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Southside Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, May 7, 2025

226 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $315.77/cwt +5.55 vs last sale · ≈ $1,724/hd at 546 lb · 17 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $351.50/cwt ≈ $1,768/hd at 503 lb · 14 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 bulls $319.84/cwt ≈ $2,063/hd at 645 lb · 14 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 226 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 360.00 $360.00 $1,386 —
435 435 1 390.00 $390.00 $1,696 —
533 533 12 377.00 $377.00 $2,009 +12.00
565–595 583 10 352.00–370.00 $366.71 $2,138 —
627 627 3 354.00 $354.00 $2,220 +9.00
659 659 5 350.00 $350.00 $2,306 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 370.00 $370.00 $1,166 —
442 442 5 390.00 $390.00 $1,724 —
553 553 6 368.00 $368.00 $2,035 —
793 793 2 285.00 $285.00 $2,260 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380–388 386 5 340.00–365.00 $360.08 $1,390 —
420 420 1 295.00 $295.00 $1,239 -45.00
454–490 457 12 316.00–345.00 $342.41 $1,565 -9.59
525–547 546 17 312.00–316.00 $315.77 $1,724 +5.55
562 562 3 300.00 $300.00 $1,686 —
658 658 5 270.00 $270.00 $1,777 +5.00
775 775 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,899 -5.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
356 356 4 360.00 $360.00 $1,282 -7.00
440 440 1 327.00 $327.00 $1,439 —
455–463 457 9 322.00–334.00 $331.30 $1,514 -20.70
526 526 7 305.00 $305.00 $1,604 +2.00
643 643 3 265.00 $265.00 $1,704 —
705 705 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,727 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
351 351 7 330.00 $330.00 $1,158 -25.00
428–435 429 6 300.00–326.00 $321.61 $1,380 —
527 527 10 170.00 $170.00 $896 -133.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 220.00 $220.00 $748 —
465 465 2 312.00 $312.00 $1,451 +17.00
552 552 3 297.00 $297.00 $1,639 +21.71

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
362 362 3 405.00 $405.00 $1,466 —
430 430 3 380.00 $380.00 $1,634 -15.00
450–455 453 2 330.00–347.00 $338.55 $1,534 -52.45
502–520 503 14 295.00–356.00 $351.50 $1,768 —
560 560 12 323.00 $323.00 $1,809 -12.15
625–647 645 14 275.00–324.75 $319.84 $2,063 —
715 715 2 291.00 $291.00 $2,081 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
313 313 3 405.00 $405.00 $1,268 —
414–440 418 7 390.00–405.00 $402.74 $1,683 -8.26
485–490 489 9 370.00–379.00 $377.00 $1,844 -15.00
549 549 4 330.00 $330.00 $1,812 —
618 618 3 318.00 $318.00 $1,965 —
745 745 1 285.00 $285.00 $2,123 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 1 390.00 $390.00 $1,618 +5.00
505–540 514 4 335.00–357.00 $351.22 $1,805 +29.22

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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.