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Southside Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, October 29, 2025

139 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 3 heifers $315.50/cwt -4.25 vs last sale · ≈ $1,401/hd at 444 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 139 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
505–536 531 6 374.00–385.00 $375.74 $1,995 —
610–625 622 5 289.50–297.00 $290.97 $1,810 -51.53
686 686 5 300.00 $300.00 $2,058 —
738 738 2 287.00 $287.00 $2,118 -30.78
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 370.00 $370.00 $1,295 +2.00
451 451 7 370.00 $370.00 $1,669 -20.00
535 535 3 372.00 $372.00 $1,990 -3.00
655 655 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,768 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
495 495 1 392.00 $392.00 $1,940 —
653 653 2 290.00 $290.00 $1,894 —
710 710 1 287.00 $287.00 $2,038 -44.25
810 810 1 275.00 $275.00 $2,228 -40.67
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
540 540 2 300.00 $300.00 $1,620 —
565 565 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,412 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–395 369 8 300.00–320.00 $317.32 $1,171 -19.68
444 444 11 315.50 $315.50 $1,401 -4.25
537 537 9 301.00 $301.00 $1,616 -19.00
560 560 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,568 -30.00
628 628 2 247.00 $247.00 $1,551 -23.01
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
339 339 6 312.00 $312.00 $1,058 —
455–472 470 8 305.00–314.00 $312.91 $1,471 -10.09
527 527 9 319.50 $319.50 $1,684 +5.81
550 550 3 296.00 $296.00 $1,628 -29.00
635 635 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,714 -20.00
748 748 2 240.00 $240.00 $1,795 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550–562 559 4 310.00–311.00 $310.75 $1,737 -18.78
613 613 2 290.00 $290.00 $1,778 —
660 660 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,848 -20.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 314.00 $314.00 $1,130 —
470 470 2 230.00–275.00 $252.50 $1,187 +71.50
595 595 1 274.00 $274.00 $1,630 —
605 605 1 255.00 $255.00 $1,543 +90.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 345.00 $345.00 $1,173 -52.00
370 370 2 415.00 $415.00 $1,536 —
423 423 5 390.00 $390.00 $1,650 ±0.00
488 488 3 390.00 $390.00 $1,903 +10.90
567 567 3 320.00 $320.00 $1,814 -42.00
700 700 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,890 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 405.00 $405.00 $1,782 +35.00
485 485 1 380.00 $380.00 $1,843 +12.00
568 568 3 370.00 $370.00 $2,102 -13.00
738 738 2 250.00 $250.00 $1,845 -55.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 475 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,568 -2.00
564 564 5 292.00 $292.00 $1,647 -9.00
770 770 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,463 -60.00

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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.