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Southside Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, March 5, 2025

190 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 bulls $264.47/cwt +12.47 vs last sale · ≈ $1,698/hd at 642 lb · 14 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $288.53/cwt ≈ $1,339/hd at 464 lb · 13 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 3 heifers $289.29/cwt +9.29 vs last sale · ≈ $1,331/hd at 460 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 190 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 2 335.00 $335.00 $1,491 —
480 480 2 327.50 $327.50 $1,572 +18.75
551–595 560 5 292.50–308.00 $304.71 $1,706 -0.29
619 619 4 289.00 $289.00 $1,789 -4.00
650 650 1 282.50 $282.50 $1,836 +6.80
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,468 —
538 538 2 295.00 $295.00 $1,587 —
605 605 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,210 —
760 760 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,672 —
865 865 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,644 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 365.00 $365.00 $1,296 —
495 495 1 327.50 $327.50 $1,621 +21.50
525 525 1 307.00 $307.00 $1,612 +3.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
357 357 3 332.50 $332.50 $1,187 —
400 400 1 282.50 $282.50 $1,130 —
461–475 464 13 287.00–289.00 $288.53 $1,339 —
545–546 546 8 225.00–245.00 $242.50 $1,324 -36.50
550–565 561 4 225.00–240.00 $236.33 $1,326 -31.67
636 636 6 235.00 $235.00 $1,495 -6.00
663 663 2 236.00 $236.00 $1,565 +6.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
344 344 5 325.00 $325.00 $1,118 —
375 375 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,125 +23.00
460–470 463 8 280.00–296.00 $292.30 $1,353 +5.30
540–548 546 5 250.00–260.00 $258.02 $1,409 —
585 585 1 253.00 $253.00 $1,480 -4.95
645 645 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,516 -12.02
654–662 656 10 233.00–238.00 $236.49 $1,551 -5.93
700 700 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,470 +14.00
750 750 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,538 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 2 330.00 $330.00 $1,106 —
457–473 460 11 277.50–292.00 $289.29 $1,331 +9.29
532–540 533 10 252.00–260.00 $259.19 $1,381 —
605 605 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,180 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,001 +75.00
441 441 6 260.00 $260.00 $1,147 —
620 620 2 200.00 $200.00 $1,240 —
700 700 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,330 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
343 343 3 365.00 $365.00 $1,252 +31.00
355–380 368 2 330.00–360.00 $345.51 $1,271 —
415–435 422 3 330.00–345.00 $339.84 $1,434 +31.34
478 478 9 335.00 $335.00 $1,601 +29.50
500 500 1 297.50 $297.50 $1,488 +27.50
565 565 7 283.00 $283.00 $1,599 +26.00
625–645 642 14 255.00–266.00 $264.47 $1,698 +12.47
715–725 719 5 215.00–235.00 $226.93 $1,632 +6.43
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 345.00 $345.00 $1,087 +8.00
420 420 2 347.50 $347.50 $1,460 +43.50
505–540 516 8 288.00–310.00 $303.00 $1,563 —
560 560 1 283.00 $283.00 $1,585 +33.81
630 630 1 253.00 $253.00 $1,594 —
655 655 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,638 +6.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,326 —
475 475 3 310.00 $310.00 $1,472 —
630 630 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,323 -36.00

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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.