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Southside Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, March 12, 2025

254 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $300.49/cwt +8.19 vs last sale · ≈ $1,355/hd at 451 lb · 20 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $260.99/cwt +2.97 vs last sale · ≈ $1,412/hd at 541 lb · 20 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $322.75/cwt ≈ $1,736/hd at 538 lb · 16 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 254 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
368 368 2 380.00 $380.00 $1,398 —
445–448 448 13 347.00–352.00 $351.24 $1,574 +16.24
460 460 2 321.00 $321.00 $1,477 -6.50
530–539 538 16 321.00–323.00 $322.75 $1,736 —
642 642 7 283.00 $283.00 $1,817 -6.00
680 680 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,870 -7.50
733 733 3 258.00 $258.00 $1,891 —
795 795 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,789 —
925 925 1 222.00 $222.00 $2,054 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 1 355.00 $355.00 $1,544 —
469 469 6 346.00 $346.00 $1,623 +18.50
545 545 1 315.00 $315.00 $1,717 +8.00
556 556 4 319.00 $319.00 $1,774 —
600 600 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,680 —
680 680 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,768 —
710 710 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,633 —
800 800 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,560 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 1 190.00 $190.00 $770 —
540 540 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,080 —
710 710 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,456 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
570 570 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,568 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363 363 5 310.00 $310.00 $1,125 +10.00
450–463 451 20 296.00–301.00 $300.49 $1,355 +8.19
540–545 541 20 255.00–262.50 $260.99 $1,412 +2.97
570 570 2 225.00 $225.00 $1,282 -28.00
638 638 12 242.50 $242.50 $1,547 +7.50
664 664 4 240.50 $240.50 $1,597 +4.01
740 740 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,517 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
359 359 6 324.00 $324.00 $1,163 -8.50
466 466 4 295.00 $295.00 $1,375 +6.47
527 527 5 274.00 $274.00 $1,444 +31.50
622 622 3 230.00 $230.00 $1,431 -5.00
730 730 4 217.00 $217.00 $1,584 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 250.00 $250.00 $812 -80.00
370 370 6 298.00 $298.00 $1,103 —
453–470 456 5 255.00–270.00 $266.91 $1,217 -22.38
535 535 7 276.00 $276.00 $1,477 +16.81
670 670 1 212.00 $212.00 $1,420 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 297.00 $297.00 $1,040 +37.00
460–465 461 4 230.00–250.00 $235.04 $1,084 —
520 520 3 205.00 $205.00 $1,066 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
428–430 428 7 320.00–350.00 $345.70 $1,480 +5.86
483 483 8 335.00 $335.00 $1,618 ±0.00
520–545 533 2 295.00 $295.00 $1,572 -2.50
562–593 569 9 225.00–302.00 $282.30 $1,606 -0.70
625–645 630 9 264.00–279.00 $266.11 $1,676 +1.64
695 695 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,738 —
708–740 724 4 240.00–241.00 $240.49 $1,741 +13.56
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 4 370.00 $370.00 $1,350 —
406–445 412 7 320.00–355.00 $347.47 $1,432 -0.03
465–480 476 4 290.00–320.00 $312.68 $1,488 —
550–585 555 7 282.00–294.00 $292.19 $1,622 +9.19
710 710 2 240.00 $240.00 $1,704 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
409 409 4 330.00 $330.00 $1,350 —
494 494 5 290.00 $290.00 $1,433 -20.00
600 600 1 267.00 $267.00 $1,602 +57.00

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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.