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Southside Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, August 18, 2021

167 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $146.92/cwt -2.08 vs last sale · ≈ $939/hd at 639 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 167 202 128
Feeder cattle 167 202 128

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 65, Heifers 71, Bulls 31)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 3 149.00 $149.00 $670 -8.00
515–530 517 9 145.00–155.00 $153.86 $795 -1.14
559–585 564 5 148.00 $148.00 $835 -3.00
638–641 639 12 144.00–151.00 $146.92 $939 -2.08
673 673 6 145.00 $145.00 $976 -1.22
711–715 712 7 141.00–147.00 $146.14 $1,041 +3.14
755 755 2 140.00 $140.00 $1,057 —
853–860 855 3 130.00–133.00 $131.99 $1,129 +11.99
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
417 417 3 150.50 $150.50 $628 —
557–565 558 6 141.00–148.00 $146.82 $819 —
640 640 3 150.00 $150.00 $960 +1.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 107.50 $107.50 $382 —
545 545 1 120.00 $120.00 $654 —
615 615 3 135.00 $135.00 $830 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
575 575 1 100.00 $100.00 $575 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
453 453 6 127.50 $127.50 $578 +6.50
541 541 8 131.00 $131.00 $709 +12.12
575–593 582 8 124.00–124.50 $124.19 $723 +4.19
636 636 5 126.50 $126.50 $805 +15.05
665 665 1 127.00 $127.00 $845 +2.00
700–723 717 4 119.00 $119.00 $853 +17.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 2 127.00 $127.00 $470 -1.00
451 451 5 124.00 $124.00 $559 +1.00
530–545 543 7 124.00–129.75 $128.95 $700 —
555–570 565 3 105.00–129.50 $121.48 $686 +0.98
630–635 631 6 125.50–126.00 $125.58 $792 +6.58
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
461 461 7 120.00 $120.00 $553 +20.00
538 538 2 126.00 $126.00 $678 —
560 560 1 120.00 $120.00 $672 —
620 620 2 117.00 $117.00 $725 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 123.00 $123.00 $394 —
460 460 1 110.00 $110.00 $506 —
528 528 2 111.00 $111.00 $586 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 152.50 $152.50 $587 —
480 480 1 125.00 $125.00 $600 +10.00
510–545 517 5 133.00–134.50 $134.18 $694 +7.18
555–575 562 3 121.00–138.00 $132.20 $743 -1.30
645 645 3 122.00 $122.00 $787 -4.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–367 364 4 135.00–152.50 $148.23 $540 —
400 400 2 146.00 $146.00 $584 +2.50
507–530 513 4 130.00–134.00 $131.03 $672 +0.03
565 565 1 126.00 $126.00 $712 -7.50
685 685 1 112.50 $112.50 $771 —
765 765 1 105.00 $105.00 $803 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415–430 423 2 82.50–127.50 $105.40 $446 —
550–595 573 2 122.50 $122.50 $702 —
615 615 1 95.00 $95.00 $584 —

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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.