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Southside Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, June 30, 2021

83 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 83 112 0
Feeder cattle 83 112 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 15, Heifers 41, Bulls 27)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
554 554 4 147.00 $147.00 $814 -7.00
600–622 617 4 124.00–145.00 $129.11 $797 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 1 125.00 $125.00 $525 —
670 670 2 124.00 $124.00 $831 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
540 540 1 145.00 $145.00 $783 —
625 625 1 140.00 $140.00 $875 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 124.00 $124.00 $546 —
515 515 1 145.00 $145.00 $747 -2.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 131.00 $131.00 $432 —
439 439 8 122.50 $122.50 $538 —
559 559 8 122.50 $122.50 $685 -1.50
710 710 1 103.00 $103.00 $731 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 131.00 $131.00 $491 —
478 478 2 126.00 $126.00 $602 +0.50
556 556 8 124.00 $124.00 $689 -0.50
663 663 3 109.00 $109.00 $723 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380–388 385 3 124.00 $124.00 $477 —
462 462 3 114.00 $114.00 $527 —
510 510 1 110.00 $110.00 $561 +3.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 2 122.00 $122.00 $512 +16.42

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 122.00 $122.00 $470 —
412 412 6 132.00 $132.00 $544 -9.00
513 513 2 140.00 $140.00 $718 +27.35
558 558 2 135.00 $135.00 $753 -3.00
680 680 1 121.00 $121.00 $823 —
740 740 2 89.00 $89.00 $659 +10.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 2 129.00 $129.00 $535 -7.39
505 505 3 142.00 $142.00 $717 +3.00
595 595 1 137.00 $137.00 $815 —
630 630 3 130.00 $130.00 $819 ±0.00
710 710 1 108.00 $108.00 $767 -16.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 1 120.00 $120.00 $498 —
605 605 1 107.00 $107.00 $647 -23.00

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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.