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Southside Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, July 16, 2025

165 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $328.06/cwt ≈ $1,529/hd at 466 lb · 14 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $347.90/cwt ≈ $2,213/hd at 636 lb · 13 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $308.00/cwt +22.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,956/hd at 635 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 165 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
388 388 2 395.00 $395.00 $1,533 +15.00
420 420 2 385.00 $385.00 $1,617 —
530–540 535 2 330.00–354.00 $342.11 $1,830 -18.89
571 571 8 356.00 $356.00 $2,033 -0.62
610–648 636 13 341.00–355.00 $347.90 $2,213 —
654 654 9 357.00 $357.00 $2,335 +13.50
735 735 3 311.00 $311.00 $2,286 —
975 975 1 230.00 $230.00 $2,242 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
452 452 5 390.00 $390.00 $1,763 —
540 540 2 352.00 $352.00 $1,901 —
663 663 2 340.00 $340.00 $2,254 -1.50
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455 455 1 375.00 $375.00 $1,706 —
520 520 2 337.00 $337.00 $1,752 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
495 495 1 370.00 $370.00 $1,832 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 365.00 $365.00 $1,296 —
465–485 466 14 320.00–329.00 $328.06 $1,529 —
544 544 11 317.00 $317.00 $1,724 +12.00
565 565 1 305.00 $305.00 $1,723 -16.50
635 635 12 308.00 $308.00 $1,956 +22.00
658 658 9 294.00 $294.00 $1,935 —
740 740 1 265.00 $265.00 $1,961 -15.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
343 343 4 365.00 $365.00 $1,252 +7.00
441 441 5 310.00 $310.00 $1,367 —
535–541 540 5 310.00–317.00 $315.61 $1,704 -1.39
705 705 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,904 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 2 310.00 $310.00 $1,147 —
443 443 2 295.00 $295.00 $1,307 —
548 548 2 270.00 $270.00 $1,480 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,208 —
495 495 1 265.00 $265.00 $1,312 -62.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 345.00 $345.00 $1,225 -14.76
415 415 3 375.00 $375.00 $1,556 +5.00
498 498 5 337.00 $337.00 $1,678 -20.00
555–564 562 5 337.00–342.00 $337.99 $1,900 +2.49
657 657 5 317.00 $317.00 $2,083 —
800 800 1 255.00 $255.00 $2,040 —
878 878 2 255.00 $255.00 $2,239 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363 363 2 385.00 $385.00 $1,398 +5.00
415 415 3 385.00 $385.00 $1,598 +25.00
483 483 8 342.00 $342.00 $1,652 -15.00
685 685 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,952 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
545 545 1 310.00 $310.00 $1,690 —
660 660 2 300.00 $300.00 $1,980 +60.00
795 795 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,749 —

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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.