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Southside Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, July 14, 2021

268 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $150.57/cwt ≈ $950/hd at 631 lb · 32 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $149.00/cwt ≈ $1,158/hd at 777 lb · 31 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $151.10/cwt +0.10 vs last sale · ≈ $1,052/hd at 696 lb · 29 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 268 79 303
Feeder cattle 268 79 303

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 156, Heifers 67, Bulls 45)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
452–495 479 8 144.00–154.00 $150.46 $721 —
552–580 559 19 152.00–155.00 $153.28 $857 +6.28
625–638 631 32 147.00–153.00 $150.57 $950 —
695–697 696 29 150.00–152.00 $151.10 $1,052 —
709–728 716 8 145.00–149.00 $147.48 $1,056 +7.48
777 777 31 149.00 $149.00 $1,158 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
368 368 2 143.00 $143.00 $526 —
447 447 5 144.50 $144.50 $646 —
545 545 1 135.00 $135.00 $736 +2.00
553 553 7 152.00 $152.00 $841 +4.00
625 625 1 140.00 $140.00 $875 +7.04
672 672 3 140.00 $140.00 $941 —
760 760 1 130.00 $130.00 $988 —
920 920 1 90.00 $90.00 $828 -22.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 126.00 $126.00 $561 —
453 453 5 150.00 $150.00 $680 —
580 580 1 125.00 $125.00 $725 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
515 515 1 130.00 $130.00 $670 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
463 463 8 123.00 $123.00 $569 —
534 534 9 124.00 $124.00 $662 +3.00
550 550 1 110.00 $110.00 $605 —
658 658 3 107.00 $107.00 $704 -13.00
729 729 6 119.00 $119.00 $868 +7.00
805 805 4 121.00 $121.00 $974 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
462 462 5 125.00 $125.00 $578 +9.87
520–546 543 10 118.00–123.50 $122.97 $668 +4.97
624–640 626 8 107.00–111.50 $110.92 $694 +5.40
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
453–465 458 5 116.00 $116.00 $531 +11.00
515–535 522 3 111.00–114.00 $112.97 $590 +7.97
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 111.00 $111.00 $488 —
450 450 2 111.00 $111.00 $500 +16.00
540 540 1 111.00 $111.00 $599 +5.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 146.00 $146.00 $526 —
430 430 3 139.00 $139.00 $598 +10.00
492–495 492 9 134.00–139.00 $138.44 $681 —
572 572 3 136.00 $136.00 $778 -9.00
620 620 1 120.00 $120.00 $744 -14.00
661 661 5 121.50 $121.50 $803 —
755 755 1 106.00 $106.00 $800 —
868 868 2 91.00 $91.00 $790 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 1 142.00 $142.00 $582 —
499 499 4 139.00 $139.00 $694 -4.00
566 566 5 137.00 $137.00 $775 —
621 621 4 130.00 $130.00 $807 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
427 427 3 124.00 $124.00 $529 +0.90
535 535 1 109.00 $109.00 $583 —
590 590 1 99.00 $99.00 $584 -41.00
895 895 1 86.00 $86.00 $770 —

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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.