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Southside Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, August 19, 2026

148 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $340.00/cwt ≈ $1,989/hd at 585 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 148 110 312
Feeder cattle 148 110 312

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 26, Heifers 63, Bulls 59)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 480 1 387.00 $387.00 $1,858 —
510–546 540 6 377.00 $377.00 $2,036 —
595 595 3 362.00 $362.00 $2,154 -23.00
659–665 660 9 355.00–376.00 $373.65 $2,466 +17.89
725–744 740 5 330.00–352.00 $347.69 $2,573 -2.31
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 485 1 380.00 $380.00 $1,843 —
700 700 1 326.00 $326.00 $2,282 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
387 387 3 360.00 $360.00 $1,393 —
428 428 5 332.00 $332.00 $1,421 —
490 490 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,617 -47.00
543 543 7 336.00 $336.00 $1,824 —
585 585 11 340.00 $340.00 $1,989 —
625–630 626 6 290.00–321.00 $315.80 $1,977 —
672 672 8 314.00 $314.00 $2,110 -22.62
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
348 348 6 360.00 $360.00 $1,253 -60.00
458 458 5 337.00 $337.00 $1,543 -40.00
537 537 8 333.00 $333.00 $1,788 —
620 620 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,674 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 361.00 $361.00 $1,336 —
455 455 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,251 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 417.00 $417.00 $1,418 -18.00
385 385 1 370.00 $370.00 $1,424 —
432 432 8 375.00 $375.00 $1,620 -49.00
478 478 6 367.00 $367.00 $1,754 —
576 576 8 366.00 $366.00 $2,108 +13.00
665 665 3 340.00 $340.00 $2,261 —
720 720 1 300.00 $300.00 $2,160 -21.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
347 347 9 420.00 $420.00 $1,457 -5.00
406 406 7 397.00 $397.00 $1,612 -10.51
483–488 485 5 355.00–356.00 $355.60 $1,725 —
535 535 2 365.00 $365.00 $1,953 -21.00
565 565 1 310.00 $310.00 $1,752 -36.00
633 633 2 325.00 $325.00 $2,057 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 327.00 $327.00 $1,455 —
460 460 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,564 —
543 543 3 332.00 $332.00 $1,803 —

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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.