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Southside Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, July 9, 2025

93 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $321.50/cwt +13.50 vs last sale · ≈ $1,771/hd at 551 lb · 11 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $356.62/cwt ≈ $2,036/hd at 571 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 93 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 380.00 $380.00 $1,368 +75.00
460 460 1 380.00 $380.00 $1,748 +20.00
510 510 1 361.00 $361.00 $1,841 -9.00
550–593 571 10 328.00–360.00 $356.62 $2,036 —
666 666 6 343.50 $343.50 $2,288 —
760–765 763 2 297.00–310.00 $303.48 $2,316 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490 490 2 380.00 $380.00 $1,862 —
550 550 2 354.50 $354.50 $1,950 —
659 659 5 341.50 $341.50 $2,250 +21.50
720 720 1 290.00 $290.00 $2,088 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 1 355.00 $355.00 $1,509 —
535 535 2 326.00 $326.00 $1,744 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 375.00 $375.00 $1,388 —
665 665 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,796 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,122 —
447 447 3 331.50 $331.50 $1,482 +10.50
525 525 1 305.00 $305.00 $1,601 —
551 551 11 321.50 $321.50 $1,771 +13.50
607 607 3 286.00 $286.00 $1,736 —
705 705 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,974 +50.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 3 358.00 $358.00 $1,235 —
403 403 2 332.00 $332.00 $1,338 +16.00
505 505 2 317.00 $317.00 $1,601 -3.00
690 690 1 276.00 $276.00 $1,904 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 2 351.00 $351.00 $1,334 +46.00
485 485 1 327.00 $327.00 $1,586 —
525 525 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,496 -5.00
610 610 1 252.00 $252.00 $1,537 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–365 363 2 325.00–395.00 $359.76 $1,306 —
428 428 2 370.00 $370.00 $1,584 —
490 490 1 357.00 $357.00 $1,749 +27.00
556 556 8 335.50 $335.50 $1,865 —
638 638 2 334.00 $334.00 $2,131 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 2 380.00 $380.00 $1,349 —
413 413 2 360.00 $360.00 $1,487 +28.00
480 480 1 357.00 $357.00 $1,714 +27.00
553 553 2 320.00 $320.00 $1,770 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550 550 1 337.00 $337.00 $1,854 —
680 680 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,632 —

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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.