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Southside Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, September 29, 2021

211 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $134.35/cwt +12.71 vs last sale · ≈ $861/hd at 641 lb · 24 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $134.86/cwt +13.86 vs last sale · ≈ $785/hd at 582 lb · 23 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $135.81/cwt +32.81 vs last sale · ≈ $990/hd at 729 lb · 22 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 211 314 153
Feeder cattle 211 314 153

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 47, Heifers 125, Bulls 39)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
473 473 2 152.00 $152.00 $719 -3.00
543 543 2 150.00 $150.00 $814 -3.34
598 598 4 154.00 $154.00 $921 —
623 623 3 149.00 $149.00 $928 +5.31
676–689 684 10 143.00–149.00 $146.63 $1,003 —
726–747 735 7 138.00–145.00 $141.95 $1,043 +3.51
780 780 8 143.00 $143.00 $1,115 —
815–825 820 2 137.00 $137.00 $1,123 -1.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
615 615 1 146.00 $146.00 $898 +7.48
690 690 1 137.00 $137.00 $945 ±0.00
801 801 4 140.00 $140.00 $1,121 +6.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455 455 1 147.00 $147.00 $669 —
660 660 1 115.00 $115.00 $759 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
461 461 4 122.00 $122.00 $562 +3.00
549 549 6 119.50 $119.50 $656 -5.88
568–597 582 23 130.00–141.00 $134.86 $785 +13.86
632–649 641 24 118.00–142.00 $134.35 $861 +12.71
684 684 17 141.00 $141.00 $964 +22.81
709–742 729 22 134.00–137.00 $135.81 $990 +32.81
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 112.00 $112.00 $414 -8.87
448 448 2 114.00 $114.00 $511 +11.00
468 468 3 122.00 $122.00 $571 +1.20
547 547 3 119.00 $119.00 $651 +3.67
668 668 2 118.00 $118.00 $788 +3.00
725 725 1 97.00 $97.00 $703 -18.00
823 823 4 111.00 $111.00 $914 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
743 743 6 129.00 $129.00 $958 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455 455 1 95.00 $95.00 $432 -2.00
550 550 2 121.00 $121.00 $666 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 470 1 97.00 $97.00 $456 +15.00
605 605 1 115.00 $115.00 $696 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 153.00 $153.00 $528 —
410–420 417 3 127.00–146.00 $139.77 $583 +1.77
491 491 6 139.00 $139.00 $682 -2.00
540 540 2 121.00 $121.00 $653 —
550 550 4 141.00 $141.00 $776 +1.00
635 635 2 125.00 $125.00 $794 +5.56
715–738 730 3 95.00–114.00 $107.80 $787 +14.80
845 845 1 106.00 $106.00 $896 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340–348 346 4 156.00 $156.00 $540 +12.00
433 433 3 144.00 $144.00 $624 +4.00
489 489 4 139.00 $139.00 $680 +12.30
555 555 1 138.00 $138.00 $766 +1.00
633 633 2 121.00 $121.00 $766 +13.00
720 720 1 115.00 $115.00 $828 +24.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 1 119.00 $119.00 $595 +12.00
680 680 1 92.00 $92.00 $626 +9.00

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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.