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Southside Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, April 16, 2025

213 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $355.42/cwt +28.42 vs last sale · ≈ $1,656/hd at 466 lb · 12 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $319.08/cwt ≈ $1,761/hd at 552 lb · 11 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $293.45/cwt +9.45 vs last sale · ≈ $1,640/hd at 559 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 213 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
383 383 2 397.00 $397.00 $1,521 —
460–473 466 12 342.00–365.00 $355.42 $1,656 +28.42
520 520 1 365.00 $365.00 $1,898 +30.00
551 551 6 361.00 $361.00 $1,989 +34.00
629 629 5 335.00 $335.00 $2,107 +11.44
738 738 3 286.00 $286.00 $2,111 +3.85
760 760 1 283.00 $283.00 $2,151 +7.00
825 825 4 271.00 $271.00 $2,236 —
852 852 3 264.00 $264.00 $2,249 -6.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
343 343 4 406.00 $406.00 $1,393 —
405–420 413 2 340.00–357.00 $348.35 $1,439 —
455–465 463 4 305.00–365.00 $350.24 $1,622 -1.76
530 530 1 353.00 $353.00 $1,871 +41.51
551 551 6 360.00 $360.00 $1,984 —
678 678 2 321.00 $321.00 $2,176 +6.00
740 740 1 277.00 $277.00 $2,050 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 385.00 $385.00 $1,482 —
442 442 3 345.00 $345.00 $1,525 —
520 520 1 345.00 $345.00 $1,794 —
630–640 635 2 250.00–290.00 $269.84 $1,713 -50.16

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 365.00 $365.00 $1,314 —
410–440 433 8 330.00–347.00 $342.97 $1,485 +22.97
450 450 3 347.00 $347.00 $1,562 +21.62
540–546 545 6 290.00–304.00 $301.69 $1,644 +31.69
555–559 559 10 293.00–293.50 $293.45 $1,640 +9.45
632 632 10 265.50 $265.50 $1,678 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
354 354 4 370.00 $370.00 $1,310 —
459 459 4 340.00 $340.00 $1,561 —
545 545 9 296.25 $296.25 $1,615 —
550 550 1 294.00 $294.00 $1,617 +8.68
638 638 9 267.50 $267.50 $1,707 -0.28
703–720 709 3 235.00–250.00 $244.92 $1,736 +20.92
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
373 373 3 352.00 $352.00 $1,313 +82.00
445 445 3 340.00 $340.00 $1,513 +20.00
525–534 533 7 290.00–295.00 $294.30 $1,569 +14.30
630 630 2 263.50 $263.50 $1,660 +23.50
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 360.00 $360.00 $1,314 —
428 428 3 320.00 $320.00 $1,370 —
575 575 2 235.00 $235.00 $1,351 -25.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 405.00 $405.00 $1,377 —
411 411 4 375.00 $375.00 $1,541 +10.00
469 469 4 350.00 $350.00 $1,642 +10.00
551–565 552 11 315.00–319.50 $319.08 $1,761 —
660 660 2 299.00 $299.00 $1,973 —
755 755 7 282.00 $282.00 $2,129 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345–348 348 8 370.00–405.00 $400.66 $1,394 +25.66
408 408 4 389.00 $389.00 $1,587 +12.00
479 479 4 362.00 $362.00 $1,734 +40.66
556 556 4 317.00 $317.00 $1,763 —
640 640 2 308.00 $308.00 $1,971 —
745 745 2 280.00 $280.00 $2,086 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 2 362.00 $362.00 $1,629 —
515–540 528 2 313.00–342.00 $327.16 $1,727 —
667 667 3 304.00 $304.00 $2,028 —

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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.