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Southside Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, June 10, 2026

188 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $419.00/cwt ≈ $2,837/hd at 677 lb · 39 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $419.73/cwt -5.27 vs last sale · ≈ $2,481/hd at 591 lb · 31 head
Blackstone, VA 6-weight steers brought $417/cwt, running $3/cwt below the VA average ($420) and $39/cwt under Harrisonburg, VA ($456). The class is down $12 from its mid-May peak of $428/cwt. What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 188 198 217
Feeder cattle 188 198 217

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 108, Heifers 58, Bulls 22)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
471 471 5 440.00 $440.00 $2,072 +10.00
510–520 513 3 395.00–440.00 $424.81 $2,179 -1.96
577–599 591 31 406.00–427.00 $419.73 $2,481 -5.27
624–643 631 8 402.00–410.00 $405.06 $2,556 -9.94
677 677 39 419.00 $419.00 $2,837 —
763–785 766 8 370.00–391.00 $388.31 $2,974 +28.31
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460–490 473 3 420.00–440.00 $426.48 $2,017 —
545 545 2 387.00 $387.00 $2,109 -58.00
643 643 4 350.00 $350.00 $2,250 -55.00
655 655 1 382.00 $382.00 $2,502 —
720 720 1 335.00 $335.00 $2,412 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
585 585 1 370.00 $370.00 $2,164 —
655 655 1 340.00 $340.00 $2,227 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
600 600 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,920 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 417.00 $417.00 $1,605 +17.00
420 420 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,470 —
457 457 9 375.00 $375.00 $1,714 +5.00
520 520 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,664 —
550 550 5 320.00 $320.00 $1,760 -27.00
630–643 639 3 300.00–310.00 $303.29 $1,938 —
715 715 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,930 -25.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455 455 3 375.00 $375.00 $1,706 -1.00
559–595 567 9 300.00–352.00 $345.12 $1,957 -5.08
610–620 618 6 302.00–327.00 $322.89 $1,995 +19.94
750 750 1 275.00 $275.00 $2,062 +5.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,122 -70.00
353 353 2 330.00 $330.00 $1,165 —
450 450 7 350.00 $350.00 $1,575 —
563 563 3 300.00 $300.00 $1,689 —
645 645 2 275.00 $275.00 $1,774 +5.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 2 270.00 $270.00 $1,242 -50.00
585 585 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,755 +50.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–391 386 5 465.00 $465.00 $1,795 —
400 400 2 430.00–450.00 $440.00 $1,760 -19.24
485–488 486 5 397.00–420.00 $410.77 $1,996 +105.77
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
508–535 515 4 375.00–410.00 $400.91 $2,065 —
555–585 570 2 350.00–360.00 $355.13 $2,024 -25.65
644 644 4 345.00 $345.00 $2,222 -35.70

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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.