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Southside Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, November 10, 2021

215 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $119.00/cwt +3.48 vs last sale · ≈ $643/hd at 540 lb · 12 head
light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $129.00/cwt ≈ $570/hd at 442 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 215 128 232
Feeder cattle 215 128 232

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 32, Heifers 99, Bulls 84)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 150.00 $150.00 $495 —
473 473 2 139.00 $139.00 $657 -11.00
530 530 2 140.00 $140.00 $742 —
567 567 3 131.00 $131.00 $743 —
648 648 2 123.00 $123.00 $797 —
724 724 4 133.00 $133.00 $963 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 160.00 $160.00 $560 —
468 468 5 155.00 $155.00 $725 —
550 550 3 135.00 $135.00 $742 —
623 623 2 128.00 $128.00 $797 +0.99
750 750 1 123.00 $123.00 $922 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
585 585 1 113.00 $113.00 $661 —
655 655 1 102.00 $102.00 $668 —
820 820 1 100.00 $100.00 $820 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 1 102.00 $102.00 $434 —
563 563 2 128.00 $128.00 $721 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
351–373 357 8 93.00–114.00 $108.51 $387 —
442 442 10 129.00 $129.00 $570 —
470–495 483 2 91.00–110.00 $100.25 $484 -23.00
540 540 12 119.00 $119.00 $643 +3.48
580 580 1 95.00 $95.00 $551 —
654 654 4 105.00 $105.00 $687 —
703 703 3 100.00 $100.00 $703 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 2 116.00 $116.00 $394 —
359 359 6 116.00 $116.00 $416 -2.00
485 485 2 118.00 $118.00 $572 +1.00
533–537 536 9 119.00 $119.00 $638 +9.73
555 555 1 119.00 $119.00 $660 -9.00
659 659 8 109.00 $109.00 $718 —
750 750 1 91.00 $91.00 $682 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 2 103.00 $103.00 $381 —
448 448 7 117.00 $117.00 $524 —
460–475 468 2 110.00–117.00 $113.56 $531 —
500–545 523 2 87.00–105.00 $96.39 $504 +5.18
561 561 7 111.00 $111.00 $623 —
651 651 6 98.00 $98.00 $638 —
700 700 1 88.00 $88.00 $616 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 89.00 $89.00 $316 -8.50
550 550 1 100.00 $100.00 $550 +2.50
620 620 1 77.00 $77.00 $477 -16.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
343 343 5 167.00 $167.00 $573 +49.50
355–360 358 4 102.00–147.00 $123.15 $441 -25.85
410–430 425 4 85.00–140.00 $126.74 $539 -28.26
450–470 460 2 95.00–126.00 $110.84 $510 -22.17
501 501 5 127.00 $127.00 $636 —
553–559 558 9 122.50 $122.50 $684 +7.50
651 651 7 114.00 $114.00 $742 —
700 700 1 100.00 $100.00 $700 -12.00
750 750 2 83.00–87.00 $85.00 $638 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
333 333 2 170.00 $170.00 $566 —
395 395 1 136.00 $136.00 $537 -3.97
428 428 3 151.00 $151.00 $646 —
498 498 3 130.00 $130.00 $647 -12.00
565–583 580 7 126.50 $126.50 $734 +12.58
608–640 619 3 90.00–110.00 $96.90 $600 —
660 660 6 115.50 $115.50 $762 -1.50
728 728 4 105.00 $105.00 $764 +5.00
770 770 1 85.00 $85.00 $654 -29.50
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 2 105.00 $105.00 $425 +7.50
470 470 1 109.00 $109.00 $512 -1.00
572 572 3 100.00 $100.00 $572 +5.00
610–615 613 2 87.00–88.00 $87.50 $536 —
659 659 4 91.00 $91.00 $600 -22.00
723 723 2 79.00 $79.00 $571 —
755 755 1 79.00 $79.00 $596 +11.50

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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.