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Southside Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, May 28, 2025

162 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $354.55/cwt ≈ $1,642/hd at 463 lb · 12 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $395.00/cwt ≈ $1,817/hd at 460 lb · 12 head
light 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $417.00/cwt ≈ $1,764/hd at 423 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 162 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 415.00 $415.00 $1,577 +10.00
460 460 12 395.00 $395.00 $1,817 —
546 546 11 386.00 $386.00 $2,108 +39.00
565–575 568 7 354.00–381.00 $363.93 $2,067 -11.24
630 630 5 360.50 $360.50 $2,271 —
740 740 2 309.00–312.00 $310.50 $2,298 +60.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
374 374 9 427.00 $427.00 $1,597 +2.00
446 446 11 402.00 $402.00 $1,793 —
546 546 4 378.00 $378.00 $2,064 —
615–645 630 2 320.00–342.00 $331.26 $2,087 —
723–730 725 4 277.00–287.00 $279.52 $2,027 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
701 701 7 289.00 $289.00 $2,026 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
368–388 378 4 351.00–362.00 $356.65 $1,348 -28.35
453–465 463 12 342.00–357.00 $354.55 $1,642 —
533 533 8 328.50 $328.50 $1,751 +3.50
590 590 1 311.00 $311.00 $1,835 —
700 700 1 255.00 $255.00 $1,785 -16.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 7 351.00 $351.00 $1,228 -35.31
459 459 8 350.00 $350.00 $1,606 —
526 526 6 329.50 $329.50 $1,733 —
605 605 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,664 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
348 348 4 350.00 $350.00 $1,218 —
450–490 463 3 330.00–335.00 $331.76 $1,536 —
505 505 1 334.00 $334.00 $1,687 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 270.00 $270.00 $878 —
405 405 1 325.00 $325.00 $1,316 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 2 405.00 $405.00 $1,458 —
423 423 11 417.00 $417.00 $1,764 —
477 477 3 377.00 $377.00 $1,798 +12.00
570 570 2 347.00 $347.00 $1,978 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 375.00 $375.00 $1,650 -20.00
493 493 5 383.00 $383.00 $1,888 —
583 583 2 348.00 $348.00 $2,029 —
620 620 1 323.00 $323.00 $2,003 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450–485 468 2 322.00–387.00 $353.28 $1,653 —

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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.