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Southside Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, February 25, 2026

91 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 91 145 213
Feeder cattle 91 145 213

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 10, Heifers 42, Bulls 39)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 510.00 $510.00 $1,862 -30.00
448 448 2 475.00 $475.00 $2,128 —
550 550 1 455.00 $455.00 $2,502 +8.00
615 615 4 417.00 $417.00 $2,565 +17.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
595 595 1 425.00 $425.00 $2,529 +15.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 485.00 $485.00 $1,916 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 425.00 $425.00 $1,466 —
442 442 5 437.00 $437.00 $1,932 +37.00
460 460 1 427.00 $427.00 $1,964 -8.00
539 539 9 384.00 $384.00 $2,070 +44.00
663 663 3 335.00 $335.00 $2,221 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
453 453 6 442.00 $442.00 $2,002 +29.00
532–535 532 7 338.00–349.00 $347.42 $1,848 -17.58
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 425.00 $425.00 $1,466 —
425–435 432 3 432.00–435.00 $434.02 $1,875 +43.33
573 573 2 335.00 $335.00 $1,920 -27.00
658 658 2 340.00 $340.00 $2,237 +38.00
745 745 1 280.00 $280.00 $2,086 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
635 635 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,746 -65.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 535.00 $535.00 $1,605 —
422 422 3 490.00 $490.00 $2,068 +25.00
460–478 474 4 465.00–475.00 $467.43 $2,216 +35.43
565 565 3 400.00 $400.00 $2,260 —
645 645 3 358.00 $358.00 $2,309 +11.00
665 665 1 347.00 $347.00 $2,308 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
353 353 3 525.00 $525.00 $1,853 -20.00
405 405 6 525.00 $525.00 $2,126 —
490 490 2 480.00 $480.00 $2,352 +58.00
575 575 1 385.00 $385.00 $2,214 +37.44
640 640 3 348.00 $348.00 $2,227 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 450.00 $450.00 $1,665 +10.00
429 429 4 462.00 $462.00 $1,982 +7.00
500–535 518 2 435.00–455.00 $444.66 $2,303 +98.66
660 660 1 305.00 $305.00 $2,013 -18.00
730 730 1 330.00 $330.00 $2,409 +38.00

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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.