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Southside Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, July 7, 2021

79 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 79 83 228
Feeder cattle 79 83 228

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 17, Heifers 36, Bulls 26)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
520 520 1 133.00 $133.00 $692 -12.00
560 560 2 148.00 $148.00 $829 —
605–630 618 4 125.00–145.00 $132.96 $822 -7.04
850 850 1 131.00 $131.00 $1,114 —
915 915 1 112.00 $112.00 $1,025 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550 550 4 147.00 $147.00 $808 ±0.00
660 660 3 151.00 $151.00 $997 —
745 745 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,043 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
433 433 4 120.00 $120.00 $520 -2.50
460–485 473 2 110.00–120.00 $115.13 $545 —
541 541 6 118.00 $118.00 $638 —
575 575 1 106.00 $106.00 $610 -16.50
601–633 612 6 100.00–116.00 $105.52 $646 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
428 428 2 116.00 $116.00 $496 —
535 535 4 121.00 $121.00 $647 —
670 670 1 120.00 $120.00 $804 +11.00
705 705 1 112.00 $112.00 $790 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 485 1 105.00 $105.00 $509 -9.00
505–533 527 5 105.00 $105.00 $553 -5.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 475 1 95.00 $95.00 $451 —
525 525 2 106.00 $106.00 $556 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
418 418 4 129.00 $129.00 $539 ±0.00
506 506 4 144.00 $144.00 $729 +2.00
575 575 1 145.00 $145.00 $834 +8.00
633 633 3 134.00 $134.00 $848 +4.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 115.00 $115.00 $356 —
411–430 415 5 112.00–126.00 $123.10 $511 +3.10
475 475 1 126.00 $126.00 $598 —
560 560 1 140.00 $140.00 $784 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 135.00 $135.00 $493 +13.00
490 490 2 143.00 $143.00 $701 —
535 535 1 145.00 $145.00 $776 +5.00
695 695 1 123.00 $123.00 $855 +2.00
785 785 1 112.00 $112.00 $879 —

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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.