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Southside Livestock Markets, Inc.

Name: Southside Livestock Markets, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2024-04-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-17

Feeder Cattle · Blackstone, Virginia · Wed, Apr 17

● Final51 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2183

← Apr 10Apr 17Apr 24 →

Receipts

226 head

▼ 3 vs last sale 229▲ 113 vs year ago 113 · +100.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 39, Heifers 93, Bulls 94)

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $259.78/cwt on 32 head. That ranks 1 of 24 comparable sales and sits −113.22 against this barn's trailing median of $373.01.

Average price

$259.78

32 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,421

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$357

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Small 1

$51.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−18.67

vs VA average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	566	281.02	1,591	8thin
Medium and Large 1	543	266.58	1,447	15thin
Small 1	537	229.59	1,234	9thin

One grade step is worth $51.43/cwt here — about $357 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale32 hd

259.78

—

VA average11 barns · 291 hd

278.45

−18.67

This barn, trailing median24 sales

373.01

−113.22

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

24 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $440.10, low $330.96, median $373.01 across 24 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Every lot

51 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	310	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	946	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,129	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,310	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	450	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,373	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,434	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	283.02/cwt	250.00–293.50	1,486	5
Steers	500–550	Small 1	525	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,470	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	555	287.65/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,596	14
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	278.99/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,716	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,415	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	660	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,762	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,728	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,523	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	765	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,607	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	325	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	715	1
Heifers	300–350	Small 1	335	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	804	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	366	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,080	9
Heifers	350–400	Small 1	390	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	741	1
Heifers	400–450	Small 1	440	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,078	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	453	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,160	17
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	458	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,191	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	467	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,205	6
Heifers	450–500	Small 1	470	199.02/cwt	150.00–247.00	935	2
Heifers	500–550	Small 1	515	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,185	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	527	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,249	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	534	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,295	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	544	243.50/cwt	243.50–243.50	1,325	17
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,357	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	224.88/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,394	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	641	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,391	4
Heifers	650–700	Small 1	655	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,212	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	678	215.10/cwt	196.00–225.00	1,458	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	720	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,260	1
Heifers	700–750	Small 1	740	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,295	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	360	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,134	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	422	306.87/cwt	285.00–315.00	1,295	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,345	9
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	290.49/cwt	260.00–298.00	1,394	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	495	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,371	8
Bulls	500–550	Small 1	503	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,333	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	538	267.39/cwt	240.00–274.00	1,439	12
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	562	263.32/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,480	3
Bulls	550–600	Small 1	565	201.26/cwt	170.00–247.50	1,137	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	566	281.02/cwt	274.00–282.00	1,591	8
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	636	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,596	8
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	658	254.50/cwt	254.50–254.50	1,675	11
Bulls	650–700	Small 1	670	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,501	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	717	200.42/cwt	150.00–225.00	1,437	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	720	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,260	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	777	212.77/cwt	200.00–216.00	1,653	5
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	825	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,559	4

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 Apr 17, 2024

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

Receipts 226Last week 229Year ago 113

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 39, Heifers 93, Bulls 94)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	422	285.00–315.00	306.87
8	450–500	495	277.00	277.00
12	500–550	538	240.00–274.00	267.39
3	550–600	562	260.00–265.00	263.32
8	600–650	636	251.00	251.00
1	700–750	720	175.00	175.00
5	750–800	777	200.00–216.00	212.77
4	800–850	825	189.00	189.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	503	265.00	265.00
5	550–600	565	170.00–247.50	201.26
1	650–700	670	224.00	224.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	315.00	315.00
9	400–450	423	318.00	318.00
6	450–500	480	260.00–298.00	290.49
8	550–600	566	274.00–282.00	281.02
11	650–700	658	254.50	254.50
3	700–750	717	150.00–225.00	200.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	240.00	240.00
1	350–400	390	190.00	190.00
1	400–450	440	245.00	245.00
2	450–500	470	150.00–247.00	199.02
1	500–550	515	230.00	230.00
1	650–700	655	185.00	185.00
1	700–750	740	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	467	258.00	258.00
8	500–550	534	242.50	242.50
1	550–600	575	236.00	236.00
2	600–650	620	220.00–230.00	224.88
3	650–700	678	196.00–225.00	215.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	366	295.00	295.00
17	450–500	453	256.00	256.00
17	500–550	544	243.50	243.50
4	600–650	641	217.00	217.00
1	700–750	720	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	220.00	220.00
10	450–500	458	260.00	260.00
5	500–550	527	237.00	237.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	305.00	305.00
14	550–600	555	285.00–290.00	287.65
5	600–650	615	275.00–280.00	278.99
2	650–700	675	256.00	256.00
1	700–750	725	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	305.00	305.00
2	400–450	420	312.00	312.00
1	450–500	450	305.00	305.00
5	500–550	525	250.00–293.50	283.02
1	600–650	615	230.00	230.00
2	650–700	660	267.00	267.00
1	750–800	765	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	305.00	305.00

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.