Southside Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, January 15, 2025

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $281.56/cwt -9.44 vs last sale · ≈ $1,771/hd at 629 lb · 15 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	161	49	50
Feeder cattle	161	49	50

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 43, Heifers 59, Bulls 59)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
463	463	3	315.00	$315.00	$1,458	+6.00
539–540	539	5	295.00–306.00	$303.80	$1,637	—
612–640	629	15	273.00–295.00	$281.56	$1,771	-9.44
700	700	1	242.00	$242.00	$1,694	—
755	755	1	240.00	$240.00	$1,812	—
800–825	813	2	210.00–220.00	$215.08	$1,749	—
940	940	2	209.00	$209.00	$1,965	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385	385	2	345.00	$345.00	$1,328	+50.00
470	470	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,410	—
528	528	3	306.00	$306.00	$1,616	—
620	620	1	260.00	$260.00	$1,612	—
650	650	1	235.00	$235.00	$1,528	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
538	538	3	291.00	$291.00	$1,566	—
680	680	1	187.00	$187.00	$1,272	—
705	705	1	235.00	$235.00	$1,657	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
685	685	1	255.00	$255.00	$1,747	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360	360	3	255.00	$255.00	$918	-5.00
452	452	9	242.00	$242.00	$1,094	+8.87
510–542	537	6	225.00–237.50	$235.52	$1,265	—
624	624	8	228.50	$228.50	$1,426	+10.50
650–673	665	3	210.00–216.00	$214.05	$1,423	+2.05
720	720	6	198.00	$198.00	$1,426	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–378	371	4	221.00–239.00	$234.75	$871	-0.25
435	435	1	220.00	$220.00	$957	—
452–475	456	6	230.00–238.00	$236.61	$1,079	—
545	545	4	236.00	$236.00	$1,286	—
628	628	2	223.00	$223.00	$1,400	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
458	458	2	227.00	$227.00	$1,040	—
563	563	2	195.00	$195.00	$1,098	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385	385	1	195.00	$195.00	$751	-60.00
460	460	1	227.00	$227.00	$1,044	—
560	560	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,008	-37.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	6	365.00	$365.00	$1,241	—
417–440	420	8	275.00–355.00	$344.52	$1,447	—
470–495	489	9	230.00–315.00	$297.43	$1,454	—
569	569	6	275.00	$275.00	$1,565	+28.00
617	617	3	225.00	$225.00	$1,388	—
752	752	5	187.00	$187.00	$1,406	—
835	835	3	167.00	$167.00	$1,394	+7.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375	375	1	345.00	$345.00	$1,294	—
428	428	4	350.00	$350.00	$1,498	—
505	505	4	295.00	$295.00	$1,490	—
550–560	558	4	215.00–240.00	$233.83	$1,305	—
655	655	1	212.00	$212.00	$1,389	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
398	398	2	305.00	$305.00	$1,214	—
545	545	1	237.00	$237.00	$1,292	—
695	695	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,286	—
730	730	1	173.00	$173.00	$1,263	—

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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.