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Southside Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, March 26, 2025

127 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 127 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 360.00 $360.00 $1,170 —
425 425 1 342.00 $342.00 $1,454 —
515–535 525 2 330.00–333.00 $331.47 $1,740 +16.47
640–642 641 7 311.00–316.00 $313.85 $2,012 +14.85
705–720 713 2 240.00 $240.00 $1,711 -24.00
810 810 2 250.00 $250.00 $2,025 +8.00
880 880 1 230.00 $230.00 $2,024 -2.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435–440 438 2 330.00–365.00 $347.60 $1,522 +12.60
555 555 3 328.00 $328.00 $1,820 +28.77
616 616 5 314.00 $314.00 $1,934 +18.00
650–653 653 6 315.00–316.00 $315.83 $2,062 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
493 493 2 262.00 $262.00 $1,292 -38.00
540 540 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,620 —
660 660 1 310.00 $310.00 $2,046 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 380.00 $380.00 $1,463 —
585 585 1 315.00 $315.00 $1,843 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
387 387 3 323.00 $323.00 $1,250 —
440 440 2 300.00 $300.00 $1,320 —
549 549 5 273.50 $273.50 $1,502 +4.50
560–575 568 2 264.00–266.00 $265.01 $1,505 -2.99
637 637 5 272.00 $272.00 $1,733 +6.00
655–675 662 3 260.00–270.00 $266.60 $1,765 +13.98
705 705 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,657 +4.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 4 317.00 $317.00 $1,141 +4.18
405–434 429 6 297.00–325.00 $320.60 $1,375 +20.92
455 455 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,115 —
525 525 2 271.00 $271.00 $1,423 +26.75
555 555 1 267.00 $267.00 $1,482 —
605 605 1 271.00 $271.00 $1,640 —
685 685 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,576 -39.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 4 322.50 $322.50 $1,193 —
430–438 435 3 287.00–300.00 $295.72 $1,286 +10.72
538–540 539 4 272.00–275.00 $273.50 $1,474 +11.50
663 663 2 230.00 $230.00 $1,525 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,086 -26.00
465 465 1 272.00 $272.00 $1,265 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 335.00 $335.00 $1,290 —
421 421 5 370.00 $370.00 $1,558 +2.50
460 460 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,472 -30.00
500 500 2 325.00 $325.00 $1,625 —
552 552 3 296.00 $296.00 $1,634 +19.00
663 663 3 273.00 $273.00 $1,810 +11.50
737 737 3 255.00 $255.00 $1,879 +25.00
775 775 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,821 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 2 392.00 $392.00 $1,411 —
405–425 411 4 335.00–375.00 $347.43 $1,428 -18.57
485–495 493 6 325.00–339.00 $336.71 $1,660 -4.29
583 583 2 290.00 $290.00 $1,691 —
720 720 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,800 +23.00
845 845 1 217.00 $217.00 $1,834 +1.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
570 570 2 267.00 $267.00 $1,522 —

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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.