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Southside Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, April 1, 2026

218 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 3-weight M&L 3 heifers $470.00/cwt ≈ $1,579/hd at 336 lb · 13 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $377.80/cwt +3.00 vs last sale · ≈ $2,025/hd at 536 lb · 12 head
light 3-weight M&L 2 bulls $547.00/cwt +67.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,838/hd at 336 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 218 252 246
Feeder cattle 218 252 246

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 40, Heifers 96, Bulls 82)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
468 468 5 470.00 $470.00 $2,200 -12.18
540 540 3 472.00 $472.00 $2,549 +30.00
560 560 10 455.00 $455.00 $2,548 +16.00
638 638 7 409.00 $409.00 $2,609 +26.00
693 693 2 375.00 $375.00 $2,599 —
715 715 1 360.00 $360.00 $2,574 -6.00
820 820 1 337.00 $337.00 $2,763 +10.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
462 462 3 497.00 $497.00 $2,296 -3.00
585 585 1 457.00 $457.00 $2,673 +20.80
615 615 2 415.00 $415.00 $2,552 +25.67
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 515.00 $515.00 $1,596 —
468 468 2 492.00 $492.00 $2,303 -3.00
560 560 1 425.00 $425.00 $2,380 —
720 720 1 367.00 $367.00 $2,642 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 425.00 $425.00 $1,402 —
360 360 7 462.00 $462.00 $1,663 +19.54
440–449 448 8 412.00 $412.00 $1,846 -19.00
485 485 1 390.00 $390.00 $1,892 -57.00
520–544 536 12 370.00–383.00 $377.80 $2,025 +3.00
562 562 3 380.00 $380.00 $2,136 —
635 635 4 315.00 $315.00 $2,000 -8.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 457.00 $457.00 $1,691 +12.00
455 455 5 425.00 $425.00 $1,934 -7.00
515–542 539 8 375.00–377.00 $376.76 $2,031 +0.90
555 555 3 372.00 $372.00 $2,065 —
648 648 2 327.00 $327.00 $2,119 -4.88
652 652 3 315.00 $315.00 $2,054 —
762 762 6 268.00 $268.00 $2,042 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
336 336 13 470.00 $470.00 $1,579 —
395 395 1 370.00 $370.00 $1,462 -65.00
434 434 8 407.00 $407.00 $1,766 —
465 465 1 385.00 $385.00 $1,790 -45.50
510 510 1 420.00 $420.00 $2,142 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
368 368 2 450.00 $450.00 $1,656 +20.00
418 418 2 445.00 $445.00 $1,860 +20.00
549 549 4 360.00 $360.00 $1,976 +25.00

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Feeder Bulls

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
351 351 6 530.00 $530.00 $1,860 —
417 417 9 457.00 $457.00 $1,906 +42.00
483–490 484 9 410.00–450.00 $445.50 $2,156 +0.50
500 500 1 457.00 $457.00 $2,285 —
560 560 3 445.00 $445.00 $2,492 —
688 688 2 340.00 $340.00 $2,339 —
725 725 1 302.00 $302.00 $2,190 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
336 336 11 547.00 $547.00 $1,838 +67.00
415–418 416 10 430.00–487.00 $469.81 $1,954 -10.19
495 495 4 475.00 $475.00 $2,351 +25.00
520–540 533 3 300.00–440.00 $394.50 $2,103 -27.50
580 580 1 425.00 $425.00 $2,465 +40.00
605 605 1 380.00 $380.00 $2,299 ±0.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
362 362 3 530.00 $530.00 $1,919 +58.45
403–415 405 7 440.00–475.00 $469.87 $1,903 +9.87
465–488 484 6 375.00–455.00 $438.00 $2,120 +13.00
540 540 1 420.00 $420.00 $2,268 —
610 610 2 385.00 $385.00 $2,348 —
730 730 2 290.00 $290.00 $2,117 -15.00

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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.