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Southside Livestock Markets, Inc.

Name: Southside Livestock Markets, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2024-06-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-05

Feeder Cattle · Blackstone, Virginia · Wed, Jun 5

● Final49 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2183

← May 29Jun 5Jun 12 →

Receipts

185 head

▲ 23 vs last sale 162▲ 40 vs year ago 145 · +27.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 55, Heifers 74, Bulls 56)

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 $255.32/cwt on 25 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −104.02 against this barn's trailing median of $359.34.

Average price

$255.32

25 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,384

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$127

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1

$22.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.07

vs VA average

−17.71 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	534	264.00	1,410	7thin
Medium and Large 2	553	260.71	1,442	7thin
Medium and Large 3	548	250.00	1,370	6thin
Small 1	530	242.00	1,283	5thin

One grade step is worth $22.00/cwt here — about $127 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 sale25 hd

255.32

—

VA average8 barns · 796 hd

260.39

−5.07

National average170 barns · 13,742 hd

273.03

−17.71

This barn, trailing median32 sales

359.34

−104.02

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

49 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	300–350	Medium and Large 2	345	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,139	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	415	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,212	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	284.76/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,196	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	455	304.50/cwt	304.50–304.50	1,385	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	460	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,435	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	523	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,595	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	525	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,523	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	545	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,646	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	559	308.30/cwt	297.00–310.00	1,723	16
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	590	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,741	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	644	277.78/cwt	252.00–288.00	1,789	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	645	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,838	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	281.03/cwt	277.00–285.00	1,855	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	705	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,657	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	750	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,830	5
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	828	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,925	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	328	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	869	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	343	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	943	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	360	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	954	1
Heifers	350–400	Small 1	390	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	975	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	441	266.20/cwt	265.00–266.50	1,174	15
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	441	243.95/cwt	220.00–265.00	1,076	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	454	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,171	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	474	266.13/cwt	264.00–266.50	1,261	7
Heifers	450–500	Small 1	485	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,067	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	500	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,325	1
Heifers	500–550	Small 1	530	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,283	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	534	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,410	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	548	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,370	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	562	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,461	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	619	242.55/cwt	236.00–255.00	1,501	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	633	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,583	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	640	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,408	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,485	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	740	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,554	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	310	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,039	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	366	328.61/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,203	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	421	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,339	8
Bulls	450–500	Small 1	480	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,296	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	491	289.50/cwt	289.50–289.50	1,421	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	514	273.74/cwt	200.00–299.00	1,407	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	281.00/cwt	275.00–287.00	1,447	2
Bulls	500–550	Small 1	515	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,416	1
Bulls	550–600	Small 1	560	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,512	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	566	283.43/cwt	283.00–288.00	1,604	12
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	272.72/cwt	271.50–284.00	1,699	10
Bulls	600–650	Small 1	630	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,670	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	638	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,806	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	710	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,775	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 Jun 5, 2024

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

Receipts 185Last week 162Year ago 145

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 55, Heifers 74, Bulls 56)

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	360	265.00	265.00
7	450–500	474	264.00–266.50	266.13
7	500–550	534	264.00	264.00
3	600–650	619	236.00–255.00	242.55
1	650–700	675	220.00	220.00
1	700–750	740	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	250.00	250.00
1	450–500	485	220.00	220.00
5	500–550	530	242.00	242.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	328	265.00	265.00
4	400–450	441	220.00–265.00	243.95
4	450–500	454	258.00	258.00
6	500–550	548	250.00	250.00
1	600–650	640	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	343	275.00	275.00
15	400–450	441	265.00–266.50	266.20
1	500–550	500	265.00	265.00
6	550–600	562	260.00	260.00
5	600–650	633	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	460	312.00	312.00
3	500–550	545	302.00	302.00
16	550–600	559	297.00–310.00	308.30
7	600–650	644	252.00–288.00	277.78
2	650–700	660	277.00–285.00	281.03
5	750–800	750	244.00	244.00
3	800–850	828	232.50	232.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	330.00	330.00
2	400–450	420	280.00–290.00	284.76
3	450–500	455	304.50	304.50
2	500–550	523	305.00	305.00
1	550–600	590	295.00	295.00
1	600–650	645	285.00	285.00
1	700–750	705	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	292.00	292.00
1	500–550	525	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	480	270.00	270.00
1	500–550	515	275.00	275.00
1	550–600	560	270.00	270.00
1	600–650	630	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	366	320.00–335.00	328.61
4	450–500	491	289.50	289.50
2	500–550	515	275.00–287.00	281.00
12	550–600	566	283.00–288.00	283.43
10	600–650	623	271.50–284.00	272.72
1	700–750	710	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	335.00	335.00
8	400–450	421	318.00	318.00
5	500–550	514	200.00–299.00	273.74
3	600–650	638	283.00	283.00

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.