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Southside Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, April 9, 2025

145 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $282.15/cwt +22.94 vs last sale · ≈ $2,060/hd at 730 lb · 18 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 145 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 2 327.00 $327.00 $1,472 +70.00
513 513 2 335.00 $335.00 $1,719 +1.00
575 575 1 327.00 $327.00 $1,880 -5.71
605–647 637 4 320.00–335.00 $323.56 $2,061 +7.56
657 657 3 325.00 $325.00 $2,135 —
705–739 730 18 279.00–284.00 $282.15 $2,060 +22.94
770 770 5 276.00 $276.00 $2,125 —
864 864 5 270.00 $270.00 $2,333 +8.41
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 475 3 352.00 $352.00 $1,672 -3.00
505–543 532 4 280.00–337.00 $311.49 $1,657 -19.51
685 685 1 315.00 $315.00 $2,158 +14.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 1 360.00 $360.00 $1,440 —
615 615 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,968 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 270.00 $270.00 $918 —
442 442 9 320.00 $320.00 $1,414 -11.60
450–485 475 7 321.00–327.00 $325.38 $1,546 +115.38
543 543 2 270.00 $270.00 $1,466 -34.88
550 550 5 284.00 $284.00 $1,562 -8.50
675 675 1 255.00 $255.00 $1,721 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 297.00 $297.00 $1,322 —
550–597 574 7 281.00–287.00 $285.32 $1,638 —
605–620 614 4 264.00–273.00 $267.78 $1,644 +6.78
731 731 5 224.00 $224.00 $1,637 -19.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,053 -54.00
440 440 8 320.00 $320.00 $1,408 +35.00
536 536 4 280.00 $280.00 $1,501 -4.00
643 643 2 240.00 $240.00 $1,543 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,380 —
560 560 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,456 —
605 605 1 239.00 $239.00 $1,446 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
347 347 5 375.00 $375.00 $1,301 -10.00
423 423 3 377.00 $377.00 $1,595 +22.07
491–497 493 9 321.00–322.00 $321.34 $1,584 -22.54
530 530 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,590 —
655 655 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,768 +3.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 365.00 $365.00 $1,314 —
423 423 2 365.00 $365.00 $1,544 +5.00
476–480 477 5 340.00 $340.00 $1,622 —
548 548 2 302.00 $302.00 $1,655 —
710 710 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,775 -10.00
840 840 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,890 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
421 421 4 290.00 $290.00 $1,221 —

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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.