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Southside Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, October 22, 2025

374 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 3 heifers $320.00/cwt +53.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,709/hd at 534 lb · 22 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $331.25/cwt +16.25 vs last sale · ≈ $2,362/hd at 713 lb · 21 head
light 4-weight M&L 3 heifers $319.75/cwt +59.75 vs last sale · ≈ $1,394/hd at 436 lb · 20 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 374 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
449 449 5 385.00 $385.00 $1,729 -14.00
541 541 8 408.00 $408.00 $2,207 +123.00
553 553 9 389.00 $389.00 $2,151 +11.65
606–646 615 17 338.00–370.00 $362.10 $2,227 +10.10
713 713 21 331.25 $331.25 $2,362 +16.25
780 780 1 318.00 $318.00 $2,480 —
815–838 834 6 314.00–316.00 $315.67 $2,633 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,106 —
385 385 2 368.00 $368.00 $1,417 —
449 449 9 360.00 $360.00 $1,616 —
485 485 5 390.00 $390.00 $1,892 —
528 528 7 375.00 $375.00 $1,980 —
568 568 2 335.00 $335.00 $1,903 —
615 615 1 340.00 $340.00 $2,091 —
765 765 1 319.00 $319.00 $2,440 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 367.00 $367.00 $1,193 —
454 454 6 374.00 $374.00 $1,698 —
553 553 3 382.00 $382.00 $2,112 —
628 628 2 342.50 $342.50 $2,151 —
700–740 720 2 310.00–326.00 $317.78 $2,288 +42.78
895 895 1 280.00 $280.00 $2,506 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 2 320.00 $320.00 $1,072 —
351 351 16 337.00 $337.00 $1,183 +7.00
436 436 20 319.75 $319.75 $1,394 +59.75
463–490 477 10 312.00–331.00 $325.06 $1,551 —
534 534 22 320.00 $320.00 $1,709 +53.00
553 553 3 310.00 $310.00 $1,714 —
630–645 638 6 250.00–280.00 $270.01 $1,723 -19.99
700–725 713 2 175.00–185.00 $179.91 $1,283 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
354 354 10 346.00 $346.00 $1,225 +36.00
400–426 421 9 316.00–320.00 $316.99 $1,335 —
450 450 11 323.00 $323.00 $1,454 -13.00
515–545 525 3 313.00–315.00 $313.69 $1,647 —
553 553 13 325.00 $325.00 $1,797 +13.81
633 633 7 290.00 $290.00 $1,836 -2.61
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 355.00 $355.00 $1,225 —
461 461 5 330.00 $330.00 $1,521 —
520 520 1 317.00 $317.00 $1,648 -6.00
552–558 553 13 327.00–330.00 $329.53 $1,822 —
672 672 7 300.00 $300.00 $2,016 —
750 750 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,838 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 2 290.00 $290.00 $1,000 —
450 450 2 181.00 $181.00 $814 —
525 525 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,286 +20.00
555 555 1 265.00 $265.00 $1,471 —
600 600 1 165.00 $165.00 $990 —
700 700 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,050 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
338 338 7 397.00 $397.00 $1,342 -3.00
420 420 19 390.00 $390.00 $1,638 -30.00
450–485 480 14 360.00–384.00 $379.10 $1,820 +94.10
552 552 5 362.00 $362.00 $1,998 —
612 612 3 337.00 $337.00 $2,062 +18.46
800 800 1 280.00 $280.00 $2,240 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 2 395.00 $395.00 $1,343 +5.00
415 415 5 370.00 $370.00 $1,536 -23.88
486 486 7 368.00 $368.00 $1,788 -32.00
563 563 5 383.00 $383.00 $2,156 +11.34
615 615 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,691 -47.00
650 650 5 339.00 $339.00 $2,204 —
732 732 3 305.00 $305.00 $2,233 —
865 865 1 267.00 $267.00 $2,310 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
438 438 4 320.00 $320.00 $1,402 —
483 483 5 332.00 $332.00 $1,604 +37.00
576 576 4 301.00 $301.00 $1,734 -34.00
620 620 2 275.00 $275.00 $1,705 —
765 765 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,912 —

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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.