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Southside Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, June 3, 2026

198 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $390.00/cwt +24.95 vs last sale · ≈ $2,765/hd at 709 lb · 20 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $380.78/cwt +3.78 vs last sale · ≈ $2,125/hd at 558 lb · 16 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $350.20/cwt -26.80 vs last sale · ≈ $1,947/hd at 556 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 198 194 263
Feeder cattle 198 194 263

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 41, Heifers 83, Bulls 74)

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Feeder Steers

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 —
480 480 1 430.00 $430.00 $2,064 -38.67
520–545 537 3 420.00–430.00 $426.77 $2,292 -41.23
565 565 1 425.00 $425.00 $2,401 -20.00
620–622 622 8 415.00 $415.00 $2,581 -5.00
709 709 20 390.00 $390.00 $2,765 +24.95
755 755 2 360.00 $360.00 $2,718 —
870 870 1 315.00 $315.00 $2,740 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
510 510 2 445.00 $445.00 $2,270 +5.00
635 635 1 405.00 $405.00 $2,572 -5.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
525 525 1 420.00 $420.00 $2,205 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
378 378 4 420.00 $420.00 $1,588 -30.00
471 471 6 376.00 $376.00 $1,771 -50.06
555–556 556 10 350.00–352.00 $350.20 $1,947 -26.80
610–624 621 5 300.00–315.00 $302.95 $1,881 -12.05
715 715 1 295.00 $295.00 $2,109 —
750 750 1 270.00 $270.00 $2,025 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
371 371 10 400.00 $400.00 $1,484 -45.71
456 456 10 370.00 $370.00 $1,687 -38.19
560 560 3 347.00 $347.00 $1,943 —
655 655 3 307.00 $307.00 $2,011 +2.00
745 745 1 295.00 $295.00 $2,198 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
344 344 4 400.00 $400.00 $1,376 —
438 438 4 352.00 $352.00 $1,542 -51.99
538 538 8 332.00 $332.00 $1,786 —
630 630 2 270.00 $270.00 $1,701 -45.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
481 481 4 320.00 $320.00 $1,539 —
550 550 3 250.00 $250.00 $1,375 —
632 632 3 277.00 $277.00 $1,751 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
342 342 3 480.00 $480.00 $1,642 —
439 439 5 435.00 $435.00 $1,910 -30.00
495 495 9 370.00–410.00 $396.67 $1,964 -40.11
550–570 558 16 375.00–395.00 $380.78 $2,125 +3.78
620–640 638 9 370.00–382.00 $380.70 $2,429 +25.70
657–662 660 6 377.00–380.00 $378.49 $2,498 —
710 710 2 370.00 $370.00 $2,627 +80.00
758 758 2 340.00 $340.00 $2,577 —
890 890 1 275.00 $275.00 $2,448 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
408–440 419 3 430.00–475.00 $459.24 $1,924 -25.76
495 495 1 305.00 $305.00 $1,510 -122.00
501 501 8 410.00 $410.00 $2,054 —
580 580 3 370.00 $370.00 $2,146 -6.00
620 620 1 375.00 $375.00 $2,325 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 390.00 $390.00 $1,482 —
465 465 1 370.00 $370.00 $1,720 -15.00
700 700 1 355.00 $355.00 $2,485 —
755 755 2 315.00 $315.00 $2,378 —

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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.