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Southside Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, February 18, 2026

145 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight S 1 bulls $346.00/cwt -9.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,889/hd at 546 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 145 206 0
Feeder cattle 145 206 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 29, Heifers 48, Bulls 68)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 540.00 $540.00 $1,890 —
465–480 470 3 415.00–490.00 $464.47 $2,183 —
554 554 5 447.00 $447.00 $2,476 —
615–617 617 4 400.00 $400.00 $2,468 +25.00
865 865 1 302.00 $302.00 $2,612 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
353 353 2 525.00 $525.00 $1,853 +35.00
415 415 2 492.00 $492.00 $2,042 +65.00
460–470 465 2 375.00–460.00 $417.96 $1,944 —
510 510 1 450.00 $450.00 $2,295 +51.00
565 565 1 410.00 $410.00 $2,316 —
645 645 1 380.00 $380.00 $2,451 —
665 665 1 335.00 $335.00 $2,228 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
545 545 1 370.00 $370.00 $2,016 +20.00
630 630 1 385.00 $385.00 $2,426 —
715 715 1 340.00 $340.00 $2,431 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 470.00 $470.00 $1,457 —
410 410 1 360.00 $360.00 $1,476 -82.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
351 351 6 452.00 $452.00 $1,587 +82.00
454 454 7 413.00 $413.00 $1,875 —
539 539 5 365.00 $365.00 $1,967 -10.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 2 467.00 $467.00 $1,658 +19.00
420 420 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,680 —
458 458 8 435.00 $435.00 $1,992 -2.34
525 525 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,785 -15.00
560 560 2 345.00 $345.00 $1,932 -27.16
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 3 462.00 $462.00 $1,779 +87.00
425–440 435 3 330.00–420.00 $390.69 $1,700 —
515 515 1 355.00 $355.00 $1,828 —
553 553 2 362.00 $362.00 $2,002 —
675 675 1 302.00 $302.00 $2,038 -17.09
705 705 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,974 -5.00
750 750 1 270.00 $270.00 $2,025 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
570 570 3 340.00 $340.00 $1,938 -5.00
600 600 1 340.00 $340.00 $2,040 —

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Feeder Bulls

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 440.00 $440.00 $1,584 —
407 407 3 455.00 $455.00 $1,852 +50.00
450–485 480 7 340.00–410.00 $349.38 $1,677 —
546 546 11 346.00 $346.00 $1,889 —
658 658 6 323.00 $323.00 $2,125 +53.00
740 740 1 292.00 $292.00 $2,161 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
348 348 6 545.00 $545.00 $1,897 +20.00
388 388 6 545.00 $545.00 $2,115 +58.00
485 485 1 422.00 $422.00 $2,047 -18.00
508 508 4 385.00 $385.00 $1,956 -1.09
551–595 560 5 320.00–355.00 $347.56 $1,946 -20.44
705 705 1 322.00 $322.00 $2,270 +45.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 4 465.00 $465.00 $1,930 -10.00
493 493 2 432.00 $432.00 $2,130 -5.00
505–545 538 6 380.00–397.00 $382.66 $2,059 —
632 632 3 347.00 $347.00 $2,193 +35.00
710 710 1 300.00 $300.00 $2,130 +18.00

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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.