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Southside Livestock Markets, Inc.

Name: Southside Livestock Markets, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2024-04-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-24

Feeder Cattle · Blackstone, Virginia · Wed, Apr 24

● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2183

← Apr 17Apr 24May 1 →

Receipts

211 head

▼ 15 vs last sale 226▲ 32 vs year ago 179 · +17.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 40, Heifers 101, Bulls 70)

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 $225.19/cwt on 24 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −134.15 against this barn's trailing median of $359.34.

Average price

$225.19

24 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,214

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$153

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1

$34.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−20.24

vs VA average

−45.00 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	537	235.22	1,263	7thin
Medium and Large 2	531	233.09	1,238	10thin
Medium and Large 3	550	212.50	1,169	2thin
Small 1	554	200.40	1,111	5thin

One grade step is worth $34.82/cwt here — about $153 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 sale24 hd

225.19

—

VA average7 barns · 441 hd

245.42

−20.24

National average178 barns · 11,596 hd

270.19

−45.00

This barn, trailing median32 sales

359.34

−134.15

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

52 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	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,088	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	383	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,191	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	440	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	1,333	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	453	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,291	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	471	291.31/cwt	280.00–306.00	1,372	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	500	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,350	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	510	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,464	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	555	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,621	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,647	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	612	243.27/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,489	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	645	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,613	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	658	255.31/cwt	225.00–265.00	1,680	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	698	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,822	4
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	884	161.21/cwt	153.00–186.00	1,425	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	330	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	660	1
Heifers	300–350	Small 1	345	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	759	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	368	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	902	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	373	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	914	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	919	1
Heifers	400–450	Small 1	428	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	856	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	438	250.09/cwt	230.00–255.00	1,095	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	440	258.75/cwt	247.00–259.50	1,139	16
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	458	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,159	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	463	258.65/cwt	252.00–262.50	1,198	8
Heifers	450–500	Small 1	468	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,193	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	515	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,236	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	531	233.09/cwt	185.00–245.00	1,238	10
Heifers	500–550	Small 1	535	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,198	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	537	235.22/cwt	220.00–241.00	1,263	7
Heifers	550–600	Small 1	583	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	962	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	585	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,082	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	600	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,200	1
Heifers	600–650	Small 1	630	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,399	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	644	240.42/cwt	233.00–242.50	1,548	9
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	662	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,556	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	672	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,552	6
Heifers	750–800	Small 1	765	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,186	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	357	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,196	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,184	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,281	3
Bulls	400–450	Small 1	427	267.25/cwt	220.00–292.00	1,141	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	433	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	1,338	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	490	285.50/cwt	285.50–285.50	1,399	9
Bulls	450–500	Small 1	496	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,327	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	502	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,381	7
Bulls	500–550	Small 1	520	202.21/cwt	170.00–237.00	1,051	2
Bulls	550–600	Small 1	558	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,434	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	265.50/cwt	265.50–265.50	1,500	11
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,475	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,562	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	622	250.76/cwt	244.00–253.00	1,560	4
Bulls	700–750	Small 1	710	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,612	2

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 24, 2024

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

Receipts 211Last week 226Year ago 179

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 40, Heifers 101, Bulls 70)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	383	311.00	311.00
1	400–450	440	303.00	303.00
2	450–500	453	285.00	285.00
3	550–600	555	292.00	292.00
1	600–650	645	250.00	250.00
4	650–700	698	261.00	261.00
4	850–900	884	153.00–186.00	161.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	375	290.00	290.00
7	450–500	471	280.00–306.00	291.31
1	500–550	500	270.00	270.00
2	550–600	570	289.00	289.00
5	650–700	658	225.00–265.00	255.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	510	287.00	287.00
3	600–650	612	240.00–250.00	243.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	245.00	245.00
7	450–500	458	253.00	253.00
7	500–550	537	220.00–241.00	235.22
1	600–650	600	200.00	200.00
6	650–700	662	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	220.00	220.00
2	400–450	428	200.00	200.00
4	450–500	468	255.00	255.00
3	500–550	535	224.00	224.00
2	550–600	583	165.00	165.00
1	600–650	630	222.00	222.00
1	750–800	765	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	200.00	200.00
2	350–400	373	245.00	245.00
5	400–450	438	230.00–255.00	250.09
1	500–550	515	240.00	240.00
1	550–600	585	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	368	245.00	245.00
16	400–450	440	247.00–259.50	258.75
8	450–500	463	252.00–262.50	258.65
10	500–550	531	185.00–245.00	233.09
9	600–650	644	233.00–242.50	240.42
6	650–700	672	231.00	231.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	427	220.00–292.00	267.25
7	450–500	496	267.50	267.50
2	500–550	520	170.00–237.00	202.21
4	550–600	558	257.00	257.00
2	700–750	710	227.00	227.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	320.00	320.00
3	400–450	420	305.00	305.00
7	500–550	502	275.00	275.00
11	550–600	565	265.50	265.50
4	600–650	622	244.00–253.00	250.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	357	335.00	335.00
6	400–450	433	309.00	309.00
9	450–500	490	285.50	285.50
4	550–600	565	261.00	261.00
1	600–650	620	252.00	252.00

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.