Sale reports / Virginia / Southside Livestock Markets, Inc. / 2024-06-26

Southside Livestock Markets, Inc.

Feeder Cattle · Blackstone, Virginia · Wed, Jun 26
● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2183
Receipts
230 head
▼ 48 vs last sale 278▲ 13 vs year ago 217 · +6.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 80, Heifers 81, Bulls 69)

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $237.07/cwt on 34 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −122.27 against this barn's trailing median of $359.34.
Average price
$237.07
34 head · 543 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,287
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$353
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1
$60.50/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−15.35
vs VA average
−32.21 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1555245.501,36114thin
Medium and Large 2539235.481,26911thin
Medium and Large 3527231.001,2178thin
Small 1545185.001,0081thin
One grade step is worth $60.50/cwt here — about $353 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 sale34 hd
237.07
—
VA average5 barns · 332 hd
252.42
−15.35
National average153 barns · 8,958 hd
269.28
−32.21
This barn, trailing median32 sales
359.34
−122.27
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
416377338299median 359.3403/0404/2906/2409/0910/28
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

57 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3318270.00/cwt270.00–270.008592
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1388307.00/cwt307.00–307.001,1914
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2395290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,1461
Steers400–450Small 1405230.00/cwt230.00–230.009321
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2425266.18/cwt235.00–297.001,1316
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1463290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,3437
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2466290.88/cwt285.00–295.001,35610
Steers450–500Small 1487208.52/cwt200.00–212.501,0156
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1505208.00/cwt208.00–208.001,0501
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2520209.00/cwt209.00–209.001,0871
Steers500–550Small 1533230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,2262
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3537234.00/cwt234.00–234.001,2573
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1570280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,5963
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2575285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,6393
Steers600–650Small 1600270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,6201
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1619270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,6714
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2627245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,5363
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3639197.00/cwt197.00–197.001,2594
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1650270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,7552
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2670267.00/cwt267.00–267.001,7896
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1715233.00/cwt233.00–233.001,6663
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2743191.72/cwt191.00–192.001,4247
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2338217.00/cwt217.00–217.007332
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2356243.00/cwt243.00–243.008654
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1375233.00/cwt233.00–233.008741
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3390233.00/cwt233.00–233.009091
Heifers400–450Small 1433230.00/cwt230.00–230.009962
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1457248.00/cwt248.00–248.001,1333
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2458221.64/cwt191.00–235.001,0155
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3461233.60/cwt175.00–241.001,0779
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3527231.00/cwt205.00–234.501,2178
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2539235.48/cwt190.00–240.001,26911
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1540245.50/cwt245.50–245.501,3262
Heifers500–550Small 1545185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,0081
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1557245.50/cwt245.50–245.501,36712
Heifers600–650Small 1630214.37/cwt170.00–235.001,3513
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2639220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,4064
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1659232.50/cwt232.50–232.501,5328
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3665210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,3971
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1730194.02/cwt191.00–195.001,4164
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2320255.00/cwt255.00–255.008161
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1383255.00/cwt255.00–255.009772
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1400265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,0601
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1467246.65/cwt215.00–265.001,1524
Bulls450–500Small 1485220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,0671
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2499259.00/cwt259.00–259.001,2926
Bulls500–550Small 1515200.96/cwt183.00–220.001,0352
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2563245.41/cwt217.00–251.001,3826
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1566240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,3588
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2640224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,43414
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1675218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,4728
Bulls650–700Small 1680224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,5231
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1726188.00/cwt188.00–188.001,3657
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2728188.00/cwt188.00–188.001,3692
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1750188.00/cwt188.00–188.001,4102
Bulls750–800Small 1790188.00/cwt188.00–188.001,4851
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1820166.00/cwt166.00–166.001,3613

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.