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Southside Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, August 4, 2021

201 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $122.65/cwt -8.01 vs last sale · ≈ $697/hd at 568 lb · 15 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $125.00/cwt +1.00 vs last sale · ≈ $572/hd at 458 lb · 10 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $119.00/cwt -2.52 vs last sale · ≈ $665/hd at 559 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 201 105 136
Feeder cattle 201 105 136

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 49, Heifers 76, Bulls 76)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490 490 1 150.00 $150.00 $735 -8.00
542 542 6 146.00 $146.00 $791 -9.00
552 552 3 143.00 $143.00 $789 +11.00
650–665 656 5 144.00 $144.00 $945 -7.00
760 760 3 150.00 $150.00 $1,140 +10.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 2 141.00 $141.00 $627 -9.00
560 560 9 147.00 $147.00 $823 -4.00
658 658 3 140.00 $140.00 $921 —
743 743 3 146.00 $146.00 $1,085 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
463 463 3 140.00 $140.00 $648 —
578–580 579 5 133.00–141.00 $136.19 $789 —
646 646 5 132.00 $132.00 $853 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 1 115.00 $115.00 $500 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465 465 1 125.00 $125.00 $581 -9.00
520–545 527 7 117.00–121.00 $118.18 $623 —
557–585 568 15 121.00–125.00 $122.65 $697 -8.01
620–638 635 7 110.00–116.00 $115.16 $731 —
700–707 705 4 114.00 $114.00 $804 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
458 458 10 125.00 $125.00 $572 +1.00
559 559 10 119.00 $119.00 $665 -2.52
605–632 629 10 111.00–117.00 $116.42 $732 -5.93
720 720 1 112.00 $112.00 $806 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 118.00 $118.00 $448 —
450 450 2 114.00 $114.00 $513 -7.00
550 550 5 118.50 $118.50 $652 —
633 633 2 100.00 $100.00 $633 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
645 645 1 112.00 $112.00 $722 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 150.00 $150.00 $532 —
421–440 426 8 127.00–148.00 $142.57 $607 —
487 487 5 146.50 $146.50 $713 +2.50
556–595 561 9 115.00–143.00 $136.79 $767 -5.21
647 647 7 128.00 $128.00 $828 +2.00
660–680 670 2 115.00–128.00 $121.40 $813 -4.60
740 740 5 112.50 $112.50 $832 +2.50
855 855 1 97.00 $97.00 $829 +9.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 2 154.00 $154.00 $562 +29.00
431 431 7 140.50 $140.50 $606 ±0.00
493 493 6 146.00 $146.00 $720 +9.14
520 520 1 120.00 $120.00 $624 -5.00
566 566 7 145.00 $145.00 $821 +6.00
664 664 6 128.00 $128.00 $850 —
733 733 2 111.00 $111.00 $814 +14.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 1 111.00 $111.00 $500 -17.00
518 518 2 123.00 $123.00 $637 —
575 575 1 116.00 $116.00 $667 —
615 615 1 100.00 $100.00 $615 —

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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.