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Southside Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, October 13, 2021

234 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $115.00/cwt +3.00 vs last sale · ≈ $624/hd at 543 lb · 15 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $145.43/cwt +8.43 vs last sale · ≈ $910/hd at 626 lb · 14 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $147.00/cwt -7.00 vs last sale · ≈ $713/hd at 485 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 234 209 216
Feeder cattle 234 209 216

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 50, Heifers 96, Bulls 88)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 125.00 $125.00 $388 —
470 470 1 156.00 $156.00 $733 +18.00
513–544 532 10 143.00–146.00 $144.84 $771 -1.16
568 568 2 146.00 $146.00 $829 —
625–630 626 14 144.00–146.00 $145.43 $910 +8.43
660 660 1 144.00 $144.00 $950 —
725 725 5 138.00 $138.00 $1,000 +1.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–395 378 2 132.00–156.00 $144.56 $546 —
460 460 2 154.00 $154.00 $708 -2.00
545 545 5 146.00 $146.00 $796 +15.00
575 575 1 146.00 $146.00 $840 +2.00
625 625 1 140.00 $140.00 $875 -1.00
725 725 1 130.00 $130.00 $942 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 475 1 122.50 $122.50 $582 —
518 518 2 121.00 $121.00 $627 -2.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 147.50 $147.50 $479 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
456–476 468 10 129.00–130.00 $129.39 $606 +9.39
529 529 7 127.00 $127.00 $672 +12.52
550–556 555 10 117.00–127.50 $126.46 $702 +6.96
620–629 628 10 113.00–116.00 $115.70 $727 +0.77
758 758 2 110.00 $110.00 $834 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 80.00 $80.00 $256 -39.00
359–365 360 6 117.50–121.00 $120.41 $433 +11.41
450–461 460 10 125.00–129.00 $128.61 $592 —
530–544 543 15 115.00 $115.00 $624 +3.00
608 608 4 109.00 $109.00 $663 ±0.00
730 730 1 104.00 $104.00 $759 +2.95
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 110.00 $110.00 $424 +13.00
447 447 7 113.00 $113.00 $505 —
460 460 1 97.50 $97.50 $448 +10.50
543 543 2 92.50 $92.50 $502 -7.50
555 555 1 91.00 $91.00 $505 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 117.00 $117.00 $427 —
468 468 3 114.00 $114.00 $534 +8.00
533 533 2 100.00 $100.00 $533 -2.00
710 710 1 92.00 $92.00 $653 +12.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
331 331 6 154.00 $154.00 $510 -11.00
375–396 393 6 151.00–156.00 $155.20 $610 —
410 410 2 87.50–144.00 $115.75 $475 -41.25
479 479 10 139.00 $139.00 $666 +19.00
535–545 540 2 112.00–115.00 $113.51 $613 -11.49
568 568 3 118.00 $118.00 $670 -2.00
635–640 638 2 82.50–108.00 $95.20 $607 -16.80
658–668 663 4 110.00–115.00 $112.52 $746 —
705 705 1 109.00 $109.00 $768 —
838 838 2 104.00 $104.00 $872 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 2 155.00 $155.00 $659 -3.00
485 485 10 147.00 $147.00 $713 -7.00
525 525 1 120.00 $120.00 $630 —
560–580 562 9 115.00 $115.00 $646 -17.00
628 628 3 114.00 $114.00 $716 +32.00
708 708 2 109.00 $109.00 $772 —
843 843 2 105.00 $105.00 $885 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–390 378 2 112.50–117.50 $114.92 $434 —
426 426 4 118.00 $118.00 $503 -4.00
493 493 3 112.50 $112.50 $555 -6.50
546 546 5 110.00 $110.00 $601 —
575 575 1 109.00 $109.00 $627 —
610–618 616 4 97.00–107.50 $99.60 $614 —
780 780 1 80.00 $80.00 $624 —

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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.