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Southside Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, October 15, 2025

153 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $341.00/cwt ≈ $1,412/hd at 414 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 153 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 4 415.00 $415.00 $1,536 —
446 446 6 399.00 $399.00 $1,780 —
490 490 1 387.00 $387.00 $1,896 -18.00
510 510 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,454 -102.00
564–575 565 8 366.00–379.00 $377.35 $2,132 —
643 643 3 352.00 $352.00 $2,263 —
745 745 1 315.00 $315.00 $2,347 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 410.00 $410.00 $1,620 ±0.00
425 425 3 375.00 $375.00 $1,594 —
690 690 1 330.00 $330.00 $2,277 —
730 730 5 275.00 $275.00 $2,008 —
835 835 1 282.00 $282.00 $2,355 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465 465 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,256 —
560 560 3 305.00 $305.00 $1,708 —
640 640 1 322.00 $322.00 $2,061 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
730 730 1 282.00 $282.00 $2,059 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,248 -32.00
414 414 10 341.00 $341.00 $1,412 —
543 543 6 323.00 $323.00 $1,754 ±0.00
640 640 4 300.00 $300.00 $1,920 +13.32
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 300.00 $300.00 $990 -40.25
375 375 1 310.00 $310.00 $1,162 —
466 466 4 336.00 $336.00 $1,566 —
555–557 557 6 267.00–320.00 $311.19 $1,733 —
618–630 620 5 292.00–295.00 $292.61 $1,814 —
700 700 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,925 +75.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
368 368 3 330.00 $330.00 $1,214 -10.00
448 448 2 260.00 $260.00 $1,165 —
545 545 6 267.00 $267.00 $1,455 —
633 633 2 290.00 $290.00 $1,836 —
655 655 1 288.00 $288.00 $1,886 +18.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,112 —
530 530 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,192 -45.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 390.00 $390.00 $1,346 +35.00
436–440 437 5 330.00–410.00 $393.88 $1,721 —
484 484 7 400.00 $400.00 $1,936 +55.00
515 515 1 380.00 $380.00 $1,957 -5.00
561–575 563 9 330.00–377.00 $371.66 $2,092 +7.51
638 638 8 322.00 $322.00 $2,054 +1.05
765 765 1 320.00 $320.00 $2,448 +50.00
810 810 1 265.00 $265.00 $2,146 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
339 339 4 400.00 $400.00 $1,356 -15.00
416 416 7 420.00 $420.00 $1,747 +47.41
486 486 7 285.00 $285.00 $1,385 -84.13
595 595 1 315.00 $315.00 $1,874 -15.00
610–645 628 2 317.00–320.00 $318.54 $2,000 +8.54
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 485 2 295.00 $295.00 $1,431 —
550 550 1 335.00 $335.00 $1,842 —

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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.