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Southside Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, July 28, 2021

105 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 105 173 130
Feeder cattle 105 173 130

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 20, Heifers 43, Bulls 42)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
463 463 3 158.00 $158.00 $732 +22.00
527 527 3 155.00 $155.00 $817 +13.53
562 562 3 132.00 $132.00 $742 -21.00
630 630 1 151.00 $151.00 $951 +6.00
655 655 2 151.00 $151.00 $989 —
705 705 1 138.00 $138.00 $973 +4.00
750 750 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,050 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
427 427 3 150.00 $150.00 $640 —
580 580 1 151.00 $151.00 $876 ±0.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455 455 1 147.00 $147.00 $669 —
545 545 1 143.00 $143.00 $779 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
344 344 4 127.00 $127.00 $437 ±0.00
385 385 1 117.00 $117.00 $450 -10.00
448 448 6 130.00 $130.00 $582 +10.00
469 469 4 124.00 $124.00 $582 —
546 546 7 120.00 $120.00 $655 —
550–590 570 2 121.00–122.00 $121.52 $693 +5.52
605–628 620 3 121.00–123.00 $122.35 $759 +11.35
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 122.00 $122.00 $476 —
451 451 4 134.00 $134.00 $604 +11.00
550–555 553 3 130.00–132.00 $130.66 $723 +4.66
653 653 3 126.00 $126.00 $823 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
343 343 2 125.00 $125.00 $429 —
470 470 1 121.00 $121.00 $569 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
495 495 1 117.00 $117.00 $579 —
655 655 1 111.00 $111.00 $727 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
343 343 3 138.00 $138.00 $473 —
360 360 1 125.00 $125.00 $450 -13.00
425 425 5 140.50 $140.50 $597 +16.50
482–483 482 7 136.00–139.00 $136.86 $660 +6.86
540 540 1 125.00 $125.00 $675 —
558–572 566 5 139.00 $139.00 $787 +14.00
638 638 2 121.00 $121.00 $772 —
710–745 728 2 97.00 $97.00 $706 -20.00
870 870 1 85.00 $85.00 $740 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490 490 3 144.00 $144.00 $706 +11.00
505 505 1 144.00 $144.00 $727 +11.00
565 565 3 142.00 $142.00 $802 +8.00
635 635 1 126.00 $126.00 $800 —
663 663 2 126.00 $126.00 $835 -3.00
725–740 733 2 110.00 $110.00 $806 -7.00
820 820 1 95.00 $95.00 $779 -20.00
855 855 1 88.00 $88.00 $752 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465 465 1 128.00 $128.00 $595 +10.00

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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.