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Southside Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, December 8, 2021

178 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $173.00/cwt +15.00 vs last sale · ≈ $735/hd at 425 lb · 12 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $164.00/cwt +22.68 vs last sale · ≈ $782/hd at 477 lb · 12 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $139.50/cwt +18.50 vs last sale · ≈ $638/hd at 457 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 178 217 139
Feeder cattle 178 217 139

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 12, Heifers 79, Bulls 87)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 2 156.00 $156.00 $585 —
463 463 3 164.00 $164.00 $759 —
500–540 520 2 156.00–160.00 $157.92 $821 —
643 643 2 155.00 $155.00 $997 +5.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 155.00 $155.00 $480 -1.00
655 655 1 154.00 $154.00 $1,009 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
620 620 1 120.00 $120.00 $744 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358 358 4 134.50 $134.50 $482 +12.50
457 457 11 139.50 $139.50 $638 +18.50
500–538 529 8 131.50–133.50 $131.97 $698 +7.47
580 580 1 128.50 $128.50 $745 —
625–626 626 5 123.00–125.00 $124.60 $780 +5.69
658 658 4 125.50 $125.50 $826 —
725 725 1 95.00 $95.00 $689 -21.00
781 781 4 120.50 $120.50 $941 +0.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
352 352 9 136.00 $136.00 $479 +0.50
456 456 8 142.50 $142.50 $650 +31.00
510–543 532 3 116.00–117.00 $116.68 $621 —
563 563 3 125.00 $125.00 $704 -2.50
600–630 623 4 121.00–124.00 $123.28 $768 +4.28
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
338 338 3 125.00 $125.00 $422 —
420 420 2 123.00 $123.00 $517 ±0.00
480 480 1 116.00 $116.00 $557 —
560 560 1 123.00 $123.00 $689 +13.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
433 433 2 127.00 $127.00 $550 —
558 558 2 123.00 $123.00 $686 +27.87
663 663 2 109.00 $109.00 $723 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–380 370 2 162.00–167.00 $164.57 $609 +8.57
425 425 12 173.00 $173.00 $735 +15.00
477 477 12 164.00 $164.00 $782 +22.68
505 505 1 159.00 $159.00 $803 +23.00
551 551 9 153.00 $153.00 $843 +7.00
643 643 6 140.00 $140.00 $900 +8.00
710–725 718 2 119.00–142.00 $130.38 $936 +19.38
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
336 336 5 170.00 $170.00 $571 +6.62
370 370 1 135.00 $135.00 $500 —
413 413 9 170.00 $170.00 $702 +4.00
491 491 7 158.00 $158.00 $776 +7.69
563 563 3 151.00 $151.00 $850 +8.00
610 610 2 144.00 $144.00 $878 +13.31
730 730 1 138.00 $138.00 $1,007 —
865 865 1 87.00 $87.00 $753 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 105.00 $105.00 $404 —
405 405 2 130.00 $130.00 $526 -10.00
518 518 2 136.00 $136.00 $704 —
563 563 2 123.00 $123.00 $692 +2.00
655 655 4 123.00 $123.00 $806 +3.00
735 735 1 80.00 $80.00 $588 —

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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.