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Southside Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, January 29, 2025

237 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $313.07/cwt ≈ $1,537/hd at 491 lb · 17 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $289.07/cwt +31.57 vs last sale · ≈ $1,619/hd at 560 lb · 15 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $337.98/cwt ≈ $1,420/hd at 420 lb · 14 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 237 22 122
Feeder cattle 237 22 122

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 59, Heifers 90, Bulls 88)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 370.00 $370.00 $1,406 —
448 448 3 320.00 $320.00 $1,434 —
450–490 463 3 270.00–302.00 $290.72 $1,346 —
539 539 9 311.00 $311.00 $1,676 —
555 555 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,665 —
641 641 4 277.00 $277.00 $1,776 +8.00
689 689 3 243.00 $243.00 $1,674 —
735 735 3 249.00 $249.00 $1,830 +16.00
760 760 4 256.00 $256.00 $1,946 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 335.00 $335.00 $1,240 —
515–530 521 10 270.00–321.00 $313.73 $1,635 —
552 552 3 316.00 $316.00 $1,744 —
679 679 5 285.00 $285.00 $1,935 —
740 740 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,813 +6.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 480 1 247.00 $247.00 $1,186 —
525 525 1 292.00 $292.00 $1,533 +44.50
558 558 3 316.00 $316.00 $1,763 —
630 630 2 190.00 $190.00 $1,197 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 485 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,455 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 220.00 $220.00 $737 —
351–380 355 8 278.00–280.00 $278.27 $988 —
415 415 1 272.00 $272.00 $1,129 -10.24
451–475 453 13 245.00–270.25 $268.21 $1,215 —
538 538 4 245.00 $245.00 $1,318 —
595 595 2 251.00 $251.00 $1,493 —
625–630 629 6 240.00–243.50 $242.92 $1,528 —
730 730 2 192.00 $192.00 $1,402 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
368 368 3 283.00 $283.00 $1,041 —
458 458 8 271.50 $271.50 $1,243 —
549 549 10 259.50 $259.50 $1,425 —
550–563 558 4 220.00 $220.00 $1,228 —
633 633 6 246.50 $246.50 $1,560 —
660 660 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,155 —
705–745 734 4 165.00–209.00 $186.25 $1,367 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
369–375 370 9 270.00–275.00 $270.56 $1,001 —
538 538 2 235.00 $235.00 $1,264 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 2 267.00 $267.00 $1,041 —
410 410 1 200.00 $200.00 $820 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 345.00 $345.00 $1,121 —
400–423 420 14 265.00–355.00 $337.98 $1,420 —
480 480 1 305.00 $305.00 $1,464 -15.00
503–505 503 9 290.00 $290.00 $1,459 —
560 560 15 220.00–294.00 $289.07 $1,619 +31.57
645 645 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,290 -35.00
653 653 6 255.50 $255.50 $1,668 —
845 845 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,563 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 2 320.00–325.00 $322.50 $984 —
385 385 1 305.00 $305.00 $1,174 —
419 419 7 360.00 $360.00 $1,508 +30.00
455–493 491 17 297.00–314.00 $313.07 $1,537 —
520 520 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,404 —
567 567 5 290.00 $290.00 $1,644 —
610 610 1 232.50 $232.50 $1,418 —
680 680 1 265.50 $265.50 $1,805 —
728 728 3 211.00 $211.00 $1,536 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
458 458 2 275.00 $275.00 $1,260 —

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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.