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Southside Livestock Markets, Inc.

Name: Southside Livestock Markets, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2024-05-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-22

Feeder Cattle · Blackstone, Virginia · Wed, May 22

● Final50 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2183

← May 15May 22May 29 →

Receipts

191 head

▲ 76 vs last sale 115▼ 58 vs year ago 249 · −23.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 33, Heifers 86, Bulls 72)

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 $228.88/cwt on 32 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −130.46 against this barn's trailing median of $359.34.

Average price

$228.88

32 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,222

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$196

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$42.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−24.40

vs VA average

−47.58 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	242.90	1,306	19thin
Small 1	528	220.00	1,162	2thin
Medium and Large 3	518	208.63	1,081	8thin
Medium and Large 2	555	200.00	1,110	3thin

One grade step is worth $42.90/cwt here — about $196 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

228.88

—

VA average8 barns · 450 hd

253.27

−24.40

National average163 barns · 12,702 hd

276.46

−47.58

This barn, trailing median32 sales

359.34

−130.46

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

50 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,125	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	440	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,342	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	453	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,436	2
Steers	450–500	Small 1	460	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,081	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,554	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	492	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,363	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	500	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,425	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	520	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,404	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	529	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,613	4
Steers	500–550	Small 1	530	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,537	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	585	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,620	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	620	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,581	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	632	276.50/cwt	276.00–277.00	1,747	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	649	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,817	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	705	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,833	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	850	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,615	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	335	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	854	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	348	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	957	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	977	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	955	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	430	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	903	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	447	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,118	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	464	253.50/cwt	253.50–253.50	1,176	10
Heifers	450–500	Small 1	466	211.35/cwt	185.00–230.00	985	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	507	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,049	7
Heifers	500–550	Small 1	528	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,162	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	534	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,308	16
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	555	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,110	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	557	231.68/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,290	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	595	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,309	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	626	208.00/cwt	190.00–228.00	1,302	7
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	651	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,172	10
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	700	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,155	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	305	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	930	1
Bulls	350–400	Small 1	380	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	760	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	417	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,343	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	419	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,299	4
Bulls	400–450	Small 1	440	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,320	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	495	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,485	5
Bulls	450–500	Small 1	495	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,213	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	499	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,427	8
Bulls	500–550	Small 1	513	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,436	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	554	279.50/cwt	279.50–279.50	1,548	9
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	559	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,532	7
Bulls	550–600	Small 1	578	245.39/cwt	215.00–274.00	1,418	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,656	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	636	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,666	15
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	710	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,690	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	767	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,741	3
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	828	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,731	5

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 22, 2024

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

Receipts 191Last week 115Year ago 249

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 33, Heifers 86, Bulls 72)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	257.00	257.00
1	400–450	415	230.00	230.00
10	450–500	464	253.50	253.50
16	500–550	534	245.00	245.00
3	550–600	557	230.00–235.00	231.68
10	650–700	651	180.00	180.00
2	700–750	700	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	466	185.00–230.00	211.35
2	500–550	528	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	255.00	255.00
3	400–450	430	210.00	210.00
7	500–550	507	207.00	207.00
1	550–600	595	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	348	275.00	275.00
9	400–450	447	250.00	250.00
3	550–600	555	200.00	200.00
7	600–650	626	190.00–228.00	208.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	305.00	305.00
3	450–500	478	325.00	325.00
4	500–550	529	305.00	305.00
4	600–650	649	280.00	280.00
1	700–750	705	260.00	260.00
1	850–900	850	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	460	235.00	235.00
1	500–550	530	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	492	277.00	277.00
1	500–550	520	270.00	270.00
1	600–650	620	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	300.00	300.00
2	450–500	453	317.00	317.00
1	500–550	500	285.00	285.00
2	550–600	585	277.00	277.00
4	600–650	632	276.00–277.00	276.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	305.00	305.00
3	400–450	417	322.00	322.00
5	450–500	495	300.00	300.00
7	550–600	559	274.00	274.00
2	600–650	625	265.00	265.00
2	700–750	710	238.00	238.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	419	310.00	310.00
8	450–500	499	286.00	286.00
9	550–600	554	279.50	279.50
15	600–650	636	262.00	262.00
3	750–800	767	227.00	227.00
5	800–850	828	209.00	209.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	200.00	200.00
1	400–450	440	300.00	300.00
1	450–500	495	245.00	245.00
3	500–550	513	280.00	280.00
2	550–600	578	215.00–274.00	245.39

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.