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Southside Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, May 20, 2026

124 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $420.00/cwt -5.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,844/hd at 439 lb · 15 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 124 347 85
Feeder cattle 124 347 85

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 11, Heifers 69, Bulls 44)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
448 448 3 425.00 $425.00 $1,904 —
605 605 1 380.00 $380.00 $2,299 —
735 735 1 327.00 $327.00 $2,403 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
433 433 2 470.00 $470.00 $2,035 -35.00
550 550 2 430.00 $430.00 $2,365 -45.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 440.00 $440.00 $1,672 —
490 490 1 470.00 $470.00 $2,303 +40.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 425.00 $425.00 $1,551 +20.00
400 400 1 375.00 $375.00 $1,500 —
455 455 8 420.00 $420.00 $1,911 -10.00
525–539 536 9 380.00–400.00 $384.35 $2,060 +12.35
635 635 5 325.00 $325.00 $2,064 -10.00
680 680 1 315.00 $315.00 $2,142 —
710–740 725 2 280.00–290.00 $284.90 $2,066 -20.10
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
439 439 15 420.00 $420.00 $1,844 -5.00
450 450 1 425.00 $425.00 $1,912 —
528 528 2 375.00 $375.00 $1,980 +1.00
565 565 1 370.00 $370.00 $2,090 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,280 -5.00
423 423 3 407.00 $407.00 $1,722 -13.00
543 543 7 350.00 $350.00 $1,900 +30.00
648 648 3 302.00 $302.00 $1,957 —
700 700 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,925 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
468 468 2 360.00 $360.00 $1,685 —
545 545 2 320.00 $320.00 $1,744 —
662 662 3 280.00 $280.00 $1,854 —
705 705 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,974 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420–425 423 2 450.00–460.00 $454.97 $1,925 +39.97
493 493 6 435.00 $435.00 $2,145 —
500 500 1 415.00 $415.00 $2,075 +10.00
574–595 578 5 260.00–365.00 $281.61 $1,628 -118.39
615 615 1 380.00 $380.00 $2,337 +10.64
655 655 3 367.00 $367.00 $2,404 —
725–741 738 5 330.00–335.00 $330.98 $2,443 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 475.00 $475.00 $1,686 —
425 425 2 450.00 $450.00 $1,912 -10.00
493 493 7 412.00 $412.00 $2,031 -10.00
540 540 2 367.00 $367.00 $1,982 —
650 650 1 342.00 $342.00 $2,223 —
728 728 2 320.00 $320.00 $2,330 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
486 486 4 350.00 $350.00 $1,701 —
600 600 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,980 —
715 715 1 307.00 $307.00 $2,195 —

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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.