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Southside Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, October 27, 2021

266 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $144.00/cwt +5.00 vs last sale · ≈ $696/hd at 483 lb · 20 head
light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $129.00/cwt +11.00 vs last sale · ≈ $573/hd at 444 lb · 17 head
light 6-weight M&L 2 bulls $110.00/cwt +23.00 vs last sale · ≈ $712/hd at 647 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 266 322 217
Feeder cattle 266 322 217

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 44, Heifers 118, Bulls 104)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 153.00 $153.00 $681 —
615–630 620 3 120.00–125.00 $123.31 $765 -14.69
700–709 708 6 124.00–130.00 $129.01 $913 —
805 805 7 133.00 $133.00 $1,071 —
894 894 6 130.00 $130.00 $1,162 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
463 463 3 153.00 $153.00 $708 —
532 532 3 139.00 $139.00 $739 +5.47
557 557 3 137.00 $137.00 $763 —
613 613 2 127.00 $127.00 $779 —
865 865 2 128.00 $128.00 $1,107 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
668 668 3 120.00 $120.00 $802 +6.00
725 725 1 102.00 $102.00 $740 —
755 755 1 106.00 $106.00 $800 —
870 870 1 104.00 $104.00 $905 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 470 1 130.00 $130.00 $611 —
755 755 1 116.00 $116.00 $876 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
352–360 353 11 115.00 $115.00 $406 —
444 444 17 129.00 $129.00 $573 +11.00
480 480 1 118.00 $118.00 $566 +23.00
541 541 9 119.00 $119.00 $644 +1.00
554 554 5 122.00 $122.00 $676 ±0.00
625–643 633 12 100.00–110.00 $107.81 $682 +6.81
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
348 348 2 107.00 $107.00 $372 —
370 370 1 97.00 $97.00 $359 -6.00
425 425 3 110.00 $110.00 $468 +30.00
455 455 6 113.00 $113.00 $514 +18.00
510–546 542 8 106.00 $106.00 $575 +1.00
635 635 3 100.00–104.00 $101.33 $643 +3.33
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 110.00 $110.00 $434 —
438–445 439 5 112.00–115.00 $114.39 $502 -0.61
525–543 537 6 111.00–123.00 $119.09 $640 -1.28
645 645 1 114.00 $114.00 $735 +2.31
650 650 6 114.00 $114.00 $741 —
740 740 2 102.00 $102.00 $755 -1.50
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 92.00 $92.00 $336 —
420 420 1 80.00 $80.00 $336 —
455–483 466 5 90.00–92.00 $91.17 $425 +6.17
530 530 1 75.00 $75.00 $398 -25.23
550–560 554 5 89.00–97.00 $93.77 $519 -17.23
630 630 1 80.00 $80.00 $504 —
652 652 3 94.00 $94.00 $613 +7.00
710 710 1 77.00 $77.00 $547 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
338 338 6 150.00 $150.00 $507 -1.00
420 420 6 154.00 $154.00 $647 +2.00
483 483 20 144.00 $144.00 $696 +5.00
550–554 554 9 131.00 $131.00 $726 +6.99
645–647 647 12 110.00 $110.00 $712 +23.00
740 740 2 94.00 $94.00 $696 -8.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 154.00 $154.00 $608 -2.00
483 483 3 140.00 $140.00 $676 -6.00
515 515 1 128.00 $128.00 $659 +28.00
557 557 9 131.00 $131.00 $730 -4.00
625 625 2 111.00 $111.00 $694 -3.00
663 663 9 111.00 $111.00 $736 -4.50
705 705 1 85.00 $85.00 $599 -22.00
755 755 1 100.00 $100.00 $755 -7.00
845 845 2 80.00 $80.00 $676 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 105.00 $105.00 $357 —
428 428 2 115.00 $115.00 $492 -5.00
470 470 2 114.00 $114.00 $536 +5.00
560 560 3 105.00 $105.00 $588 -4.00
630 630 1 96.00 $96.00 $605 -15.00
659 659 6 96.00 $96.00 $633 -8.00
770 770 2 80.00 $80.00 $616 -20.00
825 825 1 75.00 $75.00 $619 —

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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.