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Southside Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, June 2, 2021

162 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $140.68/cwt ≈ $805/hd at 572 lb · 15 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $139.38/cwt ≈ $892/hd at 640 lb · 13 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 162 189 134
Feeder cattle 162 189 134

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 66, Heifers 42, Bulls 54)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 4 141.00 $141.00 $620 —
468 468 2 145.00 $145.00 $679 -1.00
540 540 3 145.00 $145.00 $783 +1.00
557–594 572 15 136.00–144.00 $140.68 $805 —
638–642 640 13 138.00–141.00 $139.38 $892 —
671 671 4 142.00 $142.00 $953 -3.00
714–723 718 7 132.00–135.00 $133.71 $960 +0.71
766 766 4 133.00 $133.00 $1,019 —
835 835 1 132.00 $132.00 $1,102 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 143.00 $143.00 $493 —
473 473 2 146.00 $146.00 $691 +2.00
560–563 561 7 125.00–145.00 $131.31 $737 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 131.00 $131.00 $576 —
525 525 1 136.00 $136.00 $714 —
605 605 1 121.00 $121.00 $732 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 117.00 $117.00 $421 —
572 572 3 120.00 $120.00 $686 —
622–625 624 8 120.00–123.00 $121.88 $761 +12.86
678 678 4 122.00 $122.00 $827 —
755 755 1 96.00 $96.00 $725 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 117.00 $117.00 $427 ±0.00
465 465 5 119.00 $119.00 $553 +3.00
548 548 7 119.00 $119.00 $652 —
617 617 3 124.00 $124.00 $765 +14.50
715 715 1 98.00 $98.00 $701 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
337 337 3 119.00 $119.00 $401 —
485 485 1 120.00 $120.00 $582 +9.00
580 580 2 113.00 $113.00 $655 —
680 680 1 120.00 $120.00 $816 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 470 1 107.00 $107.00 $503 +9.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–412 409 4 140.00 $140.00 $573 —
490 490 2 134.00 $134.00 $657 +0.63
508 508 2 134.00 $134.00 $681 -4.68
563 563 8 134.00 $134.00 $754 +18.00
610–633 630 7 119.00–121.50 $121.15 $763 -1.38
760 760 2 114.00 $114.00 $866 +26.00
830 830 1 86.00 $86.00 $714 +4.33
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 142.00 $142.00 $462 —
395 395 2 131.00 $131.00 $517 —
418 418 2 130.00 $130.00 $543 -7.00
487 487 5 139.00 $139.00 $677 -4.00
558 558 6 125.00 $125.00 $698 -14.00
610 610 1 123.00 $123.00 $750 —
685 685 1 120.00 $120.00 $822 —
770 770 3 110.00 $110.00 $847 —
830 830 1 86.00 $86.00 $714 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
520 520 1 117.00 $117.00 $608 -9.00
570 570 3 110.00 $110.00 $627 -23.00
608 608 2 113.00 $113.00 $687 —

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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.