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Southside Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, August 20, 2025

308 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $330.29/cwt ≈ $2,058/hd at 623 lb · 34 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $337.85/cwt +17.85 vs last sale · ≈ $1,845/hd at 546 lb · 27 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $360.28/cwt +5.28 vs last sale · ≈ $1,607/hd at 446 lb · 19 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 308 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
458 458 4 390.00 $390.00 $1,786 —
560 560 11 365.50 $365.50 $2,047 -3.32
600–649 646 16 359.00–359.75 $359.71 $2,324 +10.71
660–675 670 3 355.00–356.50 $356.01 $2,385 —
710–733 723 4 329.00–341.00 $333.93 $2,414 -4.07
765 765 1 329.00 $329.00 $2,517 —
815 815 1 310.00 $310.00 $2,526 -13.77
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490 490 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,715 -50.00
535 535 3 362.00 $362.00 $1,937 +5.00
580 580 1 357.00 $357.00 $2,071 -5.00
643 643 3 349.00 $349.00 $2,244 +6.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,518 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 365.00 $365.00 $1,606 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
353 353 12 403.00 $403.00 $1,423 —
400–449 446 19 355.00–395.00 $360.28 $1,607 +5.28
455–493 485 5 345.00–350.00 $349.06 $1,693 —
538–547 546 27 336.00–338.00 $337.85 $1,845 +17.85
619–630 623 34 311.00–341.00 $330.29 $2,058 —
655 655 1 304.00 $304.00 $1,991 -5.00
705–733 715 14 275.00–327.00 $307.33 $2,197 +27.33
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
353–380 357 7 400.00–402.00 $400.30 $1,429 —
405–442 436 6 349.00–360.00 $350.70 $1,529 +28.70
520–540 538 10 310.00–320.00 $310.97 $1,673 —
610–639 635 8 265.00–307.00 $301.96 $1,917 +1.96
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
356 356 4 390.00 $390.00 $1,388 —
470 470 4 290.00 $290.00 $1,363 —
530 530 3 307.00 $307.00 $1,627 +9.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 390.00 $390.00 $1,540 +50.00
453 453 2 287.00 $287.00 $1,300 -20.00
568 568 2 280.00 $280.00 $1,590 +10.00
645 645 3 278.00 $278.00 $1,793 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
366 366 5 416.00 $416.00 $1,523 +16.00
415 415 12 400.00 $400.00 $1,660 ±0.00
490 490 11 359.50 $359.50 $1,762 -18.50
505 505 2 358.00 $358.00 $1,808 —
563 563 9 351.50 $351.50 $1,979 +6.38
642 642 11 335.50 $335.50 $2,154 +7.99
750 750 2 295.00 $295.00 $2,212 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
343 343 9 416.00 $416.00 $1,427 -1.00
420 420 11 395.00 $395.00 $1,659 -5.00
455–496 491 9 355.50–360.00 $355.96 $1,748 -44.04
546 546 4 350.50 $350.50 $1,914 —
565 565 2 260.00–335.00 $297.50 $1,681 -53.74
680 680 1 327.00 $327.00 $2,224 +11.00
755 755 1 300.00 $300.00 $2,265 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 2 380.00 $380.00 $1,539 +95.00
525 525 1 332.00 $332.00 $1,743 —
555 555 1 345.00 $345.00 $1,915 —
600–615 608 2 320.00–325.00 $322.53 $1,961 —
705 705 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,833 -40.00

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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.