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Southside Livestock Markets, Inc.

Name: Southside Livestock Markets, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2024-05-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-08

Feeder Cattle · Blackstone, Virginia · Wed, May 8

● Final47 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2183

← May 1May 8May 15 →

Receipts

129 head

▼ 22 vs last sale 151▲ 3 vs year ago 126 · +2.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 30, Heifers 59, Bulls 40)

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 $227.17/cwt on 20 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −132.16 against this barn's trailing median of $359.34.

Average price

$227.17

20 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,242

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$212

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$34.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−19.24

vs VA average

−40.42 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	539	234.19	1,262	5thin
Medium and Large 1	547	231.04	1,265	12thin
Small 1	575	200.00	1,150	2thin
Medium and Large 3	525	200.00	1,050	1thin

One grade step is worth $34.19/cwt here — about $212 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale20 hd

227.17

—

VA average10 barns · 486 hd

246.42

−19.24

National average178 barns · 10,823 hd

267.59

−40.42

This barn, trailing median32 sales

359.34

−132.16

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

47 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,031	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	400	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	1,172	1
Steers	400–450	Small 1	445	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,068	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	451	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	1,335	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	514	286.98/cwt	275.00–293.00	1,475	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	540	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	1,615	12
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	605	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,452	1
Steers	600–650	Small 1	610	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,434	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	645	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,716	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	315	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	748	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	365	225.48/cwt	190.00–260.00	823	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	959	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	377	252.74/cwt	237.50–260.00	953	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	428	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,049	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	440	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,012	1
Heifers	400–450	Small 1	445	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	890	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	459	249.65/cwt	247.00–250.00	1,146	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	460	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,067	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	222.63/cwt	220.00–223.50	1,167	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	525	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,050	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	539	234.19/cwt	234.00–235.00	1,262	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	559	235.25/cwt	235.25–235.25	1,315	8
Heifers	550–600	Small 1	575	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,150	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	628	226.68/cwt	215.00–229.00	1,424	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	640	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,440	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,350	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	715	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,502	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	715	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,430	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,007	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	345	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,052	1
Bulls	300–350	Small 1	345	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,009	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	350	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	830	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	261.81/cwt	238.00–285.00	982	2
Bulls	350–400	Small 1	395	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	672	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	408	266.86/cwt	226.00–305.00	1,089	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	435	251.75/cwt	220.00–285.00	1,095	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	455	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,001	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	479	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,329	7
Bulls	500–550	Small 1	505	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,199	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,406	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	583	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,411	3
Bulls	600–650	Small 1	625	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,406	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	654	230.64/cwt	190.00–244.50	1,508	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	683	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,612	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	735	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,624	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	750	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,658	1
Bulls	750–800	Small 1	785	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,468	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 May 8, 2024

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

Receipts 129Last week 151Year ago 126

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 30, Heifers 59, Bulls 40)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	377	237.50–260.00	252.74
1	450–500	460	232.00	232.00
4	500–550	524	220.00–223.50	222.63
8	550–600	559	235.25	235.25
6	600–650	628	215.00–229.00	226.68
1	650–700	675	200.00	200.00
1	700–750	715	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	237.50	237.50
4	350–400	373	257.00	257.00
9	450–500	459	247.00–250.00	249.65
5	500–550	539	234.00–235.00	234.19
2	600–650	640	225.00	225.00
1	700–750	715	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	200.00	200.00
2	550–600	575	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	365	190.00–260.00	225.48
1	400–450	440	230.00	230.00
1	500–550	525	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	428	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	305.00	305.00
2	350–400	375	238.00–285.00	261.81
2	400–450	435	220.00–285.00	251.75
1	450–500	455	220.00	220.00
1	500–550	515	273.00	273.00
3	650–700	683	236.00	236.00
1	750–800	750	221.00	221.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	345	292.50	292.50
1	350–400	395	170.00	170.00
1	500–550	505	237.50	237.50
1	600–650	625	225.00	225.00
1	750–800	785	187.00	187.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	305.00	305.00
2	350–400	350	237.00	237.00
5	400–450	408	226.00–305.00	266.86
7	450–500	479	277.50	277.50
3	550–600	583	242.00	242.00
4	650–700	654	190.00–244.50	230.64
1	700–750	735	221.00	221.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	275.00	275.00
1	400–450	400	293.00	293.00
3	500–550	514	275.00–293.00	286.98
1	600–650	605	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	451	296.00	296.00
12	500–550	540	299.00	299.00
3	600–650	645	266.00	266.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	240.00	240.00
2	600–650	610	235.00	235.00

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.