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Southside Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, August 12, 2026

110 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $336.62/cwt ≈ $2,188/hd at 650 lb · 16 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 110 139 271
Feeder cattle 110 139 271

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 24, Heifers 48, Bulls 38)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
565 565 2 385.00 $385.00 $2,175 -3.72
650–658 656 4 352.00–357.00 $355.76 $2,334 -2.24
740 740 1 350.00 $350.00 $2,590 +30.00
751 751 5 365.00 $365.00 $2,741 —
843 843 3 325.00 $325.00 $2,740 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
583 583 3 370.00 $370.00 $2,157 —
615–628 624 3 360.00–364.00 $361.31 $2,255 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
373 373 2 430.00 $430.00 $1,604 —
450 450 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,800 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 485 1 377.00 $377.00 $1,828 +10.00
650–653 650 16 334.00–337.00 $336.62 $2,188 —
750 750 2 287.00 $287.00 $2,152 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
322 322 3 416.00 $416.00 $1,340 —
461 461 4 377.00 $377.00 $1,738 —
568 568 8 367.00 $367.00 $2,085 +92.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 6 420.00 $420.00 $1,428 +63.00
453 453 3 377.00 $377.00 $1,708 +28.43
553 553 3 355.00 $355.00 $1,963 +85.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
545 545 2 340.00 $340.00 $1,853 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
348 348 2 435.00 $435.00 $1,514 -20.00
408 408 2 424.00 $424.00 $1,730 +14.00
500 500 3 381.00 $381.00 $1,905 —
568 568 3 353.00 $353.00 $2,005 —
636 636 6 342.00 $342.00 $2,175 —
749 749 5 321.50 $321.50 $2,408 +11.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 6 425.00 $425.00 $1,466 +55.00
425–435 427 6 407.00–410.00 $407.51 $1,740 +12.24
505 505 3 386.00 $386.00 $1,949 +11.00
550 550 2 346.00 $346.00 $1,903 —

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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.