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Southside Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, June 9, 2021

175 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $126.00/cwt ≈ $690/hd at 548 lb · 19 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $119.00/cwt -2.88 vs last sale · ≈ $758/hd at 637 lb · 14 head
light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $118.00/cwt ≈ $525/hd at 445 lb · 14 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 175 162 61
Feeder cattle 175 162 61

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 45, Heifers 92, Bulls 38)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 140.00 $140.00 $525 —
445 445 1 142.00 $142.00 $632 +1.00
545 545 2 147.00 $147.00 $801 +2.00
562 562 11 147.00 $147.00 $826 +6.32
630 630 7 145.00 $145.00 $914 +5.62
750 750 2 126.00 $126.00 $945 -7.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380–382 382 6 142.00 $142.00 $542 —
471 471 5 143.00 $143.00 $674 -3.00
526 526 4 118.00 $118.00 $621 —
735 735 1 124.00 $124.00 $911 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 121.00 $121.00 $424 —
515 515 1 147.00 $147.00 $757 +11.00
660 660 1 118.00 $118.00 $779 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 126.00 $126.00 $441 —
460 460 1 130.00 $130.00 $598 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
461–475 463 8 120.00 $120.00 $556 —
548 548 19 126.00 $126.00 $690 —
595 595 1 126.00 $126.00 $750 +6.00
637 637 14 119.00 $119.00 $758 -2.88
712 712 3 105.00 $105.00 $748 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340–347 346 7 120.00 $120.00 $415 —
445 445 14 118.00 $118.00 $525 —
500–543 539 10 121.00 $121.00 $652 +2.00
650 650 5 110.00 $110.00 $715 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
333 333 2 114.00 $114.00 $380 -5.00
360 360 1 114.00 $114.00 $410 —
420–425 423 2 116.00–117.00 $116.50 $493 —
550–575 558 3 97.00–105.00 $99.75 $557 -13.25
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 1 111.00 $111.00 $455 —
555 555 1 109.00 $109.00 $605 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 3 149.00 $149.00 $477 +7.00
390 390 1 117.00 $117.00 $456 -14.00
423 423 5 138.00 $138.00 $584 +8.00
495 495 5 129.00 $129.00 $639 -10.00
563 563 3 123.00 $123.00 $692 -2.00
610 610 1 113.00 $113.00 $689 -10.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
328 328 2 149.00 $149.00 $489 —
380 380 1 142.00 $142.00 $540 —
413 413 5 142.00 $142.00 $586 +2.00
473–488 481 4 113.00–127.00 $120.11 $578 -13.89
525–540 535 3 119.00–129.00 $125.73 $673 -8.27
665 665 2 116.00 $116.00 $771 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 115.00 $115.00 $512 —
470 470 1 121.00 $121.00 $569 —
500 500 1 118.00 $118.00 $590 +1.00

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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.