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Southside Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, July 8, 2026

118 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 118 284 93
Feeder cattle 118 284 93

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 31, Heifers 39, Bulls 48)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465–475 472 3 410.00–420.00 $416.71 $1,967 —
538 538 6 403.00 $403.00 $2,168 -40.64
568 568 4 407.00 $407.00 $2,312 -38.00
648 648 4 407.00 $407.00 $2,637 —
705 705 2 370.00 $370.00 $2,608 -15.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
482 482 3 421.00 $421.00 $2,029 —
545 545 2 421.00 $421.00 $2,294 —
590 590 2 400.00 $400.00 $2,360 -45.00
615 615 1 410.00 $410.00 $2,522 —
662 662 3 355.00 $355.00 $2,350 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 1 432.00 $432.00 $1,793 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 5 420.00 $420.00 $1,890 -0.73
544 544 4 380.00 $380.00 $2,067 -20.64
658 658 5 337.00 $337.00 $2,217 -47.92
730 730 1 265.00 $265.00 $1,934 -114.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 425.00 $425.00 $1,572 -25.30
450 450 5 417.00 $417.00 $1,876 -3.00
538 538 8 385.00 $385.00 $2,071 +8.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–318 315 3 455.00–467.00 $463.07 $1,459 —
443 443 3 390.00 $390.00 $1,728 -11.00
535 535 2 330.00 $330.00 $1,766 -40.00
640 640 2 325.00 $325.00 $2,080 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 445.00 $445.00 $1,580 -10.00
418 418 2 430.00 $430.00 $1,797 -17.50
460–479 473 6 411.00–415.00 $412.30 $1,950 -47.70
563 563 6 387.00 $387.00 $2,179 -36.81
633 633 8 385.00 $385.00 $2,437 -1.00
650 650 1 380.00 $380.00 $2,470 —
767–790 773 4 255.00–335.00 $314.55 $2,431 —
855 855 1 255.00 $255.00 $2,180 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
328 328 2 450.00 $450.00 $1,476 —
425–433 431 5 410.00–430.00 $426.06 $1,836 -68.94
482 482 5 416.00 $416.00 $2,005 -34.00
560 560 3 378.00 $378.00 $2,117 -54.43
615 615 1 390.00 $390.00 $2,398 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
525 525 1 385.00 $385.00 $2,021 -50.00
570 570 2 290.00 $290.00 $1,653 -145.00

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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.