Cattle Market Pulse

Southside Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, September 22, 2021

314 head sold ·Official USDA report

This is an archived report. See the latest Southside Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale report →

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $120.80/cwt -2.20 vs last sale · ≈ $559/hd at 463 lb · 26 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $138.44/cwt -5.37 vs last sale · ≈ $991/hd at 716 lb · 26 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $115.33/cwt -10.17 vs last sale · ≈ $627/hd at 544 lb · 25 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 314 160 321
Feeder cattle 314 160 321

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 107, Heifers 143, Bulls 64)

New to these tables? Plain-English explainers ↓

Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–385 377 3 132.00–142.00 $138.81 $523 —
455 455 9 155.00 $155.00 $705 —
508–541 529 14 153.00–154.00 $153.34 $811 +6.57
552–555 554 6 149.00–152.00 $150.50 $834 -1.50
624–637 629 12 142.00–146.00 $143.69 $904 -4.31
700–721 716 26 135.00–140.00 $138.44 $991 -5.37
825 825 1 138.00 $138.00 $1,138 —
908 908 3 127.00 $127.00 $1,153 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
374 374 4 141.00 $141.00 $527 —
430 430 1 125.00 $125.00 $538 —
453 453 3 151.00 $151.00 $684 —
549 549 6 151.00 $151.00 $829 +31.00
600–634 628 6 136.00–139.00 $138.52 $870 +3.52
688 688 2 137.00 $137.00 $943 +9.00
705 705 1 139.00 $139.00 $980 +4.00
805 805 3 134.00 $134.00 $1,079 +12.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
504 504 4 124.00 $124.00 $625 —
595 595 1 134.00 $134.00 $797 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
705 705 1 129.00 $129.00 $909 —
825 825 1 105.00 $105.00 $866 —

↑ Back to top

Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363–365 363 8 120.00–121.00 $120.87 $439 -1.13
445 445 1 103.00 $103.00 $458 -20.00
456–478 463 26 113.00–123.00 $120.80 $559 -2.20
510–547 544 25 109.00–116.50 $115.33 $627 -10.17
563 563 2 115.00 $115.00 $647 -9.00
626–630 627 8 116.00–118.00 $117.75 $738 -4.25
695 695 1 115.00 $115.00 $799 -1.00
713 713 3 115.00 $115.00 $820 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 119.00 $119.00 $440 -7.00
435–438 438 10 119.00 $119.00 $521 -2.00
482 482 3 119.00 $119.00 $574 —
543–544 544 16 114.00–128.00 $125.38 $682 -0.48
565 565 4 121.00 $121.00 $684 -4.00
600–623 617 4 120.50–122.00 $121.64 $751 -1.36
656–689 673 10 116.00–120.50 $118.19 $795 -4.24
749 749 4 103.00 $103.00 $771 -11.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
359 359 6 114.00 $114.00 $409 —
448 448 2 106.00 $106.00 $475 -19.00
460 460 1 82.00 $82.00 $377 —
535 535 1 90.00 $90.00 $482 -27.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 475 2 97.00 $97.00 $461 +22.00
535 535 3 115.00 $115.00 $615 -2.00

↑ Back to top

Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 4 144.00 $144.00 $490 +3.00
390 390 1 125.00 $125.00 $488 —
416 416 6 140.00 $140.00 $582 -3.00
470–498 488 5 112.00–136.00 $126.70 $618 -8.30
576 576 4 137.00 $137.00 $789 +11.00
620 620 1 108.00 $108.00 $670 +3.00
653–657 654 9 98.00–108.00 $104.65 $684 -7.35
727 727 3 91.00 $91.00 $662 -18.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 144.00 $144.00 $511 -20.00
417 417 3 138.00 $138.00 $575 -7.00
496 496 4 141.00 $141.00 $699 -4.50
552 552 5 140.00 $140.00 $773 +2.00
630–649 646 7 116.00–120.00 $119.44 $772 -0.56
743 743 5 93.00 $93.00 $691 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
463 463 2 127.00 $127.00 $588 —
535 535 1 107.00 $107.00 $572 —
650 650 2 83.00 $83.00 $540 —

↑ Back to top

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.