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Southside Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, June 16, 2021

147 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 steers $147.00/cwt +4.00 vs last sale · ≈ $694/hd at 472 lb · 11 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $119.00/cwt -7.00 vs last sale · ≈ $649/hd at 545 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 147 175 72
Feeder cattle 147 175 72

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 59, Heifers 62, Bulls 26)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
473 473 2 146.00 $146.00 $691 —
565 565 6 136.00 $136.00 $768 -11.00
645–648 647 8 130.00–133.00 $130.75 $846 -14.25
730 730 4 124.00 $124.00 $905 —
769 769 7 128.00 $128.00 $984 +2.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385–390 388 2 135.00–148.00 $141.46 $549 -0.54
472 472 11 147.00 $147.00 $694 +4.00
546 546 6 135.00 $135.00 $737 +17.00
555 555 1 135.00 $135.00 $749 —
605–636 630 5 129.00 $129.00 $813 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
434 434 4 139.00 $139.00 $603 —
450 450 1 115.00 $115.00 $518 -15.00
505 505 1 123.00 $123.00 $621 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 2 121.00 $121.00 $454 —
442 442 5 121.50 $121.50 $537 —
515–548 545 10 119.00 $119.00 $649 -7.00
644 644 5 105.00 $105.00 $676 -14.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 2 120.00 $120.00 $414 ±0.00
360 360 1 108.00 $108.00 $389 —
438 438 6 121.50 $121.50 $532 +3.50
537 537 9 120.00 $120.00 $644 -1.00
625 625 2 109.00 $109.00 $681 —
720 720 1 84.00 $84.00 $605 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–395 378 2 96.00 $96.00 $363 -18.00
443 443 6 105.00 $105.00 $465 -11.50
515 515 4 114.00 $114.00 $587 —
550 550 3 94.00 $94.00 $517 -5.75
605–613 610 3 102.00–106.00 $103.32 $630 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 1 149.00 $149.00 $596 +7.00
505 505 8 123.00 $123.00 $621 -2.73
572 572 3 120.00 $120.00 $686 —
635 635 1 116.00 $116.00 $737 —
657 657 3 116.00 $116.00 $762 ±0.00
735 735 1 104.00 $104.00 $764 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 2 147.00 $147.00 $522 +30.00
410 410 1 141.00 $141.00 $578 +3.00
450–460 455 2 123.00–125.00 $123.99 $564 —
530 530 1 120.00 $120.00 $636 —
653 653 2 112.00 $112.00 $731 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
655 655 1 103.00 $103.00 $675 —

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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.