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Southside Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, June 18, 2025

260 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $340.67/cwt -2.33 vs last sale · ≈ $2,197/hd at 645 lb · 51 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $315.50/cwt -4.50 vs last sale · ≈ $1,732/hd at 549 lb · 19 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $359.83/cwt ≈ $2,044/hd at 568 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
410 410 1 361.00 $361.00 $1,480 —
476 476 6 371.00 $371.00 $1,766 +1.00
500–543 539 11 362.00–368.00 $367.49 $1,981 +8.49
554–590 568 18 355.00–363.00 $359.83 $2,044 —
615–649 645 51 340.00–343.00 $340.67 $2,197 -2.33
670 670 3 336.00 $336.00 $2,251 —
719 719 16 323.00 $323.00 $2,322 +23.28
795 795 4 311.00 $311.00 $2,472 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–373 369 3 375.00–410.00 $398.61 $1,471 —
437 437 3 380.00 $380.00 $1,661 —
515–530 518 5 295.00–356.00 $343.52 $1,779 -6.48
613 613 4 335.00 $335.00 $2,054 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–338 335 4 330.00–355.00 $348.93 $1,169 —
370 370 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,221 -21.81
433 433 3 232.00 $232.00 $1,005 -105.00
456–485 464 7 335.00–337.00 $336.40 $1,561 -2.60
549 549 19 315.50 $315.50 $1,732 -4.50
573 573 3 310.00 $310.00 $1,776 -2.99
605–634 630 8 275.00–283.00 $282.04 $1,777 -5.96
723 723 4 256.00 $256.00 $1,851 -1.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
353–360 355 4 270.00–360.00 $337.17 $1,197 -16.83
460–473 467 7 240.00–331.00 $314.78 $1,470 -10.22
523–541 535 8 280.00–318.00 $310.64 $1,662 -9.86
565 565 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,356 —
620 620 2 255.00 $255.00 $1,581 -51.00
683 683 2 277.00 $277.00 $1,892 —
720 720 1 255.00 $255.00 $1,836 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363–390 368 6 320.00–337.00 $333.99 $1,229 -6.01
415 415 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,204 —
500 500 1 291.00 $291.00 $1,455 —
600 600 1 265.00 $265.00 $1,590 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 2 270.00 $270.00 $1,242 +10.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 390.00 $390.00 $1,424 -30.00
400–423 415 3 395.00–402.00 $399.75 $1,659 +14.75
478–495 482 7 355.00–375.00 $367.06 $1,769 -5.12
567 567 13 329.00 $329.00 $1,865 +3.00
631 631 4 310.00 $310.00 $1,956 -3.00
690 690 2 245.00 $245.00 $1,690 -50.45
718 718 2 260.00 $260.00 $1,867 -3.68
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
418 418 2 395.00 $395.00 $1,651 -8.74
455–473 467 3 370.00–380.00 $376.75 $1,759 +5.75
552–595 563 4 250.00–328.00 $307.38 $1,731 —
655 655 2 242.00 $242.00 $1,585 -53.82
720 720 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,764 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 385.00 $385.00 $1,694 +10.00
477 477 3 360.00 $360.00 $1,717 —
565 565 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,526 -31.00
615 615 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,384 -66.00

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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.