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Southside Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, September 1, 2021

86 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 86 114 117
Feeder cattle 86 114 117

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 28, Heifers 23, Bulls 35)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–425 415 2 128.00–146.00 $137.22 $569 —
555–579 575 6 144.00–147.00 $146.52 $842 +26.52
605 605 1 142.00 $142.00 $859 -3.00
760 760 3 137.00 $137.00 $1,041 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
568–570 569 3 145.00–147.00 $146.33 $833 +0.33
657–690 670 5 138.00–146.00 $142.59 $955 —
805 805 1 139.00 $139.00 $1,119 —
868 868 2 133.00 $133.00 $1,154 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
530 530 1 125.00 $125.00 $662 +14.00
620 620 1 135.00 $135.00 $837 +16.00
740 740 2 133.00 $133.00 $984 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 1 130.00 $130.00 $585 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
448 448 2 125.00 $125.00 $560 —
510–547 538 4 122.00 $122.00 $656 ±0.00
625 625 3 125.00 $125.00 $781 +2.50
670 670 1 117.00 $117.00 $784 -5.00
720–738 732 3 115.00–121.50 $119.37 $874 +8.77
768 768 2 117.00 $117.00 $899 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 125.00 $125.00 $456 —
450 450 3 126.50 $126.50 $569 +5.50
635 635 1 104.00 $104.00 $660 -4.00
675 675 1 104.00 $104.00 $702 -13.49
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 485 1 110.00 $110.00 $534 -10.00
560 560 1 92.00 $92.00 $515 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
333 333 3 156.00 $156.00 $519 —
385 385 1 161.00 $161.00 $620 —
501 501 5 145.00 $145.00 $726 —
560 560 6 125.00–132.50 $131.25 $735 -1.25
602 602 3 127.00 $127.00 $765 —
710 710 1 114.00 $114.00 $809 -4.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 130.00 $130.00 $494 —
418 418 2 153.00 $153.00 $640 +11.00
475 475 5 144.00–145.00 $144.40 $686 +6.46
555–565 560 2 132.00–135.00 $133.51 $748 —
643 643 2 120.00 $120.00 $772 -4.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 1 132.00 $132.00 $561 —
545 545 1 115.00 $115.00 $627 -9.00
575 575 1 115.00 $115.00 $661 -14.00
605 605 1 90.00 $90.00 $544 —

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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.