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Southside Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, February 26, 2025

212 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $257.95/cwt ≈ $1,439/hd at 558 lb · 18 head
light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $311.85/cwt +45.85 vs last sale · ≈ $1,369/hd at 439 lb · 17 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $275.70/cwt +5.10 vs last sale · ≈ $1,836/hd at 666 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 212 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 332.00 $332.00 $1,295 —
450–475 453 8 264.00–315.50 $308.75 $1,399 -11.25
548 548 4 309.00 $309.00 $1,693 +9.50
583 583 2 305.00 $305.00 $1,778 —
620 620 4 293.00 $293.00 $1,817 —
659–672 666 12 275.00–276.50 $275.70 $1,836 +5.10
735–738 737 5 255.00 $255.00 $1,879 +2.27
895 895 1 224.00 $224.00 $2,005 —
917 917 3 217.00 $217.00 $1,990 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
471 471 4 306.00 $306.00 $1,441 +36.00
540 540 1 304.00 $304.00 $1,642 —
555–580 570 5 299.00–299.50 $299.19 $1,705 +0.69
655 655 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,703 -5.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490 490 2 267.00 $267.00 $1,308 -23.00
720 720 1 246.00 $246.00 $1,771 +7.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
383 383 2 277.00 $277.00 $1,061 —
475 475 1 287.00 $287.00 $1,363 +21.90
555–590 558 18 254.00–259.50 $257.95 $1,439 —
600–622 620 9 243.00–247.50 $247.02 $1,532 +13.02
668–683 677 7 242.00–243.00 $242.42 $1,641 —
735 735 1 196.00 $196.00 $1,441 +4.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–335 331 4 260.00–277.00 $272.89 $903 —
405–443 439 17 286.00–315.00 $311.85 $1,369 +45.85
534 534 6 279.00 $279.00 $1,490 +21.25
550 550 1 268.00 $268.00 $1,474 +13.00
635–640 636 4 241.00 $241.00 $1,533 —
690 690 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,587 ±0.00
722 722 3 215.00 $215.00 $1,552 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
368 368 8 298.00 $298.00 $1,097 —
425–445 443 8 275.00–296.00 $293.48 $1,300 +30.48
450 450 2 280.00 $280.00 $1,260 —
593 593 2 250.00 $250.00 $1,482 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 185.00 $185.00 $666 —
403 403 2 170.00 $170.00 $685 —
670 670 1 222.00 $222.00 $1,487 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
343 343 2 334.00 $334.00 $1,146 -1.00
433 433 4 308.50 $308.50 $1,336 -1.00
491 491 8 305.50 $305.50 $1,500 +15.00
510 510 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,377 +3.00
550–570 565 5 226.00–266.00 $257.00 $1,452 -15.50
615 615 1 252.00 $252.00 $1,550 +5.75
677 677 6 252.50 $252.50 $1,709 —
731 731 5 220.50 $220.50 $1,612 -9.50
844 844 4 211.00 $211.00 $1,781 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
334 334 8 337.00 $337.00 $1,126 -23.00
390 390 1 304.00 $304.00 $1,186 —
425 425 5 304.00 $304.00 $1,292 -3.00
475 475 3 303.00 $303.00 $1,439 +12.50
558–585 567 3 240.00–254.00 $249.19 $1,413 -21.81
660 660 1 244.00 $244.00 $1,610 -1.50
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 315.00 $315.00 $1,071 —
505 505 1 227.00 $227.00 $1,146 —
610 610 1 246.00 $246.00 $1,501 —

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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.