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Southside Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, June 23, 2021

112 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 112 147 237
Feeder cattle 112 147 237

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 22, Heifers 53, Bulls 37)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 144.00 $144.00 $533 —
453 453 3 147.00 $147.00 $666 +1.00
565–585 568 7 154.00 $154.00 $875 +18.00
655 655 1 149.00 $149.00 $976 —
700–715 708 6 123.00–139.00 $130.92 $927 +6.92
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
495 495 1 148.00 $148.00 $733 +1.00
590 590 1 151.00 $151.00 $891 +16.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
528 528 2 147.00 $147.00 $776 +24.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
368 368 2 123.00 $123.00 $453 +15.00
400 400 1 117.00 $117.00 $468 —
471 471 7 126.50 $126.50 $596 —
530 530 1 119.00 $119.00 $631 -1.00
566 566 6 124.00 $124.00 $702 —
618 618 2 121.00 $121.00 $748 +12.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 4 125.50 $125.50 $565 —
573 573 6 124.50 $124.50 $713 —
642 642 3 122.00 $122.00 $783 +17.00
725–745 735 2 107.00 $107.00 $786 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–335 325 3 113.00–119.00 $117.12 $381 —
441 441 7 121.50 $121.50 $536 +16.50
523 523 2 107.00 $107.00 $560 -7.00
608 608 2 110.00 $110.00 $669 +6.68
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 113.00 $113.00 $429 —
420–430 423 3 95.00–111.00 $105.58 $447 —
690 690 1 105.00 $105.00 $724 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
413 413 2 141.00 $141.00 $582 ±0.00
481 481 4 134.00 $134.00 $645 +10.01
500–520 510 2 105.00–120.00 $112.65 $575 -7.35
566 566 5 138.00 $138.00 $781 —
615–630 620 3 130.00–134.00 $132.65 $822 —
715 715 1 79.00 $79.00 $565 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 2 127.00–144.00 $135.50 $420 —
400–413 409 3 131.00–139.00 $136.39 $558 -12.61
486 486 5 139.00 $139.00 $676 —
500 500 1 139.00 $139.00 $695 +16.00
558 558 2 137.00 $137.00 $764 +17.00
630 630 1 130.00 $130.00 $819 +14.00
705 705 1 124.00 $124.00 $874 +20.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
495 495 1 128.00 $128.00 $634 —
595 595 1 135.00 $135.00 $803 —
623 623 2 130.00 $130.00 $810 —
705 705 1 115.00 $115.00 $811 —

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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.