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Southside Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, August 26, 2026

143 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 bulls $341.00/cwt ≈ $2,193/hd at 643 lb · 11 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 2 bulls $343.00/cwt +33.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,938/hd at 565 lb · 11 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $387.00/cwt +25.00 vs last sale · ≈ $2,140/hd at 553 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 143 148 252
Feeder cattle 143 148 252

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 45, Heifers 39, Bulls 59)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
452–480 459 4 357.00–384.00 $376.94 $1,730 -10.06
520 520 2 340.00 $340.00 $1,768 -37.00
553 553 11 387.00 $387.00 $2,140 —
639–645 641 11 350.00–366.00 $360.15 $2,309 —
758 758 3 342.00 $342.00 $2,592 —
832 832 3 272.00 $272.00 $2,263 —
959 959 5 246.00 $246.00 $2,359 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 475 1 360.00 $360.00 $1,710 —
550 550 2 344.00 $344.00 $1,892 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 2 360.00 $360.00 $1,566 —
600 600 1 332.00 $332.00 $1,992 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363 363 2 345.00 $345.00 $1,252 -15.00
455 455 4 342.00 $342.00 $1,556 +12.00
550 550 5 331.00 $331.00 $1,820 -9.00
650–677 664 6 300.00 $300.00 $1,992 -14.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,348 —
429–435 432 7 335.00 $335.00 $1,447 —
550 550 1 332.00 $332.00 $1,826 —
640 640 4 285.00 $285.00 $1,824 +15.00
700 700 1 282.00 $282.00 $1,974 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,365 -11.00
465 465 2 330.00 $330.00 $1,534 +55.00
538 538 2 305.00 $305.00 $1,641 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,085 —
435 435 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,436 —
635 635 1 287.00 $287.00 $1,822 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 2 370.00 $370.00 $1,184 -47.00
395 395 1 385.00 $385.00 $1,521 +15.00
420 420 2 380.00 $380.00 $1,596 +5.00
500–513 510 5 347.00–351.00 $350.22 $1,786 —
564 564 4 347.00 $347.00 $1,957 -19.00
643 643 11 341.00 $341.00 $2,193 —
770 770 6 287.00 $287.00 $2,210 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 365.00 $365.00 $1,606 -32.00
486 486 8 355.00 $355.00 $1,725 -0.60
565 565 11 343.00 $343.00 $1,938 +33.00
646 646 5 341.00 $341.00 $2,203 +16.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450–465 460 3 330.00–350.00 $336.52 $1,548 -3.48

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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.