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Southside Livestock Markets, Inc.

Name: Southside Livestock Markets, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2024-10-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-02

Feeder Cattle · Blackstone, Virginia · Wed, Oct 2

● Final43 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2183

← Sep 25Oct 2Oct 9 →

Receipts

163 head

▲ 14 vs last sale 149▼ 51 vs year ago 214 · −23.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 66, Heifers 72, Bulls 25)

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 $216.09/cwt on 22 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −143.25 against this barn's trailing median of $359.34.

Average price

$216.09

22 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,172

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$228

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1

$56.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.86

vs VA average

−30.69 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	223.50	1,205	11thin
Medium and Large 2	536	216.50	1,160	9thin
Medium and Large 3	595	180.00	1,071	1thin
Small 1	585	167.00	977	1thin

One grade step is worth $56.50/cwt here — about $228 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale22 hd

216.09

—

VA average7 barns · 238 hd

226.95

−10.86

National average172 barns · 12,740 hd

246.78

−30.69

This barn, trailing median32 sales

359.34

−143.25

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

43 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	350–400	Medium and Large 2	360	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	864	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,055	1
Steers	400–450	Small 1	410	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	554	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	444	258.11/cwt	217.00–264.00	1,146	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	487	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,300	3
Steers	500–550	Small 1	515	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	706	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	540	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,393	15
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	549	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,411	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,445	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	639	242.67/cwt	234.00–243.50	1,551	11
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	657	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,557	7
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	740	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,650	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	753	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,679	5
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	830	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,594	2
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	920	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,739	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Small 1	360	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	612	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	365	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	821	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	390	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	624	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	420	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	756	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	950	2
Heifers	400–450	Small 1	447	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	939	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	456	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,049	14
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	461	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	922	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	536	216.50/cwt	216.50–216.50	1,160	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	539	223.50/cwt	223.50–223.50	1,205	11
Heifers	550–600	Small 1	585	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	977	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	595	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,071	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	635	200.50/cwt	200.50–200.50	1,273	11
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	645	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,193	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	665	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,044	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	736	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,376	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Small 1	320	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	544	1
Bulls	350–400	Small 1	380	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	779	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,121	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	421	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,132	4
Bulls	400–450	Small 1	440	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	770	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	260.80/cwt	252.00–265.00	1,234	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	535	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,273	1
Bulls	500–550	Small 1	545	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,172	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,294	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	640	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,248	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	750	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,238	2
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	848	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,297	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 Oct 2, 2024

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

Receipts 163Last week 149Year ago 214

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 66, Heifers 72, Bulls 25)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	421	269.00	269.00
6	450–500	473	252.00–265.00	260.80
4	550–600	560	231.00	231.00
2	750–800	750	165.00	165.00
2	800–850	848	153.00	153.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	267.00	267.00
1	500–550	535	238.00	238.00
1	600–650	640	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	170.00	170.00
1	350–400	380	205.00	205.00
1	400–450	440	175.00	175.00
1	500–550	545	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	240.00	240.00
3	450–500	487	267.00	267.00
4	500–550	549	257.00	257.00
7	650–700	657	237.00	237.00
3	700–750	740	223.00	223.00
2	800–850	830	192.00	192.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	285.00	285.00
8	400–450	444	217.00–264.00	258.11
15	500–550	540	258.00	258.00
1	550–600	560	258.00	258.00
11	600–650	639	234.00–243.50	242.67
5	750–800	753	223.00	223.00
1	900–950	920	189.00	189.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	135.00	135.00
1	500–550	515	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	160.00	160.00
1	400–450	420	180.00	180.00
1	550–600	595	180.00	180.00
1	650–700	665	157.00	157.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	430	221.00	221.00
14	450–500	456	230.00	230.00
11	500–550	539	223.50	223.50
11	600–650	635	200.50	200.50
4	700–750	736	187.00	187.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	360	170.00	170.00
3	400–450	447	210.00	210.00
1	550–600	585	167.00	167.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	365	225.00	225.00
5	450–500	461	200.00	200.00
9	500–550	536	216.50	216.50
2	600–650	645	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.