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Southside Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, December 15, 2021

166 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $128.00/cwt ≈ $571/hd at 446 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 166 178 76
Feeder cattle 166 178 76

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 34, Heifers 81, Bulls 51)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 3 165.00 $165.00 $742 +1.00
535 535 6 157.00 $157.00 $840 -0.92
550 550 2 153.00 $153.00 $842 —
610–615 613 2 149.00–151.00 $150.00 $920 -5.00
788 788 2 140.00 $140.00 $1,103 —
917 917 3 134.50 $134.50 $1,233 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 147.00 $147.00 $448 -8.00
360 360 1 157.00 $157.00 $565 —
475 475 4 166.00 $166.00 $788 —
567 567 3 155.00 $155.00 $879 —
650–653 652 3 148.00–151.00 $150.00 $978 -4.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 1 127.00 $127.00 $521 —
830 830 1 125.00 $125.00 $1,038 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
600 600 1 135.00 $135.00 $810 +15.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
333 333 3 139.00 $139.00 $463 —
455–470 460 9 128.00 $128.00 $589 -11.50
540–548 546 4 126.50 $126.50 $691 -5.47
620–635 631 4 119.00 $119.00 $751 -5.60
720 720 3 116.00 $116.00 $835 +21.00
857 857 5 116.00 $116.00 $994 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345–346 346 5 125.00 $125.00 $432 —
446 446 11 128.00 $128.00 $571 —
527 527 3 124.00 $124.00 $653 +7.32
560–568 566 5 121.50–123.00 $121.80 $689 -3.20
640 640 2 116.00 $116.00 $742 -7.28
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
367 367 5 126.00 $126.00 $462 —
436 436 4 126.00 $126.00 $549 +3.00
453 453 6 127.00 $127.00 $575 +11.00
588 588 3 121.00 $121.00 $711 -2.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 2 125.00 $125.00 $456 —
425 425 2 117.00 $117.00 $497 -10.00
525 525 1 118.00 $118.00 $620 —
668 668 2 112.00 $112.00 $748 +3.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–385 378 3 158.00–160.00 $158.64 $600 -5.93
491 491 4 155.00 $155.00 $761 -9.00
558 558 8 165.00 $165.00 $921 +12.00
634 634 6 164.00 $164.00 $1,040 +24.00
705 705 1 128.00 $128.00 $902 -2.38
755 755 1 121.00 $121.00 $914 —
850 850 2 105.00 $105.00 $892 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 158.00 $158.00 $561 +23.00
419–440 423 6 156.00–161.00 $160.13 $677 -9.87
480–496 492 6 140.00–161.00 $156.76 $771 -1.24
580 580 1 162.00 $162.00 $940 +11.00
683 683 2 161.00 $161.00 $1,100 —
780 780 1 116.00 $116.00 $905 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 2 124.00 $124.00 $484 +19.00
503 503 3 131.00 $131.00 $659 -5.00
560 560 1 149.00 $149.00 $834 +26.00
670 670 1 115.00 $115.00 $770 -8.00

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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.