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Southside Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, March 25, 2026

252 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $375.86/cwt ≈ $2,037/hd at 542 lb · 17 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 3 heifers $430.50/cwt +8.50 vs last sale · ≈ $1,976/hd at 459 lb · 17 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $374.80/cwt -0.25 vs last sale · ≈ $2,005/hd at 535 lb · 13 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 252 181 127
Feeder cattle 252 181 127

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 53, Heifers 134, Bulls 65)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 450.00 $450.00 $1,755 -5.00
469 469 5 500.00 $500.00 $2,345 —
558–560 559 5 435.00–437.00 $436.20 $2,438 +6.20
633–644 640 6 389.00–390.00 $389.33 $2,492 +11.35
669–690 676 6 383.00–389.00 $386.96 $2,616 —
875 875 1 327.00 $327.00 $2,861 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450–490 470 2 475.00–490.00 $482.18 $2,266 +30.18
541 541 4 442.00 $442.00 $2,391 —
562 562 8 439.00 $439.00 $2,467 +10.51
640 640 4 383.00 $383.00 $2,451 -14.00
716 716 4 366.00 $366.00 $2,621 +40.40
810 810 1 327.00 $327.00 $2,649 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 3 495.00 $495.00 $2,277 —
510 510 1 460.00 $460.00 $2,346 +55.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 470 1 475.00 $475.00 $2,232 —
630 630 1 360.00 $360.00 $2,268 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 2 445.00 $445.00 $1,580 +24.34
428 428 2 400.00 $400.00 $1,712 -7.25
467 467 11 432.00 $432.00 $2,017 —
530–544 542 17 375.00–380.00 $375.86 $2,037 —
640–646 645 9 331.00–335.00 $331.88 $2,141 +9.88
718 718 2 305.00 $305.00 $2,190 +26.16
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
353–360 354 6 430.00–445.00 $442.46 $1,566 +72.46
441 441 7 431.00 $431.00 $1,901 —
450 450 1 447.00 $447.00 $2,012 +28.44
535–538 535 13 371.00–375.50 $374.80 $2,005 -0.25
641 641 8 323.00 $323.00 $2,070 +6.00
660 660 2 350.00 $350.00 $2,310 —
724 724 4 302.00 $302.00 $2,186 —
750 750 1 257.00 $257.00 $1,928 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 4 435.00 $435.00 $1,631 -8.57
459 459 17 430.50 $430.50 $1,976 +8.50
548 548 13 379.00 $379.00 $2,077 —
638 638 2 320.00 $320.00 $2,042 —
658 658 2 320.00 $320.00 $2,106 —
720 720 1 300.00 $300.00 $2,160 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
357 357 3 430.00 $430.00 $1,535 —
448 448 2 425.00 $425.00 $1,904 —
527 527 3 335.00 $335.00 $1,765 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–395 365 3 430.00–495.00 $471.55 $1,721 —
421 421 5 460.00 $460.00 $1,937 -0.22
483 483 3 425.00 $425.00 $2,053 -10.00
558 558 12 390.00 $390.00 $2,176 —
657 657 5 360.00 $360.00 $2,365 —
747 747 5 305.00 $305.00 $2,278 +8.00
805 805 1 270.00 $270.00 $2,174 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 480.00 $480.00 $1,656 -30.00
423 423 5 480.00 $480.00 $2,030 +5.00
483 483 2 450.00 $450.00 $2,174 +20.00
508 508 5 422.00 $422.00 $2,144 —
559 559 6 385.00 $385.00 $2,152 -21.49
610 610 3 380.00 $380.00 $2,318 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 450.00 $450.00 $1,778 —
410 410 1 415.00 $415.00 $1,702 -45.00
480 480 1 445.00 $445.00 $2,136 +30.00
615–636 632 5 220.00–354.00 $327.91 $2,072 —
750 750 1 285.00 $285.00 $2,138 —

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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.