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Southside Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, February 11, 2026

206 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $372.16/cwt ≈ $2,077/hd at 558 lb · 22 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 2 heifers $332.69/cwt ≈ $2,192/hd at 659 lb · 20 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $437.34/cwt +157.34 vs last sale · ≈ $1,994/hd at 456 lb · 18 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 206 157 0
Feeder cattle 206 — 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 24, Heifers 103, Bulls 79)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 490.00 $490.00 $1,862 +190.00
439 439 5 427.00 $427.00 $1,875 —
508 508 3 399.00 $399.00 $2,027 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
544 544 4 391.00 $391.00 $2,127 —
648 648 4 375.00 $375.00 $2,430 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 1 442.00 $442.00 $1,834 +92.00
544 544 5 389.00 $389.00 $2,116 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
540 540 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,890 -30.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 405.00 $405.00 $1,377 +20.00
364 364 10 448.00 $448.00 $1,631 —
451–483 456 18 421.50–440.50 $437.34 $1,994 +157.34
545 545 7 355.00 $355.00 $1,935 +25.03
550–580 558 22 350.00–388.50 $372.16 $2,077 —
652–672 659 20 327.00–343.00 $332.69 $2,192 —
710 710 1 285.00 $285.00 $2,024 —
768 768 2 285.00 $285.00 $2,189 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
352 352 3 370.00 $370.00 $1,302 —
422–447 439 9 433.00–436.00 $433.96 $1,905 +83.96
535 535 1 375.00 $375.00 $2,006 +85.00
643 643 2 310.00 $310.00 $1,993 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 375.00 $375.00 $1,331 -10.00
655–685 670 2 315.00–323.00 $319.09 $2,138 +65.78
715 715 1 285.00 $285.00 $2,038 +35.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 417.00 $417.00 $1,647 —
575 575 1 345.00 $345.00 $1,984 +108.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
411 411 5 475.00 $475.00 $1,952 +52.82
484–493 485 13 410.00–442.00 $437.00 $2,119 +47.00
558 558 6 379.00 $379.00 $2,115 —
640 640 1 312.00 $312.00 $1,997 -41.00
653 653 7 320.00 $320.00 $2,090 —
735 735 2 282.00 $282.00 $2,073 —
765 765 1 282.00 $282.00 $2,157 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
332 332 6 525.00 $525.00 $1,743 +70.00
390 390 2 487.00 $487.00 $1,899 —
420 420 3 475.00 $475.00 $1,995 +82.50
487 487 9 440.00 $440.00 $2,143 +51.00
510–549 543 6 377.00–435.00 $386.09 $2,096 —
572 572 5 368.00 $368.00 $2,105 +32.00
655–675 662 3 290.00–320.00 $309.80 $2,051 +24.80
730 730 1 277.00 $277.00 $2,022 -53.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 2 405.00 $405.00 $1,660 —
500 500 3 355.00 $355.00 $1,775 —
585 585 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,989 —
653 653 2 270.00 $270.00 $1,763 -30.00
825 825 1 265.00 $265.00 $2,186 —

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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.