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Southside Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, March 19, 2025

228 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $291.50/cwt -8.99 vs last sale · ≈ $1,329/hd at 456 lb · 15 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $350.00/cwt +15.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,701/hd at 486 lb · 13 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $269.00/cwt +8.01 vs last sale · ≈ $1,450/hd at 539 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 228 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
488 488 3 340.00 $340.00 $1,659 +19.00
525 525 1 315.00 $315.00 $1,654 -7.75
556 556 4 323.00 $323.00 $1,796 —
627 627 5 299.00 $299.00 $1,875 +16.00
728 728 3 264.00 $264.00 $1,922 +6.00
815 815 1 242.00 $242.00 $1,972 —
870 870 4 232.50 $232.50 $2,023 —
924 924 5 225.50 $225.50 $2,084 +3.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
438 438 2 335.00 $335.00 $1,467 -20.00
510–530 514 5 315.00–327.00 $324.53 $1,668 +9.53
560–578 567 5 287.00–317.00 $299.23 $1,697 -19.77
616 616 4 296.00 $296.00 $1,823 +16.00
835 835 1 238.00 $238.00 $1,987 +43.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
515 515 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,288 —
620 620 1 282.00 $282.00 $1,748 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 480 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,440 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 3 317.00 $317.00 $1,062 —
456 456 15 291.50 $291.50 $1,329 -8.99
539 539 12 269.00 $269.00 $1,450 +8.01
560 560 4 268.00 $268.00 $1,501 +43.00
637 637 8 266.00 $266.00 $1,694 +23.50
668–670 669 5 241.00–270.00 $252.62 $1,690 +12.12
702 702 3 231.00 $231.00 $1,622 —
785 785 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,570 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–368 366 4 300.00–317.00 $312.82 $1,145 -11.18
410–433 430 7 285.00–302.00 $299.68 $1,289 —
500–549 538 6 200.00–260.00 $244.25 $1,314 -29.75
641 641 4 254.00 $254.00 $1,628 +24.00
688 688 11 269.00 $269.00 $1,851 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
341 341 6 308.00 $308.00 $1,050 +58.00
429 429 6 285.00 $285.00 $1,223 —
547 547 6 262.00 $262.00 $1,433 -14.00
622 622 3 240.00 $240.00 $1,493 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 301.00 $301.00 $1,159 +4.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 2 415.00 $415.00 $1,328 —
419 419 10 367.50 $367.50 $1,540 +21.80
486 486 13 350.00 $350.00 $1,701 +15.00
565 565 2 277.00 $277.00 $1,565 -5.30
605 605 1 263.00 $263.00 $1,591 -3.11
664 664 7 261.50 $261.50 $1,736 +11.50
730 730 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,679 -10.49
847 847 3 210.00 $210.00 $1,779 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 9 375.00–395.00 $392.78 $1,277 —
406 406 9 366.00 $366.00 $1,486 +18.53
481 481 9 341.00 $341.00 $1,640 +28.32
505–549 540 6 265.00–328.00 $282.95 $1,528 —
625 625 1 256.00 $256.00 $1,600 —
710 710 1 227.00 $227.00 $1,612 -13.00
820 820 1 216.00 $216.00 $1,771 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
640 640 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,600 —
770 770 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,309 —

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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.