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Southside Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, October 1, 2025

152 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 152 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470–477 475 8 390.00 $390.00 $1,852 +44.15
545–549 549 9 350.00–380.00 $376.69 $2,068 +46.69
595 595 1 335.00 $335.00 $1,993 -16.67
643 643 7 336.00–340.00 $338.86 $2,179 -12.22
665 665 1 339.00 $339.00 $2,254 —
750 750 3 324.00 $324.00 $2,430 —
860 860 2 292.00 $292.00 $2,511 —
970 970 1 260.00 $260.00 $2,522 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 375.00 $375.00 $1,669 -30.00
455 455 1 345.00 $345.00 $1,570 —
544 544 4 375.00 $375.00 $2,040 -2.32
665 665 3 337.50 $337.50 $2,244 -7.50
765 765 2 320.00 $320.00 $2,448 +20.00
825 825 1 294.00 $294.00 $2,426 +14.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
454 454 4 320.00 $320.00 $1,453 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 375.00 $375.00 $1,425 —
475 475 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,662 —
670 670 1 337.00 $337.00 $2,258 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
452–470 455 7 310.00–321.00 $319.38 $1,453 -20.62
554–570 556 8 314.00–322.00 $320.97 $1,785 —
600–643 636 7 270.00–291.00 $285.15 $1,814 -46.85
705–725 712 3 272.00–283.00 $275.74 $1,963 +10.74
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
343 343 3 361.00 $361.00 $1,238 —
380 380 1 315.00 $315.00 $1,197 -43.00
445 445 6 322.00 $322.00 $1,433 +2.00
490 490 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,617 -11.77
500 500 1 325.00 $325.00 $1,625 +90.00
650–668 655 7 270.00–275.00 $271.46 $1,778 —
710 710 1 265.00 $265.00 $1,882 +3.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
343 343 4 355.00 $355.00 $1,218 —
429 429 4 317.00 $317.00 $1,360 —
480 480 2 280.00 $280.00 $1,344 -40.00
542 542 3 295.00 $295.00 $1,599 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 275.00 $275.00 $866 -35.00
390 390 1 355.00 $355.00 $1,384 —
435 435 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,088 —
710 710 1 255.00 $255.00 $1,810 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
364–385 368 5 350.00–390.00 $381.63 $1,404 —
402 402 5 397.00 $397.00 $1,596 -20.00
515–540 521 4 335.00–357.00 $351.30 $1,830 —
573 573 2 337.00 $337.00 $1,931 -14.00
628 628 2 312.00 $312.00 $1,959 +12.00
675 675 3 320.00 $320.00 $2,160 —
740 740 1 277.00 $277.00 $2,050 +17.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 410.00 $410.00 $1,804 -0.22
485 485 1 325.00 $325.00 $1,576 -72.81
590 590 1 357.00 $357.00 $2,106 -30.00
658–669 664 9 308.00–330.00 $320.31 $2,127 —
725 725 1 280.00 $280.00 $2,030 —
770 770 2 285.00 $285.00 $2,194 +27.50
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490 490 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,102 —
560 560 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,568 —

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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.