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Southside Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, August 25, 2021

114 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $122.00/cwt -5.00 vs last sale · ≈ $804/hd at 659 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 114 167 110
Feeder cattle 114 167 110

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 23, Heifers 61, Bulls 30)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
573 573 2 146.00 $146.00 $837 -2.00
645 645 1 142.00 $142.00 $916 -4.92
734 734 4 136.00 $136.00 $998 -10.14
795 795 1 127.00 $127.00 $1,010 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
545 545 1 145.00 $145.00 $790 —
560 560 1 120.00 $120.00 $672 -26.82
640 640 3 145.00 $145.00 $928 -5.00
743 743 3 135.00 $135.00 $1,003 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
487 487 3 138.00 $138.00 $672 —
533 533 2 111.00 $111.00 $592 -9.00
640 640 1 119.00 $119.00 $762 -16.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
615 615 1 124.00 $124.00 $763 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 475 1 121.00 $121.00 $575 -6.50
543 543 2 122.00 $122.00 $662 -9.00
580–595 585 3 121.00–124.00 $122.98 $719 -1.21
605 605 3 122.50 $122.50 $741 -4.00
656–663 659 11 122.00 $122.00 $804 -5.00
708–730 713 5 107.00–111.50 $110.60 $789 -8.40
853 853 3 107.50 $107.50 $917 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 480 1 121.00 $121.00 $581 -3.00
527 527 3 125.00 $125.00 $659 -3.95
553 553 2 125.00 $125.00 $691 +3.52
637 637 8 108.00 $108.00 $688 -17.58
651–675 659 6 116.50–118.00 $117.49 $774 —
720–723 722 4 100.00–108.00 $106.01 $765 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465 465 1 100.00 $100.00 $465 -10.00
650 650 3 109.00 $109.00 $708 —
725 725 1 92.00 $92.00 $667 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
451 451 4 120.00 $120.00 $541 ±0.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 140.00 $140.00 $623 —
560 560 3 132.50 $132.50 $742 +0.30
655–660 657 9 122.00–124.50 $123.66 $812 —
700–718 712 3 118.50 $118.50 $844 —
815 815 1 109.00 $109.00 $888 —
860 860 1 100.00 $100.00 $860 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 2 142.00 $142.00 $568 -4.00
455–475 465 2 135.00–141.00 $137.94 $641 —
540 540 1 129.00 $129.00 $697 -2.03
637 637 3 124.00 $124.00 $790 —
715 715 1 115.00 $115.00 $822 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
525 525 1 124.00 $124.00 $651 —
550 550 1 129.00 $129.00 $710 +6.50

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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.