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Southside Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, April 2, 2025

245 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $294.75/cwt +21.25 vs last sale · ≈ $1,609/hd at 546 lb · 18 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $332.71/cwt ≈ $1,886/hd at 567 lb · 17 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $304.88/cwt +33.88 vs last sale · ≈ $1,619/hd at 531 lb · 14 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 245 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
368–375 370 3 290.00–385.00 $352.93 $1,306 —
440 440 1 353.00 $353.00 $1,553 +11.00
468 468 2 257.00 $257.00 $1,203 —
515 515 1 334.00 $334.00 $1,720 +2.53
552–594 567 17 330.50–334.00 $332.71 $1,886 —
639 639 7 316.00 $316.00 $2,019 +2.15
740–745 744 5 254.00–260.50 $259.21 $1,929 +19.21
860–888 881 9 251.00–265.00 $261.59 $2,305 +31.59
988 988 3 253.00 $253.00 $2,500 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
333 333 2 365.00 $365.00 $1,215 —
360 360 1 325.00 $325.00 $1,170 —
433 433 2 352.00 $352.00 $1,524 +4.40
458 458 5 355.00 $355.00 $1,626 —
544 544 6 331.00 $331.00 $1,801 —
580 580 6 325.00 $325.00 $1,885 -3.00
620 620 1 313.00 $313.00 $1,941 -1.00
685 685 1 301.00 $301.00 $2,062 -14.83
717 717 3 259.00 $259.00 $1,857 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
515 515 1 324.00 $324.00 $1,669 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 335.00 $335.00 $1,323 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
351 351 11 328.00 $328.00 $1,151 +11.00
434–445 436 12 315.00–335.00 $331.60 $1,446 +11.00
488 488 2 210.00 $210.00 $1,025 -35.00
528–543 531 14 287.00–325.00 $304.88 $1,619 +33.88
579 579 7 292.50 $292.50 $1,694 +25.50
617 617 3 252.00 $252.00 $1,555 -19.00
700–730 715 2 243.00 $243.00 $1,737 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
454 454 7 318.00 $318.00 $1,444 —
546 546 18 294.75 $294.75 $1,609 +21.25
636 636 4 261.00 $261.00 $1,660 -11.00
695 695 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,738 -16.60
715 715 4 243.00 $243.00 $1,737 +8.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
362 362 3 324.00 $324.00 $1,173 +1.50
425 425 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,211 -10.72
461 461 12 305.00 $305.00 $1,406 —
549 549 5 284.00 $284.00 $1,559 +10.50
710 710 1 243.00 $243.00 $1,725 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
505 505 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,364 —
720 720 1 243.00 $243.00 $1,750 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
338 338 4 385.00 $385.00 $1,301 —
410–423 421 8 340.00–357.00 $354.93 $1,494 +7.50
493 493 8 342.00–347.00 $343.88 $1,695 +7.17
564–570 566 7 282.00–287.00 $283.44 $1,604 -6.56
625 625 1 274.00 $274.00 $1,712 —
650 650 3 267.00 $267.00 $1,736 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 385.00 $385.00 $1,328 —
424 424 7 360.00 $360.00 $1,526 -10.00
510 510 3 340.00 $340.00 $1,734 +15.00
578 578 2 285.00 $285.00 $1,647 -11.00
660–662 661 9 269.50–270.00 $269.67 $1,783 -3.33
720 720 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,872 +5.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
313 313 2 340.00 $340.00 $1,064 —
450–465 458 2 315.00–335.00 $325.16 $1,489 —
550 550 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,375 -17.00

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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.