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Southside Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, July 21, 2021

173 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $123.00/cwt ≈ $545/hd at 443 lb · 11 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $116.00/cwt ≈ $638/hd at 550 lb · 11 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $126.00/cwt +16.00 vs last sale · ≈ $698/hd at 554 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 173 268 116
Feeder cattle 173 268 116

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 47, Heifers 75, Bulls 51)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465–485 475 2 136.00 $136.00 $646 -14.46
535–540 538 2 136.00–147.00 $141.47 $761 —
563 563 8 153.00 $153.00 $861 -0.28
600–643 638 8 145.00 $145.00 $925 -5.57
728 728 2 134.00 $134.00 $976 -13.48
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455 455 3 143.00 $143.00 $651 —
550 550 9 151.00 $151.00 $830 -1.00
605 605 1 145.00 $145.00 $877 +5.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 127.00 $127.00 $400 —
462 462 6 136.00 $136.00 $628 —
513 513 3 129.00 $129.00 $662 -1.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
505 505 1 126.00 $126.00 $636 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
443 443 11 123.00 $123.00 $545 —
485 485 1 123.00 $123.00 $597 ±0.00
540 540 1 126.00 $126.00 $680 +2.00
554 554 10 126.00 $126.00 $698 +16.00
648 648 9 116.50 $116.50 $755 —
739 739 4 109.00 $109.00 $806 -10.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
347 347 3 127.00 $127.00 $441 —
370 370 1 127.00 $127.00 $470 —
435 435 3 120.00 $120.00 $522 —
550 550 11 116.00 $116.00 $638 —
633–635 634 7 111.00 $111.00 $704 +0.08
735 735 1 109.00 $109.00 $801 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 118.00 $118.00 $466 —
442 442 7 112.00 $112.00 $495 —
560 560 1 114.00 $114.00 $638 —
638 638 2 109.00 $109.00 $695 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 118.00 $118.00 $425 —
535 535 1 114.00 $114.00 $610 +3.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 129.00 $129.00 $426 —
362–395 370 4 129.00–138.00 $135.60 $502 -10.40
413 413 6 135.00 $135.00 $558 -4.00
465 465 1 133.00 $133.00 $618 -5.44
500 500 7 133.00 $133.00 $665 —
577 577 3 134.00 $134.00 $773 -2.00
651–655 651 9 129.00 $129.00 $840 +7.50
720 720 1 117.00 $117.00 $842 —
810 810 1 115.00 $115.00 $932 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
352 352 3 138.00 $138.00 $486 —
421 421 6 124.00 $124.00 $522 -18.00
468 468 2 130.00 $130.00 $608 -9.00
595 595 2 125.00 $125.00 $744 -12.00
655 655 1 110.00 $110.00 $720 —
725 725 1 117.00 $117.00 $848 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 2 116.00–120.00 $118.00 $543 —
630 630 1 105.00 $105.00 $662 —

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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.