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Southside Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, September 24, 2025

205 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $331.50/cwt +21.50 vs last sale · ≈ $1,853/hd at 559 lb · 18 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $387.00/cwt ≈ $2,175/hd at 562 lb · 11 head
light 6-weight M&L 2 heifers $299.55/cwt -10.45 vs last sale · ≈ $1,905/hd at 636 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 205 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465–490 473 3 300.00–385.00 $345.85 $1,636 —
545 545 2 330.00 $330.00 $1,798 -59.61
565 565 3 295.00–380.00 $351.67 $1,987 —
630–648 639 4 345.00–357.00 $351.08 $2,243 -20.92
727–745 732 4 305.00–327.00 $321.40 $2,353 —
818 818 3 297.00 $297.00 $2,429 —
920 920 1 280.00 $280.00 $2,576 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 1 405.00 $405.00 $1,721 -4.00
500–525 513 2 370.00–385.00 $377.32 $1,936 —
653 653 5 345.00 $345.00 $2,253 —
763 763 2 300.00 $300.00 $2,289 —
805 805 1 280.00 $280.00 $2,254 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
540 540 2 320.00 $320.00 $1,728 —
595 595 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,458 —
630 630 4 327.00 $327.00 $2,060 —
713 713 2 270.00 $270.00 $1,925 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,210 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 4 358.00 $358.00 $1,271 +8.00
420 420 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,344 -35.00
458–465 459 9 340.00–342.00 $341.77 $1,569 —
505 505 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,187 —
559 559 18 331.50 $331.50 $1,853 +21.50
633–648 636 10 290.00–302.00 $299.55 $1,905 -10.45
720 720 1 262.00 $262.00 $1,886 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
462 462 5 320.00 $320.00 $1,478 -20.00
561 561 10 315.00 $315.00 $1,767 —
625 625 8 250.00 $250.00 $1,562 —
725 725 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,631 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430–435 432 3 320.00–340.00 $333.28 $1,440 —
467 467 3 340.00 $340.00 $1,588 -3.00
542 542 6 320.00 $320.00 $1,734 —
646 646 4 332.00 $332.00 $2,145 +17.00
727 727 3 265.00 $265.00 $1,927 -22.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 310.00 $310.00 $1,054 —
472 472 3 250.00 $250.00 $1,180 —
510–530 526 5 242.00 $242.00 $1,273 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 335.00 $335.00 $1,323 —
400–411 409 5 370.00–420.00 $410.22 $1,678 —
483–491 489 9 390.00–400.00 $397.81 $1,945 —
545 545 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,417 -130.71
562 562 11 387.00 $387.00 $2,175 —
638 638 4 345.00 $345.00 $2,201 —
775 775 2 255.00–260.00 $257.50 $1,996 —
895 895 1 240.00 $240.00 $2,148 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
327–330 328 4 365.00–415.00 $402.41 $1,320 —
411 411 7 417.00 $417.00 $1,714 -28.00
495 495 4 390.00 $390.00 $1,930 +28.00
566 566 8 351.00 $351.00 $1,987 —
621 621 4 300.00 $300.00 $1,863 —
720 720 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,872 —
850 850 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,998 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,184 -30.00
505 505 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,768 +13.00
660 660 2 250.00 $250.00 $1,650 —
755 755 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,963 —

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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.