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Southside Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, June 11, 2025

217 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $320.00/cwt ≈ $1,738/hd at 543 lb · 19 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $288.00/cwt +2.64 vs last sale · ≈ $1,837/hd at 638 lb · 14 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 bulls $313.00/cwt -2.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,997/hd at 638 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 217 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 425.00 $425.00 $1,381 —
450 450 1 370.00 $370.00 $1,665 -3.49
542 542 9 359.00 $359.00 $1,946 -5.00
632 632 5 343.00 $343.00 $2,168 +0.45
733–736 735 7 299.00–300.00 $299.72 $2,203 -22.12
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 1 395.00 $395.00 $1,580 —
525 525 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,838 -8.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–385 377 3 345.00–355.00 $351.81 $1,326 +19.81
447 447 10 337.00 $337.00 $1,506 —
475 475 3 339.00 $339.00 $1,610 -7.00
543 543 19 320.00 $320.00 $1,738 —
550–558 555 3 312.00–315.00 $312.99 $1,737 +0.08
628–640 638 14 288.00 $288.00 $1,837 +2.64
728 728 5 257.00 $257.00 $1,871 +15.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,102 +15.00
366 366 8 354.00 $354.00 $1,296 —
446 446 10 335.00 $335.00 $1,494 -0.50
460 460 1 325.00 $325.00 $1,495 —
548 548 10 320.50 $320.50 $1,756 +5.50
621 621 5 306.00 $306.00 $1,900 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
376 376 4 340.00 $340.00 $1,278 +23.00
460 460 5 296.00 $296.00 $1,362 —
538 538 6 290.00 $290.00 $1,560 -16.34
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455 455 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,183 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 420.00 $420.00 $1,575 —
417 417 7 385.00 $385.00 $1,605 -15.00
450–490 486 11 371.00–385.00 $372.18 $1,809 +12.18
500 500 2 355.00 $355.00 $1,775 +40.00
568 568 9 326.00 $326.00 $1,852 +0.50
638 638 12 313.00 $313.00 $1,997 -2.00
655–680 668 2 293.00–298.00 $295.45 $1,974 —
720–749 744 6 210.00–274.00 $263.68 $1,962 -6.32
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 425.00 $425.00 $1,275 +15.00
395 395 1 415.00 $415.00 $1,639 —
415–420 416 4 400.00–405.00 $403.74 $1,680 -4.62
487 487 7 371.00 $371.00 $1,807 —
543 543 2 326.00 $326.00 $1,770 —
656–695 661 8 288.00–297.00 $295.82 $1,955 —
760 760 2 254.00 $254.00 $1,930 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 1 375.00 $375.00 $1,575 +5.00
505 505 3 350.00 $350.00 $1,768 —
558 558 3 301.00 $301.00 $1,680 +1.00
635 635 2 291.00 $291.00 $1,848 +1.00

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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.