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Southside Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, November 3, 2021

128 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $128.00/cwt ≈ $710/hd at 555 lb · 11 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $123.25/cwt +5.25 vs last sale · ≈ $564/hd at 458 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 128 266 137
Feeder cattle 128 266 137

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 16, Heifers 67, Bulls 45)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
541 541 5 137.00 $137.00 $741 —
617–632 625 6 126.00–128.00 $127.01 $794 +3.70
705–730 724 4 126.00–132.00 $130.54 $945 +1.53
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 475 1 150.00 $150.00 $712 -3.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
378 378 2 118.00 $118.00 $446 +8.00
453 453 3 117.00 $117.00 $530 —
515–543 524 7 97.50–125.00 $109.27 $573 -9.82
555 555 11 128.00 $128.00 $710 —
644 644 5 110.00 $110.00 $708 -4.00
700 700 1 121.00 $121.00 $847 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 4 120.00 $120.00 $414 —
452–485 458 11 105.00–127.00 $123.25 $564 +5.25
540–543 542 6 110.00–121.00 $115.52 $626 -3.48
620–625 622 3 95.00–111.00 $105.64 $657 -2.17
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
353–383 368 4 97.50 $97.50 $359 +5.50
425 425 3 95.00 $95.00 $404 +15.00
565 565 2 97.50 $97.50 $551 +3.73
620 620 1 93.00 $93.00 $577 +13.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 2 108.00 $108.00 $373 +1.00
530–535 533 2 82.50–100.00 $91.21 $486 -14.79

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–370 368 2 135.00–145.00 $139.97 $515 -14.03
490 490 2 142.00 $142.00 $696 +2.00
560–595 575 7 100.00–119.00 $113.92 $655 -17.08
653 653 4 117.00 $117.00 $764 +6.00
705 705 1 100.00 $100.00 $705 +15.00
755 755 6 114.00–115.00 $114.50 $864 +14.50
890 890 1 83.00 $83.00 $739 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 117.50 $117.50 $370 -32.50
370 370 1 149.00 $149.00 $551 —
408 408 3 155.00 $155.00 $632 +1.00
468–490 476 5 107.50–149.00 $133.01 $633 -10.99
555 555 1 115.00 $115.00 $638 -16.00
639 639 4 112.00 $112.00 $716 +2.00
730 730 1 112.00 $112.00 $818 +18.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 1 97.50 $97.50 $414 -17.50
475 475 2 110.00 $110.00 $522 -4.00
590 590 1 95.00 $95.00 $560 -10.00
655 655 1 113.00 $113.00 $740 +17.00
785 785 1 67.50 $67.50 $530 -12.50

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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.