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Southside Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, May 6, 2026

154 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 2 heifers $330.00/cwt ≈ $2,340/hd at 709 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 154 120 226
Feeder cattle 154 120 226

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 23, Heifers 62, Bulls 69)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 550.00 $550.00 $2,062 —
430 430 4 465.00 $465.00 $2,000 —
538 538 2 450.00 $450.00 $2,421 —
651 651 6 410.00 $410.00 $2,669 +10.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 480.00 $480.00 $1,584 —
358 358 3 550.00 $550.00 $1,969 —
410 410 1 485.00 $485.00 $1,988 -5.00
525 525 1 440.00 $440.00 $2,310 -25.00
600 600 1 400.00 $400.00 $2,400 -23.01
965 965 1 270.00 $270.00 $2,606 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 475 1 475.00 $475.00 $2,256 -2.58
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 470 1 445.00 $445.00 $2,092 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358 358 3 480.00 $480.00 $1,718 -40.00
446 446 6 430.00 $430.00 $1,918 —
528 528 2 377.00 $377.00 $1,991 -7.00
555 555 3 370.00 $370.00 $2,054 —
633 633 3 335.00 $335.00 $2,121 +5.00
709 709 11 330.00 $330.00 $2,340 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 490.00 $490.00 $1,813 -50.00
450 450 3 445.00 $445.00 $2,002 +5.00
537 537 5 380.00 $380.00 $2,041 -5.00
615–630 626 4 330.00–335.00 $333.77 $2,089 -6.23
958 958 4 240.00 $240.00 $2,299 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
362 362 5 485.00 $485.00 $1,756 —
486 486 4 385.00 $385.00 $1,871 -26.40
544 544 5 369.00 $369.00 $2,007 -16.00
650 650 2 310.00 $310.00 $2,015 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 460.00 $460.00 $1,725 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 2 475.00 $475.00 $2,066 -15.00
494 494 9 450.00 $450.00 $2,223 —
566 566 5 400.00 $400.00 $2,264 —
635–640 639 9 365.00 $365.00 $2,332 +8.00
717 717 5 355.00 $355.00 $2,545 —
853 853 2 287.00 $287.00 $2,448 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
334 334 7 555.00 $555.00 $1,854 —
410–426 423 5 460.00–500.00 $492.24 $2,082 +12.24
483 483 3 475.00 $475.00 $2,294 —
500 500 1 470.00 $470.00 $2,350 +58.23
550 550 1 405.00 $405.00 $2,228 —
620 620 2 357.00 $357.00 $2,213 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
502 502 6 442.00 $442.00 $2,219 -8.00
555 555 2 399.00 $399.00 $2,214 —
655–665 658 4 260.00–342.00 $321.27 $2,114 —
754 754 5 325.00 $325.00 $2,450 —
830 830 1 275.00 $275.00 $2,282 —

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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.