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Southside Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, October 8, 2025

100 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 100 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 480 2 405.00 $405.00 $1,944 +15.00
532 532 5 387.00 $387.00 $2,059 +10.31
662 662 3 340.00 $340.00 $2,251 +1.00
700 700 1 330.00 $330.00 $2,310 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 2 410.00 $410.00 $1,538 —
550–565 558 2 330.00–370.00 $349.73 $1,951 —
605 605 1 347.00 $347.00 $2,099 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
580 580 2 342.00 $342.00 $1,984 —
632 632 3 332.00 $332.00 $2,098 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 2 352.00 $352.00 $1,390 —
455 455 5 333.00 $333.00 $1,515 +13.62
528 528 3 323.00 $323.00 $1,705 —
620–645 628 3 286.00–288.00 $286.68 $1,800 +1.53
708 708 2 275.00 $275.00 $1,947 -0.74
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 4 335.00–342.00 $340.25 $1,174 -20.75
435 435 4 339.00 $339.00 $1,475 +17.00
530–535 534 4 320.00–324.00 $323.01 $1,725 -1.99
690 690 2 277.00 $277.00 $1,911 +5.54
710 710 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,420 -65.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 4 340.00 $340.00 $1,224 —
459 459 7 330.00 $330.00 $1,515 +50.00
505 505 1 305.00 $305.00 $1,540 —
670 670 2 270.00 $270.00 $1,809 —
730 730 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,278 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
530 530 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,431 —
595 595 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,428 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 2 415.00 $415.00 $1,411 —
430–440 435 2 365.00–380.00 $372.59 $1,621 -24.41
450–486 474 8 315.00–385.00 $369.13 $1,750 —
565 565 2 330.00 $330.00 $1,864 -7.00
610–635 618 3 280.00–340.00 $310.00 $1,916 -2.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 355.00 $355.00 $1,207 —
455 455 1 345.00 $345.00 $1,570 +20.00
510 510 2 385.00 $385.00 $1,964 —
555–563 560 3 332.00–380.00 $364.15 $2,039 +7.15
605–645 637 5 320.00–325.00 $320.95 $2,044 —
780 780 1 270.00 $270.00 $2,106 -15.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 1 305.00 $305.00 $1,235 —
500 500 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,375 —

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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.