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Southside Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, July 23, 2025

267 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $342.04/cwt -5.86 vs last sale · ≈ $2,179/hd at 637 lb · 24 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $353.49/cwt +11.38 vs last sale · ≈ $1,916/hd at 542 lb · 19 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 bulls $316.33/cwt -0.67 vs last sale · ≈ $2,066/hd at 653 lb · 18 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 267 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 485 5 375.00 $375.00 $1,819 —
525–546 542 19 320.00–357.00 $353.49 $1,916 +11.38
572–573 572 13 350.00–359.50 $357.30 $2,044 +1.30
613–642 637 24 335.00–357.00 $342.04 $2,179 -5.86
682 682 6 343.00 $343.00 $2,339 -14.00
736–748 739 9 290.00–318.00 $311.70 $2,303 +0.70
770–778 776 4 309.00–316.00 $314.26 $2,439 —
960 960 1 262.00 $262.00 $2,515 +32.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 475 1 375.00 $375.00 $1,781 -15.00
542 542 3 351.00 $351.00 $1,902 -1.00
600 600 1 346.00 $346.00 $2,076 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 1 347.00 $347.00 $1,596 -28.00
535 535 1 325.00 $325.00 $1,739 -12.00
575 575 1 345.00 $345.00 $1,984 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
338 338 2 350.00 $350.00 $1,183 —
385 385 1 255.00 $255.00 $982 -110.00
450–452 452 9 322.00–331.00 $329.01 $1,487 +0.95
528 528 2 318.00 $318.00 $1,679 +1.00
561–575 562 18 312.00–320.50 $320.02 $1,799 +15.02
600–601 601 5 287.00–300.00 $289.60 $1,740 -18.40
656 656 18 293.00 $293.00 $1,922 -1.00
715–740 724 5 280.00–290.00 $285.95 $2,070 +20.95
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
346 346 4 365.00 $365.00 $1,263 ±0.00
410 410 1 327.00 $327.00 $1,341 +17.00
477 477 3 320.00 $320.00 $1,526 —
535 535 1 310.00 $310.00 $1,658 -5.61
555 555 11 309.00 $309.00 $1,715 —
660 660 1 292.00 $292.00 $1,927 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–360 356 5 250.00–345.00 $325.79 $1,160 —
437 437 3 305.00 $305.00 $1,333 —
560 560 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,568 —
625 625 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,688 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,168 -10.00
635 635 1 255.00 $255.00 $1,619 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 4 400.00 $400.00 $1,340 —
410–421 417 6 350.00–375.00 $366.81 $1,530 -8.19
480 480 8 345.00 $345.00 $1,656 +8.00
550–580 568 16 340.00–344.00 $343.01 $1,948 +5.02
651–670 653 18 315.00–316.50 $316.33 $2,066 -0.67
723 723 2 287.00 $287.00 $2,075 —
770 770 2 275.00 $275.00 $2,118 —
810 810 1 280.00 $280.00 $2,268 +25.00
851 851 5 272.00 $272.00 $2,315 +17.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 385.00 $385.00 $1,270 —
385 385 1 305.00 $305.00 $1,174 -80.00
408–440 413 6 370.00–387.00 $383.98 $1,586 -1.02
505 505 1 345.00 $345.00 $1,742 —
550 550 2 345.00 $345.00 $1,898 —
650 650 4 302.00 $302.00 $1,963 +17.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 485 4 317.00 $317.00 $1,537 —
568 568 3 300.00 $300.00 $1,704 —
600 600 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,740 —

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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.