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Southside Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, April 15, 2026

124 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $424.14/cwt ≈ $1,998/hd at 471 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 124 159 213
Feeder cattle 124 159 213

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 36, Heifers 50, Bulls 38)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 550.00 $550.00 $1,760 —
435–445 442 3 520.00–545.00 $528.21 $2,335 +18.21
545 545 3 475.00 $475.00 $2,589 —
563 563 5 470.00 $470.00 $2,646 -25.00
634 634 6 430.00 $430.00 $2,726 +10.00
670 670 1 415.00 $415.00 $2,780 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 1 500.00 $500.00 $2,125 +4.74
538 538 2 465.00 $465.00 $2,502 -30.00
627 627 3 420.00 $420.00 $2,633 —
740 740 1 380.00 $380.00 $2,812 +15.00
970 970 4 295.00 $295.00 $2,862 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490 490 1 505.00 $505.00 $2,474 —
523 523 2 480.00 $480.00 $2,510 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
560 560 1 460.00 $460.00 $2,576 —
650 650 2 379.00 $379.00 $2,464 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
323 323 4 515.00 $515.00 $1,663 —
365 365 2 505.00 $505.00 $1,843 +100.00
448 448 2 405.00 $405.00 $1,814 -75.00
461–498 471 11 385.00–440.00 $424.14 $1,998 —
513 513 3 380.00 $380.00 $1,949 -37.00
648 648 3 326.00 $326.00 $2,112 -4.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 525.00 $525.00 $1,838 —
441 441 5 450.00 $450.00 $1,984 —
480 480 1 435.00 $435.00 $2,088 -8.43
565–578 574 4 350.00–375.00 $363.70 $2,088 -22.30
899 899 4 275.00 $275.00 $2,472 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 525.00 $525.00 $1,838 +8.00
450 450 2 405.00 $405.00 $1,822 -50.00
542 542 3 385.00 $385.00 $2,087 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
462 462 3 330.00 $330.00 $1,525 -100.00
520 520 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,560 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
333 333 3 585.00 $585.00 $1,948 —
413 413 4 490.00 $490.00 $2,024 -17.00
510 510 3 470.00 $470.00 $2,397 +24.33
552–590 558 6 415.00–422.00 $420.77 $2,348 —
615 615 1 405.00 $405.00 $2,491 -2.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 3 490.00 $490.00 $2,009 -5.00
491 491 6 470.00 $470.00 $2,308 -0.81
548 548 2 418.00 $418.00 $2,291 —
623 623 3 400.00 $400.00 $2,492 -5.88
758 758 2 305.00 $305.00 $2,312 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 490.00 $490.00 $1,911 +75.00
478 478 2 460.00 $460.00 $2,199 —
545 545 1 420.00 $420.00 $2,289 —
680 680 1 360.00 $360.00 $2,448 —

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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.