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Southside Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, September 3, 2025

161 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $340.65/cwt +40.65 vs last sale · ≈ $1,918/hd at 563 lb · 19 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $367.49/cwt -4.51 vs last sale · ≈ $2,503/hd at 681 lb · 19 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $356.38/cwt +4.39 vs last sale · ≈ $2,634/hd at 739 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 161 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
510–545 515 7 371.00–394.00 $390.52 $2,011 +18.02
578–596 590 6 371.00–387.00 $381.78 $2,253 +5.78
622–625 623 6 357.00–380.00 $376.15 $2,343 +8.15
654–698 681 19 350.50–379.00 $367.49 $2,503 -4.51
736–743 739 10 351.00–360.00 $356.38 $2,634 +4.39
800 800 1 325.00 $325.00 $2,600 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 2 350.00 $350.00 $1,540 +18.00
470–485 478 2 330.00–375.00 $352.85 $1,687 —
540–544 542 8 365.00–389.00 $376.96 $2,043 -5.04
615 615 1 368.00 $368.00 $2,263 +1.00
663 663 2 360.00 $360.00 $2,387 —
768 768 2 345.00 $345.00 $2,650 +15.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
495 495 1 315.00 $315.00 $1,559 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
453–467 460 6 355.00–387.00 $370.76 $1,705 +18.26
550–588 563 19 338.00–343.00 $340.65 $1,918 +40.65
620 620 1 319.00 $319.00 $1,978 +4.00
652–673 658 7 319.00–320.00 $319.29 $2,101 -2.71
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
353–390 365 3 350.00–370.00 $362.88 $1,325 -37.12
439 439 7 390.00 $390.00 $1,712 +25.00
538 538 4 329.00 $329.00 $1,770 —
625 625 3 332.00 $332.00 $2,075 +32.00
710 710 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,952 -25.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 305.00 $305.00 $1,113 -40.00
440 440 2 340.00 $340.00 $1,496 —
550 550 2 320.00 $320.00 $1,760 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
463 463 2 315.00 $315.00 $1,458 +40.00
500 500 1 325.00 $325.00 $1,625 —
680 680 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,870 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 5 422.00 $422.00 $1,815 +4.20
450–485 462 3 395.00–420.00 $411.25 $1,900 —
503 503 6 400.00 $400.00 $2,012 —
555–568 565 5 385.00 $385.00 $2,175 +25.40
613 613 2 342.00 $342.00 $2,096 +12.52
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
373 373 3 430.00 $430.00 $1,604 +80.00
448 448 2 405.00 $405.00 $1,814 -22.00
485 485 1 385.00 $385.00 $1,867 +12.00
515–545 530 2 330.00–370.00 $350.57 $1,858 +3.57
720 720 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,980 +3.92
835 835 1 275.00 $275.00 $2,296 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 3 380.00 $380.00 $1,653 —

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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.