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Southside Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, April 30, 2025

124 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $391.00/cwt +26.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,900/hd at 486 lb · 17 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $352.00/cwt ≈ $1,619/hd at 460 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 124 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
535 535 1 365.00 $365.00 $1,953 -10.50
630 630 1 345.00 $345.00 $2,174 -20.30
795 795 1 290.00 $290.00 $2,306 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
530 530 1 342.00 $342.00 $1,813 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
575 575 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,955 +50.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 2 327.00 $327.00 $1,144 -40.00
405 405 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,377 -5.50
470 470 9 352.00 $352.00 $1,654 +7.00
529–535 530 9 308.00–310.50 $310.22 $1,644 -14.08
627 627 3 266.00 $266.00 $1,668 -17.00
655 655 2 265.00 $265.00 $1,736 —
750 750 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,875 +15.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
371 371 4 367.00 $367.00 $1,362 —
460 460 10 352.00 $352.00 $1,619 —
540 540 1 303.00 $303.00 $1,636 -21.00
605 605 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,573 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
383 383 2 355.00 $355.00 $1,360 -5.00
467 467 3 342.00 $342.00 $1,597 -20.00
540 540 6 303.00 $303.00 $1,636 +6.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,107 -15.00
490 490 1 295.00 $295.00 $1,446 -40.00
550–575 556 4 257.00–290.00 $275.29 $1,531 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 1 395.00 $395.00 $1,580 +6.70
486 486 17 391.00 $391.00 $1,900 +26.00
555–562 561 7 330.00–336.00 $335.15 $1,880 —
653 653 6 315.00 $315.00 $2,057 —
765 765 2 290.00 $290.00 $2,218 -3.00
863 863 2 255.00 $255.00 $2,201 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
423 423 2 385.00 $385.00 $1,629 —
485–488 487 9 370.00–380.00 $377.79 $1,840 —
535 535 1 322.00 $322.00 $1,723 -8.00
590 590 1 314.00 $314.00 $1,853 —
600 600 1 312.00 $312.00 $1,872 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 395.00 $395.00 $1,422 -11.00
422 422 6 411.00 $411.00 $1,734 +9.27
460 460 1 392.00 $392.00 $1,803 +18.23
560–570 565 2 331.00–333.00 $332.01 $1,876 +4.01

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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.