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Southside Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, August 11, 2021

202 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $149.00/cwt ≈ $966/hd at 648 lb · 24 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $111.45/cwt -3.71 vs last sale · ≈ $709/hd at 636 lb · 17 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $151.00/cwt +8.00 vs last sale · ≈ $834/hd at 552 lb · 14 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 202 201 163
Feeder cattle 202 201 163

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 86, Heifers 64, Bulls 52)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465 465 5 157.00 $157.00 $730 +7.00
533 533 6 155.00 $155.00 $826 +9.00
552 552 14 151.00 $151.00 $834 +8.00
643–649 648 24 149.00 $149.00 $966 —
680–699 695 9 146.00–147.00 $146.22 $1,016 —
705–729 727 10 143.00 $143.00 $1,040 —
817 817 3 140.00 $140.00 $1,144 —
885 885 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,062 —
902 902 3 131.00 $131.00 $1,182 —
990 990 1 118.00 $118.00 $1,168 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
457 457 3 150.00 $150.00 $686 —
535 535 3 151.00 $151.00 $808 —
643 643 2 149.00 $149.00 $958 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
565 565 1 125.00 $125.00 $706 -11.19

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
468–480 474 4 121.00 $121.00 $574 -4.00
505–540 528 6 113.00–120.00 $118.88 $628 +0.70
555 555 11 120.00 $120.00 $666 -2.65
620–648 636 17 109.50–118.00 $111.45 $709 -3.71
685 685 3 125.00 $125.00 $856 —
733–740 735 3 102.00 $102.00 $750 -12.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 2 128.00 $128.00 $461 —
455 455 2 123.00 $123.00 $560 -2.00
505 505 1 120.50 $120.50 $609 —
551–595 557 7 120.50 $120.50 $671 +1.50
620 620 4 119.00 $119.00 $738 +2.58
675 675 1 102.00 $102.00 $688 —
705 705 2 90.00 $90.00 $634 -22.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465 465 1 100.00 $100.00 $465 -14.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
488 488 2 115.00 $115.00 $561 -31.50
505 505 1 127.00 $127.00 $641 —
558 558 8 133.50 $133.50 $745 -3.29
638 638 7 126.00 $126.00 $804 -2.00
729 729 4 106.00 $106.00 $773 -6.50
825 825 1 88.00 $88.00 $726 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 140.00 $140.00 $455 —
415 415 3 143.50 $143.50 $596 +3.00
502 502 6 131.00 $131.00 $658 +11.00
563 563 6 133.50 $133.50 $752 -11.50
644 644 4 122.00 $122.00 $786 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
473 473 3 126.00 $126.00 $596 +15.00
545 545 3 123.00 $123.00 $670 ±0.00
650 650 2 107.00 $107.00 $696 —

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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.