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Southside Livestock Markets, Inc.

Name: Southside Livestock Markets, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2024-09-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-04

Feeder Cattle · Blackstone, Virginia · Wed, Sep 4

● Final50 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2183

← Aug 28Sep 4Sep 11 →

Receipts

176 head

▲ 99 vs last sale 77▲ 14 vs year ago 162 · +8.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 41, Heifers 91, Bulls 44)

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 $221.52/cwt on 34 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −137.81 against this barn's trailing median of $359.34.

Average price

$221.52

34 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,228

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$163

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1

$32.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.87

vs VA average

−19.17 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	554	227.59	1,261	20
Medium and Large 2	554	215.83	1,195	12thin
Small 1	563	195.00	1,098	2thin

One grade step is worth $32.59/cwt here — about $163 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 sale34 hd

221.52

—

VA average6 barns · 280 hd

228.40

−6.87

National average148 barns · 7,025 hd

240.69

−19.17

This barn, trailing median32 sales

359.34

−137.81

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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Small 1	420	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	987	1
Steers	450–500	Small 1	460	226.81/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,043	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	463	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,134	2
Steers	500–550	Small 1	502	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,250	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	527	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,223	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	540	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,161	2
Steers	550–600	Small 1	594	230.23/cwt	215.00–234.00	1,368	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	595	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,250	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	618	218.48/cwt	212.00–237.00	1,350	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	627	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,511	3
Steers	600–650	Small 1	635	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,429	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	695	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,605	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	726	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,634	4
Steers	700–750	Small 1	730	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,314	1
Steers	800–850	Small 1	805	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,228	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	340	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	765	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	870	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	853	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	389	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	778	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	436	216.73/cwt	160.00–235.00	945	8
Heifers	400–450	Small 1	437	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	699	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	454	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,090	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	543	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,167	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	554	227.59/cwt	226.00–228.00	1,261	20
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	556	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,201	10
Heifers	550–600	Small 1	563	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,098	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	610	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,269	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	635	209.44/cwt	192.50–219.00	1,330	17
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	663	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,309	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	685	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,439	6
Heifers	700–750	Small 1	700	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,211	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	710	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,314	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	720	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,339	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,022	1
Bulls	350–400	Small 1	365	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,022	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	405	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,073	2
Bulls	400–450	Small 1	421	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,021	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	445	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,113	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,152	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	494	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,240	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	548	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,370	3
Bulls	550–600	Small 1	555	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,263	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	560	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,394	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	562	226.50/cwt	185.00–248.00	1,273	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	633	210.89/cwt	145.00–224.00	1,335	6
Bulls	600–650	Small 1	648	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,361	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	223.48/cwt	217.50–225.00	1,475	5
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	724	217.45/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,574	4
Bulls	700–750	Small 1	740	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,369	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	843	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,665	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 Sep 4, 2024

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

Receipts 176Last week 77Year ago 162

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 41, Heifers 91, Bulls 44)

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	370	235.00	235.00
4	450–500	454	240.00	240.00
20	550–600	554	226.00–228.00	227.59
17	600–650	635	192.50–219.00	209.44
6	650–700	685	210.00	210.00
1	700–750	720	186.00	186.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	375	227.50	227.50
8	400–450	436	160.00–235.00	216.73
2	500–550	543	215.00	215.00
10	550–600	556	216.00	216.00
2	600–650	610	208.00	208.00
2	650–700	663	197.50	197.50
1	700–750	710	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	437	160.00	160.00
2	550–600	563	195.00	195.00
1	700–750	700	173.00	173.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	225.00	225.00
4	350–400	389	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	463	245.00	245.00
3	500–550	527	232.00	232.00
4	600–650	618	212.00–237.00	218.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	235.00	235.00
3	450–500	460	220.00–240.00	226.81
6	500–550	502	249.00	249.00
5	550–600	594	215.00–234.00	230.23
1	600–650	635	225.00	225.00
1	700–750	730	180.00	180.00
1	800–850	805	152.50	152.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	540	215.00	215.00
1	550–600	595	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	627	241.00	241.00
4	650–700	695	231.00	231.00
4	700–750	726	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	405	265.00	265.00
4	450–500	494	251.00	251.00
3	500–550	548	250.00	250.00
2	550–600	560	249.00	249.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	280.00	280.00
2	400–450	445	250.00	250.00
1	450–500	470	245.00	245.00
3	550–600	562	185.00–248.00	226.50
6	600–650	633	145.00–224.00	210.89
5	650–700	660	217.50–225.00	223.48
4	700–750	724	215.00–220.00	217.45
2	800–850	843	197.50	197.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	280.00	280.00
4	400–450	421	242.50	242.50
1	550–600	555	227.50	227.50
2	600–650	648	210.00	210.00
1	700–750	740	185.00	185.00

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.