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Southside Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, April 22, 2026

180 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $452.46/cwt ≈ $2,665/hd at 589 lb · 19 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $445.42/cwt +10.42 vs last sale · ≈ $2,080/hd at 467 lb · 17 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $515.00/cwt +25.00 vs last sale · ≈ $2,163/hd at 420 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 180 124 213
Feeder cattle 180 124 213

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 50, Heifers 83, Bulls 47)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 510.00 $510.00 $1,989 —
455–485 467 7 475.00–505.00 $497.12 $2,322 —
535–545 536 8 460.00 $460.00 $2,466 -5.00
550–594 589 19 450.00–475.00 $452.46 $2,665 —
620 620 3 425.00 $425.00 $2,635 +5.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 500.00 $500.00 $1,850 —
465 465 2 500.00 $500.00 $2,325 —
505 505 1 440.00 $440.00 $2,222 —
573 573 2 475.00 $475.00 $2,722 +5.00
695 695 1 375.00 $375.00 $2,606 -40.00
850 850 1 335.00 $335.00 $2,848 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
438 438 2 495.00 $495.00 $2,168 —
490 490 1 505.00 $505.00 $2,474 ±0.00
505 505 1 455.00 $455.00 $2,298 -25.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 500.00 $500.00 $1,925 -25.00
430–443 439 3 400.00–437.00 $424.91 $1,865 -25.09
454–478 467 17 440.00–450.00 $445.42 $2,080 +10.42
546 546 9 379.00 $379.00 $2,069 —
610–629 625 5 319.00–360.00 $327.00 $2,044 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 520.00 $520.00 $1,560 +5.00
438 438 10 455.00 $455.00 $1,993 +50.00
533 533 7 392.00 $392.00 $2,089 +12.00
552 552 9 390.00 $390.00 $2,153 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358 358 2 480.00 $480.00 $1,718 -45.00
448 448 6 440.00 $440.00 $1,971 —
529 529 8 387.00 $387.00 $2,047 +2.00
585 585 1 370.00 $370.00 $2,164 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 470 1 405.00 $405.00 $1,904 +75.00
523 523 3 370.00 $370.00 $1,935 +70.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
343 343 2 540.00 $540.00 $1,852 —
420 420 10 515.00 $515.00 $2,163 +25.00
502 502 8 422.00 $422.00 $2,118 —
561 561 4 395.00 $395.00 $2,216 —
660 660 3 377.00 $377.00 $2,488 —
780 780 1 310.00 $310.00 $2,418 +5.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 510.00 $510.00 $1,912 +20.00
493 493 2 407.00 $407.00 $2,007 -53.00
541 541 5 392.00 $392.00 $2,121 -28.00
623 623 2 377.00 $377.00 $2,349 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 3 530.00 $530.00 $1,802 -55.00
385 385 1 460.00 $460.00 $1,771 —
410 410 3 520.00 $520.00 $2,132 +30.00
520 520 1 430.00 $430.00 $2,236 -40.00
560 560 1 407.00 $407.00 $2,279 -13.77

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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.