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Southside Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, November 12, 2025

156 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $325.00/cwt ≈ $1,804/hd at 555 lb · 11 head
light 6-weight M&L 2 heifers $266.43/cwt +18.31 vs last sale · ≈ $1,700/hd at 638 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 156 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 480 2 370.00 $370.00 $1,776 -5.00
595 595 1 345.00 $345.00 $2,053 -26.00
647 647 5 340.00 $340.00 $2,200 ±0.00
742 742 5 274.00 $274.00 $2,033 —
850 850 2 267.50 $267.50 $2,274 —
920 920 1 237.00 $237.00 $2,180 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
352 352 3 400.00 $400.00 $1,408 —
478 478 6 370.00 $370.00 $1,769 -5.00
510 510 1 365.00 $365.00 $1,862 —
629 629 4 316.00 $316.00 $1,988 —
705 705 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,904 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 390.00 $390.00 $1,443 +20.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 8 330.00 $330.00 $1,204 -24.83
438 438 5 327.00 $327.00 $1,432 +44.06
555 555 11 325.00 $325.00 $1,804 —
610–641 638 10 261.00–267.00 $266.43 $1,700 +18.31
730 730 1 241.00 $241.00 $1,759 -21.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460–465 461 4 305.00–330.00 $323.70 $1,492 —
537 537 6 329.00 $329.00 $1,767 +9.00
647 647 9 276.00 $276.00 $1,786 -4.00
725 725 7 240.50 $240.50 $1,744 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
326 326 4 335.00 $335.00 $1,092 -10.00
455 455 3 310.00 $310.00 $1,410 —
525–533 532 8 300.00 $300.00 $1,596 +5.02
620 620 2 242.00 $242.00 $1,500 —
695 695 1 228.00 $228.00 $1,585 +18.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 280.00 $280.00 $854 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
333 333 3 405.00 $405.00 $1,349 +5.00
426 426 4 400.00 $400.00 $1,704 -21.00
492 492 7 365.00 $365.00 $1,796 -13.00
582 582 3 300.00 $300.00 $1,746 -45.00
653 653 3 263.00 $263.00 $1,717 +18.00
728 728 2 200.00 $200.00 $1,456 —
750 750 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,312 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 405.00 $405.00 $1,316 —
425 425 3 400.00 $400.00 $1,700 -7.00
505 505 3 360.00 $360.00 $1,818 -12.00
550 550 1 345.00 $345.00 $1,898 —
605–642 638 9 250.00–285.00 $281.31 $1,795 +1.31
770 770 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,732 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
515–538 530 3 250.00–300.00 $266.18 $1,411 —

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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.