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Southside Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, July 22, 2026

87 head sold ·Official USDA report

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 87 133 267
Feeder cattle 87 133 267

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 10, Heifers 54, Bulls 23)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 455.00 $455.00 $1,592 —
548 548 3 407.50 $407.50 $2,233 +82.50
640 640 1 380.00 $380.00 $2,432 -5.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 480 1 402.50 $402.50 $1,932 —
580 580 1 390.00 $390.00 $2,262 +35.00
605 605 1 375.00 $375.00 $2,269 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 1 397.50 $397.50 $1,789 —
560 560 1 385.00 $385.00 $2,156 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
357–393 367 7 361.00–366.00 $362.53 $1,330 -57.47
432 432 7 366.00 $366.00 $1,581 -4.00
480 480 1 357.00 $357.00 $1,714 —
510–529 526 6 330.00–343.00 $340.90 $1,793 +10.90
550 550 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,870 —
623 623 2 301.00 $301.00 $1,875 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–380 378 2 350.00 $350.00 $1,323 -40.55
455–483 476 4 362.50–375.00 $372.01 $1,771 -35.47
545 545 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,853 —
555–570 559 6 322.50–345.00 $339.18 $1,896 -13.84
645 645 1 298.00 $298.00 $1,922 -35.20
660–674 671 5 299.00–305.00 $300.18 $2,014 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,085 —
370 370 1 360.00 $360.00 $1,332 —
444 444 7 342.50 $342.50 $1,521 —
538 538 2 332.00 $332.00 $1,786 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–385 380 2 425.00–450.00 $437.66 $1,663 —
405 405 3 425.00 $425.00 $1,721 —
478–485 479 7 400.00–417.50 $414.97 $1,988 —
575 575 3 370.00 $370.00 $2,128 +8.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
323 323 2 430.00 $430.00 $1,389 —
385 385 1 425.00 $425.00 $1,636 —
480 480 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,920 —
525 525 1 385.00 $385.00 $2,021 —
560 560 1 370.00 $370.00 $2,072 —
615–620 618 2 300.00–355.00 $327.39 $2,023 —

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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.