Cattle Market Pulse

Southside Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, December 1, 2021

217 head sold ·Official USDA report

This is an archived report. See the latest Southside Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale report →

light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $129.50/cwt +3.50 vs last sale · ≈ $572/hd at 442 lb · 14 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 2 heifers $135.50/cwt +23.50 vs last sale · ≈ $474/hd at 350 lb · 13 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $142.58/cwt ≈ $1,062/hd at 745 lb · 13 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 217 217 167
Feeder cattle 217 217 167

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 51, Heifers 94, Bulls 72)

New to these tables? Plain-English explainers ↓

Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 154.00 $154.00 $485 —
448 448 2 154.00 $154.00 $690 +18.00
558 558 7 150.00 $150.00 $837 —
614 614 5 150.00 $150.00 $921 —
652 652 3 143.00 $143.00 $932 —
743–746 745 13 139.50–143.50 $142.58 $1,062 —
770 770 4 141.00 $141.00 $1,086 —
806 806 4 139.00 $139.00 $1,120 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 3 156.00 $156.00 $530 +17.00
420 420 1 152.00 $152.00 $638 —
505 505 1 150.00 $150.00 $758 +19.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
348 348 2 154.00 $154.00 $536 —
430 430 1 145.00 $145.00 $624 +15.00
970 970 1 85.00 $85.00 $824 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
740 740 2 134.00 $134.00 $992 —

↑ Back to top

Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 13 135.50 $135.50 $474 +23.50
442 442 14 129.50 $129.50 $572 +3.50
460 460 2 108.00–115.00 $111.50 $513 -8.23
550 550 9 127.50 $127.50 $701 —
630 630 3 119.00 $119.00 $750 +6.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 122.00 $122.00 $439 —
427 427 3 121.00 $121.00 $517 +11.00
470 470 1 121.00 $121.00 $569 +6.00
542 542 9 124.50 $124.50 $675 +7.00
605–616 614 5 116.50–119.50 $118.91 $730 +6.91
735 735 1 116.00 $116.00 $853 —
768 768 2 120.00 $120.00 $922 —
866 866 7 122.00 $122.00 $1,057 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–365 361 4 121.00 $121.00 $437 +12.00
441 441 7 123.00 $123.00 $542 +17.40
595 595 1 110.00 $110.00 $654 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
366 366 4 129.00 $129.00 $472 +19.00
456 456 4 123.00 $123.00 $561 —
560–575 568 2 85.00–105.00 $95.13 $540 +5.13
605 605 1 105.00 $105.00 $635 —

↑ Back to top

Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335–340 338 6 154.00–168.00 $163.38 $552 +33.38
402 402 7 166.00 $166.00 $667 +28.72
450–483 478 9 130.00–155.00 $150.31 $718 +21.31
564 564 4 143.00 $143.00 $807 —
625–640 635 3 128.00–132.00 $130.69 $830 +15.69
775 775 1 108.00 $108.00 $837 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
334 334 4 166.00 $166.00 $554 +2.00
355 355 1 156.00 $156.00 $554 —
433 433 3 158.00 $158.00 $684 +18.00
490–495 492 3 136.00–144.00 $141.32 $695 +9.32
505 505 1 136.00 $136.00 $687 +13.00
555 555 5 146.00 $146.00 $810 +23.00
648 648 4 132.00 $132.00 $855 +17.00
748 748 3 111.00 $111.00 $830 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
428 428 5 140.00 $140.00 $599 +23.00
467 467 5 120.50 $120.50 $563 +5.50
585 585 3 121.00 $121.00 $708 +9.00
658 658 2 120.00 $120.00 $790 +17.00

↑ Back to top

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.