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Southside Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, December 3, 2025

139 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $366.00/cwt +11.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,969/hd at 538 lb · 15 head

Receipts

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

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,040 —
373 373 8 380.00 $380.00 $1,417 —
400 400 1 345.00 $345.00 $1,380 —
456 456 6 390.00 $390.00 $1,778 +35.00
538 538 15 366.00 $366.00 $1,969 —
570 570 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,938 —
605–615 610 2 300.00–320.00 $310.08 $1,891 —
670 670 1 330.00 $330.00 $2,211 -7.00
735 735 1 280.00 $280.00 $2,058 -2.00
860 860 2 275.00 $275.00 $2,365 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 395.00 $395.00 $1,422 —
451 451 4 390.00 $390.00 $1,759 —
530 530 2 367.00 $367.00 $1,945 +22.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465 465 1 315.00 $315.00 $1,465 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 380.00 $380.00 $1,349 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
388 388 3 340.00 $340.00 $1,319 —
448 448 3 308.00 $308.00 $1,380 -13.00
542 542 9 320.00 $320.00 $1,734 —
620 620 2 270.00 $270.00 $1,674 —
708 708 2 250.00 $250.00 $1,770 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 333.00 $333.00 $1,265 +11.00
441 441 7 315.00 $315.00 $1,389 -3.00
535 535 5 313.00 $313.00 $1,675 +3.00
640 640 1 255.00 $255.00 $1,632 +4.00
750 750 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,875 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
331 331 4 327.00 $327.00 $1,082 —
417 417 3 305.00 $305.00 $1,272 +15.00
475 475 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,425 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 270.00 $270.00 $932 —
468 468 2 200.00 $200.00 $936 -60.00
545 545 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,362 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 2 390.00 $390.00 $1,365 +30.00
411 411 7 360.00 $360.00 $1,480 —
485 485 5 355.00 $355.00 $1,722 +10.95
549 549 5 332.00 $332.00 $1,823 +60.00
655–695 675 2 257.00–266.00 $261.63 $1,766 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
493 493 2 355.00 $355.00 $1,750 -12.00
569 569 7 335.00 $335.00 $1,906 +100.00
614 614 5 283.00 $283.00 $1,738 +53.00
665 665 2 267.00 $267.00 $1,776 +12.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 2 295.00 $295.00 $1,165 -65.00
468 468 2 345.00 $345.00 $1,615 ±0.00
554 554 4 305.00 $305.00 $1,690 +58.00
690 690 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,725 +50.00

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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.