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Southside Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, October 6, 2021

209 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $118.70/cwt +4.70 vs last sale · ≈ $525/hd at 442 lb · 20 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $118.03/cwt ≈ $657/hd at 557 lb · 15 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $114.93/cwt -19.42 vs last sale · ≈ $741/hd at 645 lb · 14 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 209 211 261
Feeder cattle 209 211 261

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 33, Heifers 114, Bulls 62)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
463 463 3 156.00 $156.00 $722 —
515 515 1 131.00 $131.00 $675 —
560 560 1 144.00 $144.00 $806 —
635 635 2 141.00 $141.00 $895 -5.00
654–680 662 10 115.00–140.00 $132.29 $876 -4.71
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
428 428 2 156.00 $156.00 $668 —
480 480 1 138.00 $138.00 $662 -14.00
543 543 2 146.00 $146.00 $793 -4.00
648 648 3 137.00 $137.00 $888 -12.00
720 720 4 137.00 $137.00 $986 -4.95
765 765 1 121.00 $121.00 $926 -22.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 135.00 $135.00 $594 —
540 540 1 123.00 $123.00 $664 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
349 349 6 119.00 $119.00 $415 —
395 395 1 109.00 $109.00 $431 -3.00
440–442 442 20 116.00–119.00 $118.70 $525 +4.70
540 540 1 112.00 $112.00 $605 -7.00
550–585 557 15 112.00–120.00 $118.03 $657 —
634 634 12 109.00 $109.00 $691 —
690 690 3 121.00 $121.00 $835 +3.00
705–710 707 5 89.00–119.00 $101.05 $714 +4.05
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–395 375 2 120.00 $120.00 $450 —
430–445 443 6 122.00 $122.00 $540 —
480 480 1 120.00 $120.00 $576 -2.00
510–537 530 4 114.00–116.00 $114.48 $607 -5.02
555 555 10 119.50 $119.50 $663 -15.36
605–648 645 14 107.00–115.50 $114.93 $741 -19.42
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 102.00 $102.00 $454 —
455 455 2 106.00 $106.00 $482 +9.00
535 535 3 102.00 $102.00 $546 —
718 718 2 80.00 $80.00 $574 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 2 97.00 $97.00 $364 —
485 485 1 87.00 $87.00 $422 -8.00
540 540 1 100.00 $100.00 $540 —
610–620 615 2 100.00 $100.00 $615 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
334 334 5 165.00 $165.00 $551 +9.00
410–445 413 12 157.00 $157.00 $648 +13.00
493 493 5 120.00 $120.00 $592 -19.00
520 520 1 125.00 $125.00 $650 —
563 563 6 120.00 $120.00 $676 -18.00
624 624 5 112.00 $112.00 $699 -9.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
338 338 3 161.00 $161.00 $544 +8.00
400–413 409 3 158.00 $158.00 $646 +18.23
490 490 4 154.00 $154.00 $755 +15.00
574 574 7 132.00 $132.00 $758 -9.00
605 605 2 82.00 $82.00 $496 -43.00
695 695 1 113.50 $113.50 $789 —
765 765 1 100.00 $100.00 $765 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 115.00 $115.00 $391 —
430 430 1 122.00 $122.00 $525 —
498 498 2 119.00 $119.00 $593 —
663 663 2 90.00 $90.00 $597 -2.00

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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.