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Southside Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, November 17, 2021

217 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $129.00/cwt +18.16 vs last sale · ≈ $630/hd at 488 lb · 15 head
light 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $137.28/cwt +10.54 vs last sale · ≈ $586/hd at 427 lb · 13 head
light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $126.00/cwt -3.00 vs last sale · ≈ $566/hd at 449 lb · 13 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 217 215 83
Feeder cattle 217 215 83

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 12, Heifers 104, Bulls 101)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
448 448 2 136.00 $136.00 $609 —
545 545 3 133.00 $133.00 $725 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 139.00 $139.00 $445 -11.00
490 490 1 134.00 $134.00 $657 -5.00
525 525 1 131.00 $131.00 $688 -9.00
750 750 1 117.00 $117.00 $878 —
820 820 1 113.00 $113.00 $927 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 2 130.00 $130.00 $552 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
353–358 357 8 112.00 $112.00 $400 +3.49
449 449 13 126.00 $126.00 $566 -3.00
457–494 478 8 114.00–123.00 $119.73 $572 +19.48
538 538 8 124.00 $124.00 $667 +5.00
628 628 5 113.00 $113.00 $710 —
705–720 713 2 85.00 $85.00 $606 -15.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
327 327 6 112.00 $112.00 $366 -4.00
430 430 2 110.00 $110.00 $473 —
474 474 4 115.00 $115.00 $545 -3.00
510–528 525 7 117.50 $117.50 $617 -1.50
552–570 555 6 111.00–119.50 $118.05 $655 -0.95
643 643 6 112.00 $112.00 $720 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 110.00 $110.00 $424 +21.00
445 445 10 92.50 $92.50 $412 —
554 554 4 90.00 $90.00 $499 -10.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–385 359 4 109.00 $109.00 $391 +6.00
415–436 432 6 80.00–118.00 $105.60 $456 -11.40
538 538 3 118.00 $118.00 $635 +21.61
725 725 1 67.00 $67.00 $486 -21.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 130.00 $130.00 $442 -37.00
352 352 5 166.00 $166.00 $584 +42.85
420–429 427 13 128.00–140.00 $137.28 $586 +10.54
455–490 488 15 129.00 $129.00 $630 +18.16
548 548 7 120.50 $120.50 $660 —
647 647 6 115.00 $115.00 $744 —
722 722 3 100.00 $100.00 $722 ±0.00
810 810 1 87.00 $87.00 $705 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
341 341 6 164.00 $164.00 $559 -6.00
418 418 3 140.00 $140.00 $585 -11.00
470–487 485 7 132.00 $132.00 $640 +2.00
533 533 6 123.00 $123.00 $656 —
559 559 4 123.00 $123.00 $688 -3.50
644 644 7 115.00 $115.00 $741 +18.10
658 658 2 112.00 $112.00 $737 -3.50
758 758 3 102.00 $102.00 $773 +17.00
853 853 2 94.00 $94.00 $802 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 2 117.00 $117.00 $497 +12.00
483 483 2 115.00 $115.00 $555 +6.00
583 583 4 112.00 $112.00 $653 +12.00
660 660 1 103.00 $103.00 $680 +12.00

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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.