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Southside Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, May 27, 2026

194 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $485.00/cwt +35.00 vs last sale · ≈ $2,052/hd at 423 lb · 18 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $408.19/cwt -16.81 vs last sale · ≈ $1,857/hd at 455 lb · 16 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $426.06/cwt +6.06 vs last sale · ≈ $1,977/hd at 464 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 194 124 162
Feeder cattle 194 124 162

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 36, Heifers 92, Bulls 66)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
452–490 462 4 465.00–470.00 $468.67 $2,165 —
546 546 11 468.00 $468.00 $2,555 —
590 590 1 445.00 $445.00 $2,626 —
643 643 2 420.00 $420.00 $2,701 —
665–690 678 2 400.00–425.00 $412.27 $2,795 —
730–735 732 3 355.00–385.00 $365.05 $2,672 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 460.00 $460.00 $1,495 —
405–448 437 4 365.00–465.00 $441.84 $1,931 —
525 525 1 440.00 $440.00 $2,310 —
645 645 1 410.00 $410.00 $2,644 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 4 485.00 $485.00 $1,746 —
420 420 1 455.00 $455.00 $1,911 +30.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
510 510 1 435.00 $435.00 $2,218 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
356–395 364 5 405.00–457.00 $445.71 $1,622 —
435 435 1 395.00 $395.00 $1,718 -25.00
452–480 455 16 385.00–417.00 $408.19 $1,857 -16.81
513–530 526 9 371.00–379.00 $372.73 $1,961 -2.27
670 670 1 305.00 $305.00 $2,044 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
368 368 2 450.00 $450.00 $1,656 +25.00
459–490 464 12 415.00–428.00 $426.06 $1,977 +6.06
543 543 2 360.00 $360.00 $1,955 -24.35
551 551 10 377.00 $377.00 $2,077 —
641 641 4 315.00 $315.00 $2,019 -10.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 6 440.00 $440.00 $1,628 —
443–448 445 6 402.00–405.00 $403.99 $1,798 -3.01
553–560 554 8 312.00–330.00 $327.73 $1,816 —
625 625 3 315.00 $315.00 $1,969 +13.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 420.00 $420.00 $1,638 —
408–447 431 5 350.00–362.00 $357.46 $1,541 —
500 500 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,750 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–368 364 3 465.00–485.00 $478.49 $1,742 +3.49
423 423 18 485.00 $485.00 $2,052 +35.00
483 483 9 427.00 $427.00 $2,062 +15.00
555 555 2 376.00 $376.00 $2,087 —
660 660 2 367.00 $367.00 $2,422 +25.00
710 710 1 312.00 $312.00 $2,215 -8.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 2 465.00 $465.00 $2,046 +10.03
470–490 487 6 420.00–440.00 $436.78 $2,127 +1.78
553 553 9 377.00 $377.00 $2,085 +95.39
633 633 9 355.00 $355.00 $2,247 -25.00
730 730 2 290.00 $290.00 $2,117 -40.98
825 825 1 280.00 $280.00 $2,310 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 475 1 385.00 $385.00 $1,829 +35.00

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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.