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Southside Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, August 6, 2025

183 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $353.00/cwt +12.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,624/hd at 460 lb · 20 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $329.74/cwt ≈ $1,823/hd at 553 lb · 16 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $409.24/cwt +14.24 vs last sale · ≈ $1,678/hd at 410 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 183 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
488 488 2 395.00 $395.00 $1,928 +6.00
500–542 532 4 367.00–372.00 $370.82 $1,973 +5.82
565 565 1 355.00 $355.00 $2,006 -23.00
660–685 673 2 340.00–345.00 $342.45 $2,305 -2.55
720–735 724 4 330.00–339.00 $332.28 $2,406 —
825 825 1 270.00 $270.00 $2,228 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 4 410.00 $410.00 $1,845 —
570–580 575 2 320.00–362.00 $341.18 $1,962 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,580 —
478 478 2 405.00 $405.00 $1,936 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 260.00 $260.00 $858 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 335.00 $335.00 $1,005 —
373 373 3 397.00 $397.00 $1,481 +32.00
460 460 20 353.00 $353.00 $1,624 +12.00
525–530 528 2 300.00–317.00 $308.46 $1,629 -28.54
550–553 553 16 322.00–330.25 $329.74 $1,823 —
625–638 637 9 304.00–307.00 $306.67 $1,953 —
712 712 3 288.00 $288.00 $2,051 +16.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390–393 392 4 270.00–402.00 $335.75 $1,316 —
430 430 2 282.00 $282.00 $1,213 -63.95
454 454 7 353.00 $353.00 $1,603 —
543 543 2 256.00 $256.00 $1,390 —
590 590 1 307.00 $307.00 $1,811 -20.00
610 610 1 305.00 $305.00 $1,860 +21.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
388 388 2 380.00 $380.00 $1,474 +40.00
444 444 4 350.00 $350.00 $1,554 —
560 560 2 320.00 $320.00 $1,792 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
453 453 2 345.00 $345.00 $1,563 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–340 331 7 295.00–430.00 $379.12 $1,255 +9.12
405–411 410 12 380.00–415.00 $409.24 $1,678 +14.24
490 490 10 395.00 $395.00 $1,936 +50.00
563–576 573 8 345.00–372.00 $365.36 $2,094 —
605–626 623 7 327.00–345.00 $342.50 $2,134 —
715–745 733 3 317.00–333.00 $323.21 $2,369 +24.21
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
339 339 12 422.00 $422.00 $1,431 +64.54
429 429 4 417.00 $417.00 $1,789 —
468 468 3 407.00 $407.00 $1,905 —
540 540 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,890 +26.61
551 551 4 369.00 $369.00 $2,033 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
493 493 3 300.00 $300.00 $1,479 -40.00
560 560 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,904 —
623 623 3 339.00 $339.00 $2,112 +32.00

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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.