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Southside Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, April 8, 2026

159 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $495.00/cwt +25.13 vs last sale · ≈ $2,020/hd at 408 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 159 218 145
Feeder cattle 159 218 145

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 37, Heifers 54, Bulls 68)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 580.00 $580.00 $1,885 —
380 380 2 555.00 $555.00 $2,109 —
425–448 437 4 485.00–505.00 $495.26 $2,164 —
532 532 6 495.00 $495.00 $2,633 +23.00
563 563 2 495.00 $495.00 $2,787 +40.00
653–655 654 4 415.00–420.00 $418.75 $2,739 —
728 728 2 365.00 $365.00 $2,657 +5.00
800 800 1 320.00 $320.00 $2,560 -17.00
1133 1133 8 276.00 $276.00 $3,127 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 560.00 $560.00 $2,044 —
448 448 2 510.00 $510.00 $2,285 —
560 560 1 495.00 $495.00 $2,772 +38.00
605 605 1 420.00 $420.00 $2,541 +5.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 550.00 $550.00 $1,925 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455 455 1 480.00 $480.00 $2,184 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 485.00 $485.00 $1,916 +28.00
450–483 478 6 435.00–445.00 $443.43 $2,120 +18.43
507 507 3 430.00 $430.00 $2,180 +53.24
559 559 5 386.00 $386.00 $2,158 +14.00
600–631 626 6 320.00–357.00 $325.91 $2,040 -1.09
800 800 1 250.00 $250.00 $2,000 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 405.00 $405.00 $1,600 -57.00
438 438 8 480.00 $480.00 $2,102 +68.00
535 535 4 417.00 $417.00 $2,231 +39.20
613 613 3 330.00 $330.00 $2,023 +15.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
357 357 7 517.00 $517.00 $1,846 —
420–440 436 5 400.00–465.00 $452.48 $1,973 +45.48
465 465 1 455.00 $455.00 $2,116 +70.00
605 605 1 370.00 $370.00 $2,238 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 485 1 430.00 $430.00 $2,086 —
585 585 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,989 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
408 408 11 495.00 $495.00 $2,020 +25.13
450–481 478 9 435.00–475.00 $470.81 $2,250 +32.81
559–565 560 9 375.00–440.00 $432.71 $2,423 —
629–630 629 9 365.00–411.00 $405.88 $2,553 +20.88
680 680 1 390.00 $390.00 $2,652 —
745–747 747 4 317.00–340.00 $334.26 $2,497 +44.26
875 875 1 285.00 $285.00 $2,494 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
354 354 4 560.00 $560.00 $1,982 —
409 409 4 507.00 $507.00 $2,074 +37.19
480 480 4 482.00 $482.00 $2,314 +7.00
530–535 533 3 445.00–446.00 $445.67 $2,375 +51.17
638 638 2 407.00 $407.00 $2,597 +27.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 415.00 $415.00 $1,556 -115.00
438 438 2 460.00 $460.00 $2,015 +3.00
500 500 2 465.00 $465.00 $2,325 +8.00
643 643 2 355.00 $355.00 $2,283 —

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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.