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Southside Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, March 11, 2026

224 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $418.69/cwt ≈ $1,863/hd at 445 lb · 22 head
light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $432.00/cwt ≈ $1,884/hd at 436 lb · 19 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $433.23/cwt -36.77 vs last sale · ≈ $1,846/hd at 426 lb · 15 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 224 158 254
Feeder cattle 224 158 254

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 18, Heifers 114, Bulls 92)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
333 333 4 480.00 $480.00 $1,598 +30.00
410 410 1 450.00 $450.00 $1,845 —
535 535 2 425.00 $425.00 $2,274 -12.00
570 570 1 415.00 $415.00 $2,366 —
783 783 4 322.00 $322.00 $2,521 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 2 535.00 $535.00 $1,739 —
520 520 1 415.00 $415.00 $2,158 -8.04
620 620 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,860 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,440 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
685 685 1 300.00 $300.00 $2,055 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 3 407.00 $407.00 $1,465 —
428–447 445 22 405.00–420.00 $418.69 $1,863 —
537 537 11 370.00 $370.00 $1,987 -3.00
638 638 10 280.00 $280.00 $1,786 -63.93
690 690 1 300.00 $300.00 $2,070 —
705 705 1 297.00 $297.00 $2,094 —
763–785 774 8 240.00–295.00 $267.89 $2,073 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
354 354 7 427.00 $427.00 $1,512 -25.14
436 436 19 432.00 $432.00 $1,884 —
533 533 9 370.00 $370.00 $1,972 ±0.00
653–683 668 4 280.00–315.00 $297.89 $1,990 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,305 -127.00
458–495 464 6 300.00–437.00 $412.65 $1,915 —
535 535 5 370.00 $370.00 $1,980 +5.00
645 645 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,580 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 2 390.00 $390.00 $1,521 —
410 410 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,435 -55.00
545 545 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,744 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
349 349 9 510.00 $510.00 $1,780 —
365 365 1 475.00 $475.00 $1,734 -37.96
425–445 426 15 380.00–440.00 $433.23 $1,846 -36.77
485 485 12 425.00 $425.00 $2,061 -15.00
550–558 557 8 330.00–379.00 $372.95 $2,077 -9.05
648 648 8 315.00 $315.00 $2,041 -15.00
735 735 1 285.00 $285.00 $2,095 -10.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
346 346 10 515.00 $515.00 $1,782 -2.95
409–425 412 6 395.00–450.00 $440.54 $1,815 -34.46
475 475 4 415.00 $415.00 $1,971 -15.00
563 563 3 371.00 $371.00 $2,089 +1.00
666 666 4 300.00 $300.00 $1,998 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
346 346 4 460.00 $460.00 $1,592 —
398 398 2 380.00 $380.00 $1,512 —
485 485 3 387.00 $387.00 $1,877 -25.00
585 585 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,989 —
640 640 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,760 -25.00

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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.