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Southside Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, June 4, 2025

260 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $342.55/cwt -17.95 vs last sale · ≈ $2,199/hd at 642 lb · 27 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $321.84/cwt +11.34 vs last sale · ≈ $2,304/hd at 716 lb · 21 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $364.00/cwt -22.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,991/hd at 547 lb · 18 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 260 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
471–480 476 8 372.00–375.00 $373.49 $1,778 -21.51
547 547 18 364.00 $364.00 $1,991 -22.00
550–562 560 6 346.00–365.00 $361.89 $2,027 -2.04
641–649 642 27 340.00–343.00 $342.55 $2,199 -17.95
657 657 13 354.00 $354.00 $2,326 —
707–735 716 21 307.00–330.00 $321.84 $2,304 +11.34
915 915 1 230.00 $230.00 $2,104 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 395.00 $395.00 $1,521 -32.00
453–480 469 5 362.00–370.00 $365.09 $1,712 —
537 537 7 358.00 $358.00 $1,922 -20.00
605 605 1 341.00 $341.00 $2,063 +9.74
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 385.00 $385.00 $1,386 —
470 470 1 345.00 $345.00 $1,622 —
585 585 1 322.00 $322.00 $1,884 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490 490 1 365.00 $365.00 $1,788 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 332.00 $332.00 $1,295 -24.65
459 459 14 346.00 $346.00 $1,588 -8.55
561–578 564 16 302.00–315.50 $312.91 $1,765 +1.91
625–649 646 9 280.00–286.00 $285.36 $1,843 —
725 725 1 242.00 $242.00 $1,754 -13.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 335.00 $335.00 $1,022 —
436–441 437 15 332.00–345.00 $335.50 $1,466 —
530 530 12 315.00 $315.00 $1,670 -14.50
685 685 1 254.00 $254.00 $1,740 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
373 373 2 317.00 $317.00 $1,182 —
449 449 8 321.00 $321.00 $1,441 —
535–540 535 12 306.00–310.00 $306.34 $1,639 -27.66
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
538 538 2 303.00 $303.00 $1,630 —
638 638 2 241.00 $241.00 $1,538 —
660 660 1 232.00 $232.00 $1,531 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 2 425.00 $425.00 $1,360 —
410 410 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,640 +25.00
496 496 4 360.00 $360.00 $1,786 -23.00
535 535 1 315.00 $315.00 $1,685 —
557 557 9 325.50 $325.50 $1,813 -22.50
646 646 7 315.00 $315.00 $2,035 -8.00
740 740 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,998 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 410.00 $410.00 $1,332 —
404–438 413 8 390.00–415.00 $408.36 $1,687 -8.64
501–510 502 8 340.00–357.00 $354.84 $1,781 —
570 570 3 315.00 $315.00 $1,796 -32.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 2 370.00 $370.00 $1,498 —
490 490 1 355.00 $355.00 $1,740 +1.72
558 558 2 300.00 $300.00 $1,674 —
615 615 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,784 —

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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.