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Southside Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, September 10, 2025

198 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $334.50/cwt -6.15 vs last sale · ≈ $1,850/hd at 553 lb · 14 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $393.00/cwt +8.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,941/hd at 494 lb · 13 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 2 steers $365.00/cwt +5.00 vs last sale · ≈ $2,438/hd at 668 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 198 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
456 456 4 410.00 $410.00 $1,870 +57.15
525–540 533 6 280.00–358.00 $343.80 $1,832 -33.16
668 668 11 365.00 $365.00 $2,438 +5.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 420.00 $420.00 $1,638 —
455 455 2 420.00 $420.00 $1,911 —
531 531 6 366.00 $366.00 $1,943 -24.52
565 565 1 367.00 $367.00 $2,074 -14.78
623 623 3 359.00 $359.00 $2,237 -17.15
740 740 1 335.00 $335.00 $2,479 -21.38
833 833 5 339.00 $339.00 $2,824 +14.00
870 870 1 295.00 $295.00 $2,566 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 395.00 $395.00 $1,560 —
455–485 470 2 300.00–360.00 $330.96 $1,556 +15.96
565 565 1 315.00 $315.00 $1,780 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460–470 465 2 320.00–400.00 $359.57 $1,672 —
525 525 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,444 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 335.00 $335.00 $1,491 —
474 474 10 342.00 $342.00 $1,621 -28.76
553 553 14 334.50 $334.50 $1,850 -6.15
638 638 2 332.00 $332.00 $2,118 +13.00
650–660 655 2 300.00–322.00 $310.92 $2,037 -8.37
700 700 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,890 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
346 346 4 365.00 $365.00 $1,263 —
415–445 437 4 295.00–344.00 $330.32 $1,443 -59.68
450 450 9 348.00 $348.00 $1,566 —
528 528 6 342.00 $342.00 $1,806 +13.00
623 623 2 305.00 $305.00 $1,900 -27.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
361 361 4 385.00 $385.00 $1,390 +80.00
420 420 1 255.00 $255.00 $1,071 -85.00
458 458 2 345.00 $345.00 $1,580 —
543 543 8 322.00 $322.00 $1,748 —
610 610 2 295.00 $295.00 $1,800 —
700 700 1 255.00 $255.00 $1,785 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,110 —
410–415 413 2 220.00 $220.00 $909 —
640 640 2 280.00 $280.00 $1,792 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
343 343 9 425.00 $425.00 $1,458 —
415–430 426 4 400.00–415.00 $411.35 $1,752 +6.35
494 494 13 393.00 $393.00 $1,941 +8.00
552 552 3 360.00 $360.00 $1,987 —
600 600 5 314.00 $314.00 $1,884 —
670 670 1 320.00 $320.00 $2,144 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 2 435.00 $435.00 $1,566 —
425 425 1 405.00 $405.00 $1,721 -17.00
478–493 489 8 367.00–390.00 $384.38 $1,880 -26.87
574 574 7 379.00 $379.00 $2,175 -6.00
636 636 6 337.00 $337.00 $2,143 -5.00
650 650 1 317.00 $317.00 $2,060 —
720 720 1 290.00 $290.00 $2,088 —
750 750 1 295.00 $295.00 $2,212 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 3 395.00 $395.00 $1,718 +15.00
483 483 2 367.50 $367.50 $1,775 —
553 553 4 357.00 $357.00 $1,974 —
630 630 1 320.00 $320.00 $2,016 —

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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.