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Southside Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, September 15, 2021

160 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $138.00/cwt -4.00 vs last sale · ≈ $773/hd at 560 lb · 10 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $121.00/cwt -9.00 vs last sale · ≈ $536/hd at 443 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 160 135 133
Feeder cattle 160 135 133

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 39, Heifers 65, Bulls 56)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
448 448 3 142.00 $142.00 $636 -11.00
505–520 515 3 136.00–152.00 $146.77 $756 -11.23
553 553 6 152.00 $152.00 $841 -3.28
612 612 3 148.00 $148.00 $906 +6.00
660–675 668 2 127.00–146.00 $136.61 $913 -9.39
715–726 724 5 139.00–145.00 $143.81 $1,041 -1.19
786 786 4 139.00 $139.00 $1,093 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
545 545 2 120.00 $120.00 $654 —
605 605 1 135.00 $135.00 $817 —
675 675 1 128.00 $128.00 $864 —
740 740 1 135.00 $135.00 $999 -9.00
825 825 1 122.00 $122.00 $1,006 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
543 543 6 124.00 $124.00 $673 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 126.00 $126.00 $485 —
440–444 443 10 121.00 $121.00 $536 -9.00
515–525 521 7 125.00–126.50 $125.86 $656 —
572 572 3 125.00 $125.00 $715 -6.50
648 648 3 123.00 $123.00 $797 —
655–675 665 7 121.00–123.00 $122.43 $814 +2.43
715 715 1 114.00 $114.00 $815 +10.59
805 805 2 117.00 $117.00 $942 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 122.00 $122.00 $421 —
384 384 4 122.00 $122.00 $468 +2.00
433 433 4 123.00 $123.00 $533 -9.00
455 455 1 123.00 $123.00 $560 —
528 528 5 125.50 $125.50 $663 +2.61
570 570 3 124.00 $124.00 $707 +1.00
600 600 1 122.00 $122.00 $732 -5.04
698 698 5 116.00 $116.00 $810 -9.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 120.00 $120.00 $384 —
440 440 1 125.00 $125.00 $550 +9.00
510 510 1 117.00 $117.00 $597 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 100.00 $100.00 $350 —
470 470 1 75.00 $75.00 $352 —
515 515 1 117.00 $117.00 $603 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 130.00 $130.00 $410 —
355 355 3 164.00 $164.00 $582 —
417 417 3 145.00 $145.00 $605 +4.00
484 484 8 145.50 $145.50 $704 +5.50
510 510 1 125.00 $125.00 $638 —
560–561 560 10 132.00–142.00 $138.00 $773 -4.00
640 640 2 120.00 $120.00 $768 ±0.00
665–675 670 2 80.00–120.00 $99.85 $669 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 141.00 $141.00 $479 —
415 415 7 143.00 $143.00 $593 -1.54
460–483 475 3 135.00 $135.00 $641 —
558 558 4 126.00 $126.00 $703 —
620 620 1 105.00 $105.00 $651 -15.00
675 675 1 112.00 $112.00 $756 —
738 738 2 109.00 $109.00 $804 —
755 755 2 107.00 $107.00 $808 —
860 860 1 95.00 $95.00 $817 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
443 443 3 119.00 $119.00 $527 —

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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.