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Southside Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, June 17, 2026

107 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $377.02/cwt ≈ $2,002/hd at 531 lb · 15 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 107 188 262
Feeder cattle 107 188 262

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 19, Heifers 57, Bulls 31)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 1 370.00 $370.00 $1,665 -70.00
556–575 562 6 435.00 $435.00 $2,445 +15.27
667 667 3 395.00 $395.00 $2,635 -24.00
710 710 1 390.00 $390.00 $2,769 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 2 455.00 $455.00 $1,979 —
557 557 5 422.00 $422.00 $2,351 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
605 605 1 385.00 $385.00 $2,329 +65.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 3 400.00 $400.00 $1,300 —
470–482 475 7 420.00 $420.00 $1,995 +45.00
523–535 531 15 375.00–378.00 $377.02 $2,002 —
550 550 1 361.00 $361.00 $1,986 +15.88
618–641 630 8 330.00–335.00 $332.45 $2,094 +9.56
710 710 2 295.00 $295.00 $2,094 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
368 368 2 402.00 $402.00 $1,479 -15.00
465 465 5 405.00 $405.00 $1,883 +30.00
533 533 4 355.00 $355.00 $1,892 +35.00
625 625 1 321.00 $321.00 $2,006 +17.71
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
323 323 2 427.00 $427.00 $1,379 +97.00
453 453 2 375.00 $375.00 $1,699 +25.00
503 503 2 327.00 $327.00 $1,645 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,292 —
480 480 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,680 +80.00
500 500 1 327.00 $327.00 $1,635 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 2 490.00 $490.00 $1,494 —
405 405 1 470.00 $470.00 $1,904 —
502 502 5 425.00 $425.00 $2,134 +24.09
562–588 569 8 385.00–389.00 $387.97 $2,208 +32.84
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
334 334 6 485.00 $485.00 $1,620 —
413 413 3 472.00 $472.00 $1,949 +32.00
503–530 512 3 397.00–427.00 $416.65 $2,133 —
625 625 1 370.00 $370.00 $2,312 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
530 530 1 382.00 $382.00 $2,025 —
660 660 1 362.00 $362.00 $2,389 —

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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.