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Southside Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, August 5, 2026

139 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $322.00/cwt +8.16 vs last sale · ≈ $2,087/hd at 648 lb · 13 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $344.17/cwt ≈ $1,903/hd at 553 lb · 12 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 2 bulls $433.40/cwt ≈ $1,664/hd at 384 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 139 139 185
Feeder cattle 139 139 185

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 30, Heifers 59, Bulls 50)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
495 495 1 396.00 $396.00 $1,960 +26.00
553–560 554 11 386.00–389.00 $388.72 $2,154 -21.28
654 654 4 358.00 $358.00 $2,341 +13.00
710 710 1 320.00 $320.00 $2,272 —
805 805 4 314.00 $314.00 $2,528 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 425.00 $425.00 $1,658 +45.00
459 459 4 420.00 $420.00 $1,928 —
515 515 1 377.00 $377.00 $1,942 -10.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
505 505 1 352.00 $352.00 $1,778 —
640 640 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,760 —
685 685 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,712 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 2 362.00 $362.00 $1,303 +2.00
465 465 1 367.00 $367.00 $1,707 +27.90
500 500 1 335.00 $335.00 $1,675 +5.47
553 553 12 340.00–345.00 $344.17 $1,903 —
648 648 13 322.00 $322.00 $2,087 —
705–719 716 5 307.00 $307.00 $2,198 +47.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–328 325 4 332.00–365.00 $357.00 $1,160 —
453–475 464 4 331.00–367.00 $348.57 $1,617 +15.47
540 540 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,728 +10.00
558 558 2 270.00 $270.00 $1,507 -31.94
600 600 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,740 -13.42
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
354 354 5 330.00 $330.00 $1,168 -40.00
440 440 4 362.00 $362.00 $1,593 +27.00
575 575 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,581 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 325.00 $325.00 $1,170 —
410 410 1 317.00 $317.00 $1,300 —
585 585 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,638 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 370.00 $370.00 $1,276 —
359–399 384 11 430.00–440.00 $433.40 $1,664 —
410–425 418 2 380.00–410.00 $395.27 $1,652 +20.27
470 470 1 370.00 $370.00 $1,739 +12.00
505 505 1 375.00 $375.00 $1,894 —
590 590 1 342.00 $342.00 $2,018 -5.00
645 645 1 165.00 $165.00 $1,064 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 455.00 $455.00 $1,456 —
420–448 439 3 410.00 $410.00 $1,800 +25.00
494 494 7 388.00 $388.00 $1,917 +30.00
548 548 5 347.00 $347.00 $1,902 —
725 725 1 310.00 $310.00 $2,248 +20.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,520 —
485 485 2 340.00 $340.00 $1,649 -16.00
550–568 565 7 317.00–327.00 $325.61 $1,840 —
638 638 5 292.00 $292.00 $1,863 —

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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.