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Southside Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, April 29, 2026

120 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $435.90/cwt +13.90 vs last sale · ≈ $2,223/hd at 510 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 120 180 125
Feeder cattle 120 180 125

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 28, Heifers 50, Bulls 42)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–448 439 4 490.00 $490.00 $2,151 —
465 465 2 480.00 $480.00 $2,232 -20.00
540 540 2 465.00 $465.00 $2,511 +25.00
600–610 603 3 422.00–425.00 $423.01 $2,551 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 540.00 $540.00 $2,025 —
455–475 460 4 475.00–485.00 $477.58 $2,197 -27.42
503 503 2 455.00 $455.00 $2,289 ±0.00
600 600 1 420.00 $420.00 $2,520 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 475 1 485.00 $485.00 $2,304 -12.12
562 562 5 465.00 $465.00 $2,613 +12.54
680 680 1 400.00 $400.00 $2,720 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
635 635 1 415.00 $415.00 $2,635 —
730 730 1 365.00 $365.00 $2,664 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 540.00 $540.00 $2,106 +40.00
476 476 4 440.00 $440.00 $2,094 -5.42
523 523 7 385.00 $385.00 $2,014 +6.00
590 590 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,947 —
621 621 4 340.00 $340.00 $2,111 +13.00
655 655 2 345.00 $345.00 $2,260 —
775 775 2 275.00 $275.00 $2,131 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 3 520.00 $520.00 $1,820 —
460 460 7 442.00 $442.00 $2,033 —
545 545 5 384.00 $384.00 $2,093 -8.00
643 643 2 330.00 $330.00 $2,122 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 470 5 410.00–417.00 $411.40 $1,934 —
539 539 5 385.00 $385.00 $2,075 -2.00
620 620 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,860 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 480 1 440.00 $440.00 $2,112 +35.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
414 414 4 490.00 $490.00 $2,029 -25.00
503–540 510 10 402.00–445.00 $435.90 $2,223 +13.90
615 615 1 357.00 $357.00 $2,196 —
658–685 665 4 363.00 $363.00 $2,414 -14.00
770 770 1 285.00 $285.00 $2,194 -25.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–385 363 4 530.00–535.00 $531.33 $1,929 +71.33
418 418 3 480.00 $480.00 $2,006 -40.00
515–543 527 8 402.00–422.00 $411.77 $2,170 -18.23
653 653 2 345.00 $345.00 $2,253 —
860 860 1 270.00 $270.00 $2,322 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 1 475.00 $475.00 $2,066 —
513 513 2 450.00 $450.00 $2,308 +58.00
605 605 1 315.00 $315.00 $1,906 -62.00

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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.