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Southside Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, April 23, 2025

211 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 2 steers $366.00/cwt +6.00 vs last sale · ≈ $2,013/hd at 550 lb · 14 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $375.50/cwt +10.50 vs last sale · ≈ $1,964/hd at 523 lb · 12 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $324.30/cwt +28.05 vs last sale · ≈ $1,735/hd at 535 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 211 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
373 373 2 387.00 $387.00 $1,444 -10.00
450–490 470 2 367.00–377.00 $371.79 $1,747 +16.37
523 523 12 375.50 $375.50 $1,964 +10.50
553 553 7 375.00 $375.00 $2,074 +14.00
611–624 617 9 362.00–368.00 $365.30 $2,254 +30.30
680 680 1 360.00 $360.00 $2,448 —
721–745 726 5 300.00–304.00 $303.18 $2,201 +17.18
810 810 1 292.00 $292.00 $2,365 +21.00
1164 1164 4 220.00 $220.00 $2,561 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 380.00 $380.00 $1,273 -26.00
405–434 430 8 360.00–375.00 $373.24 $1,605 +24.89
510–542 526 10 370.00–372.00 $370.97 $1,951 +17.97
550 550 14 366.00 $366.00 $2,013 +6.00
605–610 608 2 315.00–355.00 $334.92 $2,036 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465 465 2 370.00 $370.00 $1,720 —
578 578 2 290.00 $290.00 $1,676 —
625 625 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,719 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
367 367 3 367.00 $367.00 $1,347 -3.00
411–442 424 7 330.00–358.00 $345.50 $1,465 —
481 481 4 345.00 $345.00 $1,659 +5.00
515–540 535 11 321.00–325.00 $324.30 $1,735 +28.05
590 590 6 325.00 $325.00 $1,918 —
638 638 6 283.00 $283.00 $1,806 +15.50
763 763 2 235.00 $235.00 $1,793 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
344 344 6 380.00 $380.00 $1,307 —
443 443 3 355.00 $355.00 $1,573 +12.03
525 525 7 324.00 $324.00 $1,701 +22.31
585 585 4 327.00 $327.00 $1,913 +33.55
663 663 2 280.00 $280.00 $1,856 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 2 360.00 $360.00 $1,278 +8.00
433–440 435 3 355.00–360.00 $358.32 $1,559 +18.32
453 453 2 362.00 $362.00 $1,640 —
518 518 3 297.00 $297.00 $1,538 +2.70
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 337.00 $337.00 $1,331 -23.00
420 420 2 285.00 $285.00 $1,197 -35.00
455 455 1 335.00 $335.00 $1,524 —
610 610 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,403 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 2 395.00 $395.00 $1,304 -10.00
395 395 2 300.00–305.00 $302.50 $1,195 —
420–440 426 7 380.00–390.00 $388.30 $1,654 +13.30
487 487 7 365.00 $365.00 $1,778 +15.00
540 540 3 332.00 $332.00 $1,793 —
641 641 5 326.00 $326.00 $2,090 —
762 762 5 293.00 $293.00 $2,233 +11.00
805 805 1 255.00 $255.00 $2,053 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 406.00 $406.00 $1,502 —
418–430 426 6 395.00–405.00 $401.73 $1,711 +12.73
480–493 490 4 370.00–375.00 $373.77 $1,831 +11.77
560 560 4 328.00 $328.00 $1,837 +11.00
700–745 730 3 291.00–305.00 $295.47 $2,157 +15.47
815 815 1 271.00 $271.00 $2,209 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
525 525 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,732 +2.84

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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.