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Southside Livestock Markets, Inc.

Name: Southside Livestock Markets, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2024-03-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-27

Feeder Cattle · Blackstone, Virginia · Wed, Mar 27

● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2183

← Mar 20Mar 27Apr 3 →

Receipts

146 head

▼ 51 vs last sale 197▼ 179 vs year ago 325 · −55.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 30, Heifers 70, Bulls 46)

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $250.85/cwt on 26 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −108.49 against this barn's trailing median of $359.34.

Average price

$250.85

26 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,379

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$26

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1

$5.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.40

vs VA average

−16.02 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	549	252.43	1,385	14thin
Medium and Large 2	553	250.43	1,384	7thin
Small 1	550	247.00	1,359	5thin

One grade step is worth $5.43/cwt here — about $26 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale26 hd

250.85

—

VA average8 barns · 396 hd

253.24

−2.40

National average161 barns · 9,489 hd

266.87

−16.02

This barn, trailing median32 sales

359.34

−108.49

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

32 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $402.15, low $312.68, median $359.34 across 32 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Every lot

44 lots · USDA AMS · Southside Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale - Blackstone, VA

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Small 1	355	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	976	1
Steers	400–450	Small 1	435	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,370	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	486	308.98/cwt	308.50–310.00	1,502	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	490	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,421	1
Steers	550–600	Small 1	585	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,726	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	604	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,691	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,748	1
Steers	650–700	Small 1	665	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,796	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	680	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,819	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	765	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,913	3
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	833	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,983	3
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	906	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	2,029	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	354	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	952	4
Heifers	350–400	Small 1	355	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	852	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	370	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	981	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	388	238.03/cwt	210.00–265.00	924	2
Heifers	400–450	Small 1	430	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	968	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,022	1
Heifers	450–500	Small 1	464	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,202	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	466	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,230	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	485	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,261	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	487	258.91/cwt	258.00–260.00	1,261	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	540	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,323	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	548	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,386	6
Heifers	550–600	Small 1	550	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,359	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	555	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,432	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,363	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	601	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,490	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	628	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,476	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	650	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,528	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	740	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,517	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	347	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,215	3
Bulls	350–400	Small 1	380	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,026	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	321.51/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,350	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	445	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,313	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	479	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,437	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	483	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	1,517	8
Bulls	450–500	Small 1	485	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,382	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	563	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,616	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,526	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	613	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,637	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	651	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,667	11
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	750	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,658	2
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	810	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,701	1

This sale against other markets

Virginia weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Virginia auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Virginia feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Southside Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale - Blackstone, VA

Wed Mar 27, 2024

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Richmond, VA (LS-RH)

Receipts 146Last week 197Year ago 325

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 30, Heifers 70, Bulls 46)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	295.00	295.00
5	450–500	479	300.00	300.00
2	550–600	565	270.00	270.00
11	650–700	651	256.00	256.00
2	750–800	750	221.00	221.00
1	800–850	810	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	270.00	270.00
1	450–500	485	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	347	350.00	350.00
3	400–450	420	315.00–325.00	321.51
8	450–500	483	314.00	314.00
3	550–600	563	287.00	287.00
3	600–650	613	267.00	267.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	275.00	275.00
1	400–450	435	315.00	315.00
1	550–600	585	295.00	295.00
1	650–700	665	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	486	308.50–310.00	308.98
4	600–650	604	280.00	280.00
1	650–700	680	267.50	267.50
3	750–800	765	250.00	250.00
3	800–850	833	238.00	238.00
7	900–950	906	224.00	224.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	620	282.00	282.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	240.00	240.00
1	400–450	430	225.00	225.00
5	450–500	464	259.00	259.00
5	550–600	550	247.00	247.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	388	210.00–265.00	238.03
9	450–500	487	258.00–260.00	258.91
6	500–550	540	245.00	245.00
8	550–600	555	258.00	258.00
5	600–650	601	248.00	248.00
1	700–750	740	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	354	269.00	269.00
1	400–450	435	235.00	235.00
6	450–500	466	264.00	264.00
6	500–550	548	253.00	253.00
1	550–600	580	235.00	235.00
3	600–650	628	235.00	235.00
3	650–700	650	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	265.00	265.00
1	450–500	485	260.00	260.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.