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Southside Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, August 13, 2025

271 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $320.00/cwt +11.54 vs last sale · ≈ $1,734/hd at 542 lb · 26 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $309.00/cwt ≈ $2,018/hd at 653 lb · 22 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 bulls $327.51/cwt -14.99 vs last sale · ≈ $2,103/hd at 642 lb · 16 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 271 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
367 367 3 420.00 $420.00 $1,541 —
448 448 10 417.00 $417.00 $1,868 —
470 470 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,880 -10.00
532–535 532 7 357.00 $357.00 $1,899 —
575 575 4 362.00 $362.00 $2,082 +20.82
631 631 6 343.00 $343.00 $2,164 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363 363 2 420.00 $420.00 $1,525 —
400 400 1 415.00 $415.00 $1,660 —
540 540 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,890 -20.82
551–558 552 12 363.00–370.00 $368.82 $2,036 +13.82
637 637 6 349.00 $349.00 $2,223 —
705 705 2 338.00 $338.00 $2,383 +5.72
800–815 811 4 320.00–325.00 $323.77 $2,626 +53.77
900 900 1 270.00 $270.00 $2,430 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358 358 2 410.00 $410.00 $1,468 —
445 445 2 410.00 $410.00 $1,824 —
525 525 1 356.00 $356.00 $1,869 —
705 705 1 308.00 $308.00 $2,171 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490 490 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,666 —
525 525 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,732 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
348 348 4 390.00 $390.00 $1,357 —
444 444 11 355.00 $355.00 $1,576 —
510–543 542 26 320.00 $320.00 $1,734 +11.54
653 653 22 309.00 $309.00 $2,018 —
723 723 4 280.00 $280.00 $2,024 -8.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
343–345 344 7 357.00–390.00 $380.53 $1,309 —
415 415 1 322.00 $322.00 $1,336 +40.00
453 453 8 337.00 $337.00 $1,527 -16.00
550 550 16 315.00 $315.00 $1,732 —
610 610 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,830 -5.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
342 342 6 350.00 $350.00 $1,197 —
435 435 2 300.00 $300.00 $1,305 -50.00
545 545 3 298.00 $298.00 $1,624 —
565 565 1 301.00 $301.00 $1,701 -19.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
373 373 2 340.00 $340.00 $1,268 —
454 454 4 307.00 $307.00 $1,394 -38.00
558 558 2 270.00 $270.00 $1,507 —
655 655 1 292.00 $292.00 $1,913 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 5 406.00 $406.00 $1,380 +26.88
385 385 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,540 —
425 425 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,700 -9.24
497 497 7 378.00 $378.00 $1,879 -17.00
563–570 563 15 250.00–352.00 $345.12 $1,943 -20.24
635–642 642 16 320.00–328.00 $327.51 $2,103 -14.99
744 744 6 307.00 $307.00 $2,284 -16.21
837 837 3 285.00 $285.00 $2,385 —
875 875 1 275.00 $275.00 $2,406 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 4 417.00 $417.00 $1,439 -5.00
443 443 2 400.00 $400.00 $1,772 -17.00
493 493 2 400.00 $400.00 $1,972 -7.00
555–563 561 4 350.00–355.00 $351.24 $1,970 -17.76
667 667 3 316.00 $316.00 $2,108 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,197 —
470–499 496 9 347.00–395.00 $352.06 $1,746 +52.06
728 728 2 300.00 $300.00 $2,184 —

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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.