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $133.00/cwt ≈ $966/hd at 726 lb · 17 head
light 6-weight M&L 2 steers $141.30/cwt +10.30 vs last sale · ≈ $897/hd at 635 lb · 13 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 189 122 203
Feeder cattle 189 122 203

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 56, Heifers 82, Bulls 51)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–368 362 3 145.00–147.00 $146.36 $530 —
415 415 1 144.00 $144.00 $598 +14.00
457 457 3 144.00 $144.00 $658 —
500 500 1 141.00 $141.00 $705 —
620–638 635 13 141.00–143.00 $141.30 $897 +10.30
675 675 3 137.00 $137.00 $925 —
700 700 1 138.00 $138.00 $966 —
765 765 1 138.00 $138.00 $1,056 —
913 913 2 101.00 $101.00 $922 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465 465 1 146.00 $146.00 $679 ±0.00
520 520 3 144.00 $144.00 $749 ±0.00
660 660 1 145.00 $145.00 $957 —
726 726 17 133.00 $133.00 $966 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
575 575 1 132.00 $132.00 $759 —
630 630 2 130.00 $130.00 $819 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
495 495 1 130.00 $130.00 $644 —
695 695 1 131.00 $131.00 $910 —
745 745 1 111.00 $111.00 $827 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
474 474 5 119.00 $119.00 $564 +8.32
510–537 530 4 120.00–125.00 $121.20 $642 +3.20
600–638 626 10 93.00–115.00 $109.02 $682 -1.98
707–710 707 20 102.50–105.50 $105.20 $744 +3.20
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
353 353 2 117.00 $117.00 $413 —
436 436 4 116.00 $116.00 $506 —
460 460 1 116.00 $116.00 $534 +4.00
554–574 563 9 109.00–114.00 $111.27 $626 -3.73
619 619 12 109.50 $109.50 $678 +4.50
672 672 3 95.00 $95.00 $638 -10.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
468 468 2 111.00 $111.00 $519 -2.00
540–545 543 7 89.00–96.00 $95.01 $516 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 475 2 98.00 $98.00 $466 —
620 620 1 87.00 $87.00 $539 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485–490 488 3 122.00–139.00 $133.37 $651 —
515–549 543 6 137.00–139.00 $138.68 $753 +13.68
595 595 1 116.00 $116.00 $690 -5.00
632–637 636 12 109.00–127.00 $122.53 $779 -3.47
755 755 1 88.00 $88.00 $664 —
810 810 3 75.00–85.00 $81.67 $662 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 2 137.00 $137.00 $569 +1.00
488 488 3 143.00 $143.00 $698 —
575 575 1 139.00 $139.00 $799 +34.74
647 647 6 126.00 $126.00 $815 -1.00
730 730 3 88.00 $88.00 $642 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 1 129.00 $129.00 $555 —
507 507 3 126.00 $126.00 $639 —
560 560 3 133.00 $133.00 $745 —
648 648 3 100.00 $100.00 $648 —

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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.