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Southside Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, August 27, 2025

251 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $352.50/cwt +3.44 vs last sale · ≈ $1,622/hd at 460 lb · 17 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $333.17/cwt -4.68 vs last sale · ≈ $1,806/hd at 542 lb · 17 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $315.00/cwt -15.29 vs last sale · ≈ $2,019/hd at 641 lb · 15 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 251 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
473 473 3 407.00 $407.00 $1,925 +17.00
545 545 6 372.50 $372.50 $2,030 —
599 599 7 376.00 $376.00 $2,252 —
625 625 2 368.00 $368.00 $2,300 +8.29
660 660 5 372.00 $372.00 $2,455 +15.99
725–730 729 4 347.00–355.00 $351.99 $2,566 +18.06
895 895 1 280.00 $280.00 $2,506 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358 358 2 400.00 $400.00 $1,432 —
435 435 1 332.00 $332.00 $1,444 —
535 535 1 382.00 $382.00 $2,044 +20.00
595 595 1 362.00 $362.00 $2,154 +5.00
648 648 4 367.00 $367.00 $2,378 +18.00
775 775 1 330.00 $330.00 $2,558 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 380.00 $380.00 $1,330 —
515 515 1 365.00 $365.00 $1,880 —
638 638 2 350.00 $350.00 $2,233 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
775 775 1 315.00 $315.00 $2,441 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
372 372 3 400.00 $400.00 $1,488 -3.00
420 420 1 375.00 $375.00 $1,575 +14.72
460 460 17 352.50 $352.50 $1,622 +3.44
542–543 542 17 327.00–334.50 $333.17 $1,806 -4.68
595 595 2 300.00 $300.00 $1,785 —
641 641 15 315.00 $315.00 $2,019 -15.29
678 678 5 322.00 $322.00 $2,183 +18.00
728 728 6 292.00 $292.00 $2,126 -15.33
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
352 352 6 400.00 $400.00 $1,408 -0.30
436 436 8 365.00 $365.00 $1,591 +14.30
475 475 1 360.00 $360.00 $1,710 —
551 551 13 323.00 $323.00 $1,780 —
643 643 7 300.00 $300.00 $1,929 -1.96
705 705 1 300.00 $300.00 $2,115 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363 363 3 345.00 $345.00 $1,252 -45.00
460 460 4 360.00 $360.00 $1,656 +70.00
538 538 6 290.00 $290.00 $1,560 -17.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,265 -12.00
549 549 4 270.00 $270.00 $1,482 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
353–360 355 3 340.00–435.00 $402.92 $1,430 -13.08
400–433 428 7 371.00–425.00 $417.80 $1,788 +17.80
498 498 11 381.00 $381.00 $1,897 +21.50
555–564 563 12 355.00–360.50 $359.60 $2,025 +8.10
605–635 633 12 329.00–335.00 $329.48 $2,086 -6.02
753 753 2 270.00 $270.00 $2,033 -25.00
838 838 2 274.00 $274.00 $2,296 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
338–345 339 6 340.00–430.00 $414.74 $1,406 -1.26
350 350 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,225 —
423 423 6 427.00 $427.00 $1,806 +32.00
486 486 6 373.00 $373.00 $1,813 +17.04
530 530 1 347.00 $347.00 $1,839 -3.50
559 559 6 356.00 $356.00 $1,990 +58.50
638 638 2 321.00 $321.00 $2,048 —
660 660 1 320.00 $320.00 $2,112 -7.00
710–720 715 2 260.00–282.00 $271.08 $1,938 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,200 —
463 463 2 365.00 $365.00 $1,690 —
574 574 4 349.00 $349.00 $2,003 +4.00
665 665 1 305.00 $305.00 $2,028 —

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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.