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Southside Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, February 5, 2025

256 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $252.73/cwt +3.73 vs last sale · ≈ $1,822/hd at 721 lb · 19 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $265.10/cwt -6.40 vs last sale · ≈ $1,217/hd at 459 lb · 16 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $309.50/cwt -28.48 vs last sale · ≈ $1,278/hd at 413 lb · 14 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 256 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 327.50 $327.50 $1,146 -42.50
455 455 3 320.00 $320.00 $1,456 +29.28
547 547 9 299.50 $299.50 $1,638 -11.50
650–655 651 10 267.00–271.00 $270.60 $1,762 —
701–748 721 19 246.00–263.00 $252.73 $1,822 +3.73
852 852 5 230.00 $230.00 $1,960 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
443 443 6 318.50 $318.50 $1,411 —
490 490 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,323 —
551 551 7 298.50 $298.50 $1,645 -17.50
654 654 6 265.00 $265.00 $1,733 -20.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 485 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,406 +43.00
585 585 2 270.00 $270.00 $1,580 -46.00
670–677 675 4 190.00–218.00 $211.05 $1,425 —
745 745 2 239.00 $239.00 $1,781 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 480 3 290.00 $290.00 $1,392 -10.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
361 361 8 280.50 $280.50 $1,013 +2.23
410–449 446 13 266.00 $266.00 $1,186 -6.00
538 538 12 257.75 $257.75 $1,387 +12.75
568 568 2 255.00 $255.00 $1,448 +4.00
656 656 4 230.00 $230.00 $1,509 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
338 338 3 282.00 $282.00 $953 —
450–485 459 16 240.00–268.00 $265.10 $1,217 -6.40
544 544 7 253.00 $253.00 $1,376 -6.50
636 636 10 234.00 $234.00 $1,488 -12.50
728 728 2 192.00 $192.00 $1,398 +5.75
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
342–345 343 4 273.00 $273.00 $936 —
446 446 5 263.00 $263.00 $1,173 —
545 545 7 256.00 $256.00 $1,395 +21.00
725 725 1 178.00 $178.00 $1,290 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
545 545 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,362 —
630 630 1 224.00 $224.00 $1,411 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
338 338 2 335.00 $335.00 $1,132 -10.00
413 413 14 309.50 $309.50 $1,278 -28.48
498 498 6 290.50 $290.50 $1,447 -14.50
540 540 1 267.00 $267.00 $1,442 —
571 571 7 272.50 $272.50 $1,556 -16.57
630–644 643 10 244.00–246.50 $246.25 $1,583 +46.25
713 713 2 230.00 $230.00 $1,640 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
341 341 6 360.00 $360.00 $1,228 —
429 429 7 307.00 $307.00 $1,317 -53.00
484 484 9 290.50 $290.50 $1,406 -22.57
515 515 1 284.00 $284.00 $1,463 +14.00
565 565 3 271.00 $271.00 $1,531 -19.00
625 625 1 241.00 $241.00 $1,506 +8.50
668 668 3 245.50 $245.50 $1,640 -20.00
745 745 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,639 +9.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
493 493 2 273.00 $273.00 $1,346 -2.00
590 590 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,386 —
657 657 3 234.00 $234.00 $1,537 —
725 725 2 220.00 $220.00 $1,595 —

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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.