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Southside Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, October 20, 2021

322 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $118.00/cwt +3.00 vs last sale · ≈ $632/hd at 536 lb · 22 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $121.00/cwt -5.46 vs last sale · ≈ $678/hd at 560 lb · 19 head
light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $118.00/cwt ≈ $524/hd at 444 lb · 19 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 322 234 254
Feeder cattle 322 234 254

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 51, Heifers 167, Bulls 104)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 163.00 $163.00 $619 —
455–465 462 3 151.00–157.00 $155.03 $716 -0.97
555–569 565 7 141.00–144.00 $143.16 $809 -2.84
633 633 14 138.00 $138.00 $874 -7.43
665 665 1 138.00 $138.00 $918 -6.00
747 747 3 127.00 $127.00 $949 -11.00
950 950 1 111.00 $111.00 $1,054 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 2 154.00 $154.00 $670 —
533–547 543 10 130.00–135.00 $133.53 $725 -12.47
650–670 660 2 128.00 $128.00 $845 —
735 735 1 126.00 $126.00 $926 -4.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 1 148.00 $148.00 $681 +25.50
525 525 2 124.00 $124.00 $651 +3.00
650 650 1 114.00 $114.00 $741 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
600–645 623 2 119.00–123.00 $121.07 $754 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
349 349 6 112.00 $112.00 $391 +32.00
444 444 19 118.00 $118.00 $524 —
488 488 4 95.00 $95.00 $464 -33.61
536–540 536 22 118.00 $118.00 $632 +3.00
576 576 19 122.00 $122.00 $703 —
600 600 1 101.00 $101.00 $606 -8.00
656–695 662 7 105.00–109.00 $108.40 $718 —
715–720 719 4 104.00 $104.00 $748 ±0.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
333 333 2 114.00 $114.00 $380 —
443 443 6 115.00 $115.00 $509 —
465 465 2 115.00 $115.00 $535 -14.39
544–545 544 8 116.00–121.00 $120.37 $655 -6.63
560 560 19 121.00 $121.00 $678 -5.46
625–636 635 16 107.00–112.00 $111.69 $709 -4.01
715 715 4 103.50 $103.50 $740 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 3 103.00 $103.00 $371 -14.00
435 435 1 80.00 $80.00 $348 —
485 485 2 95.00 $95.00 $461 -19.00
540 540 5 105.00 $105.00 $567 +5.00
632 632 3 98.00 $98.00 $619 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
457 457 3 85.00 $85.00 $388 -12.50
525–540 529 5 98.00–106.00 $100.23 $530 +7.73
558 558 3 111.00 $111.00 $619 +20.00
650 650 2 87.00 $87.00 $566 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 2 156.00 $156.00 $562 —
428 428 4 153.00 $153.00 $655 -2.00
478 478 9 146.00 $146.00 $698 -1.00
525 525 1 100.00 $100.00 $525 -20.00
554 554 10 135.00 $135.00 $748 +20.00
615 615 3 114.00 $114.00 $701 ±0.00
663 663 5 115.50 $115.50 $766 —
735 735 1 107.00 $107.00 $786 -2.00
751 751 5 107.00 $107.00 $804 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
342 342 3 151.00 $151.00 $516 -3.00
358 358 2 149.00 $149.00 $533 -6.20
414 414 5 152.00 $152.00 $629 +36.25
490 490 7 139.00 $139.00 $681 ±0.00
550–559 556 6 122.00–125.00 $124.01 $689 +6.01
640 640 1 87.00 $87.00 $557 -8.20
650 650 10 115.50 $115.50 $751 +2.98
736 736 4 102.00 $102.00 $751 -7.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 3 120.00 $120.00 $504 +2.00
490 490 5 109.00 $109.00 $534 -3.50
575 575 4 109.00 $109.00 $627 ±0.00
635 635 1 111.00 $111.00 $705 +11.40
663 663 5 104.00 $104.00 $690 —
733 733 3 91.00 $91.00 $667 —
780 780 1 100.00 $100.00 $780 +20.00

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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.