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Southside Livestock Markets, Inc.

Name: Southside Livestock Markets, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2024-10-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-16

Feeder Cattle · Blackstone, Virginia · Wed, Oct 16

● Final61 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2183

← Oct 9Oct 16Oct 23 →

Receipts

272 head

▼ 22 vs last sale 294▲ 27 vs year ago 245 · +11.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 75, Heifers 127, Bulls 70)

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 $208.29/cwt on 36 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −151.05 against this barn's trailing median of $359.34.

Average price

$208.29

36 head · 561 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,168

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$528

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1

$85.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−18.14

vs VA average

−49.52 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	563	222.59	1,254	22
Medium and Large 2	560	212.49	1,190	7thin
Medium and Large 3	562	168.00	945	5thin
Small 1	530	137.00	726	2thin

One grade step is worth $85.59/cwt here — about $528 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 sale36 hd

208.29

—

VA average11 barns · 770 hd

226.43

−18.14

National average191 barns · 21,361 hd

257.81

−49.52

This barn, trailing median32 sales

359.34

−151.05

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

61 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	360	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	594	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	455	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,310	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	474	289.50/cwt	289.50–289.50	1,372	9
Steers	450–500	Small 1	480	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	576	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	540	247.26/cwt	230.00–256.00	1,335	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	546	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,403	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	555	255.94/cwt	255.00–256.00	1,420	19
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	630	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,386	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	634	247.04/cwt	246.00–253.00	1,566	13
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	646	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,583	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	705	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,375	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	732	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,735	7
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	747	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,711	3
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 3	800	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,360	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	815	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,752	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	830	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,743	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	300	172.50/cwt	160.00–185.00	518	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	660	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	368	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	736	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	369	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	838	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	378	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	858	3
Heifers	400–450	Small 1	433	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	650	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	455	231.93/cwt	220.00–233.00	1,055	12
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	457	222.92/cwt	207.00–224.50	1,019	12
Heifers	450–500	Small 1	468	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	655	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	470	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	823	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	500	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,000	1
Heifers	500–550	Small 1	530	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	726	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	545	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,215	13
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	560	212.49/cwt	175.00–219.00	1,190	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	578	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	925	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	590	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,310	9
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	618	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,156	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	634	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,268	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	639	209.36/cwt	206.50–217.00	1,338	17
Heifers	650–700	Small 1	653	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,143	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	655	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	983	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	658	151.71/cwt	135.00–160.00	998	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	708	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,062	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	710	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,278	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	728	166.77/cwt	160.00–170.00	1,214	3
Heifers	700–750	Small 1	730	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,022	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	770	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,555	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	305	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	747	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	335	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	787	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	358	232.45/cwt	225.00–240.00	832	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	368	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	846	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	406	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,117	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	431	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,185	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	494	258.99/cwt	253.00–261.00	1,279	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	496	259.79/cwt	244.00–261.00	1,289	13
Bulls	500–550	Small 1	500	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,150	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	540	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	945	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	555	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,210	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	557	220.09/cwt	208.00–222.00	1,226	10
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	605	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,301	1
Bulls	600–650	Small 1	635	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,283	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	643	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,286	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	658	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,395	12
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	741	176.21/cwt	175.00–180.00	1,306	4
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	750	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,275	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 Oct 16, 2024

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

Receipts 272Last week 294Year ago 245

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 75, Heifers 127, Bulls 70)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	368	200.00	200.00
1	450–500	470	175.00	175.00
1	500–550	500	200.00	200.00
4	550–600	578	160.00	160.00
3	600–650	618	187.00	187.00
3	650–700	658	135.00–160.00	151.71
3	700–750	708	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	200.00	200.00
7	350–400	369	227.00	227.00
12	450–500	457	207.00–224.50	222.92
7	550–600	560	175.00–219.00	212.49
7	600–650	634	200.00	200.00
1	650–700	655	150.00	150.00
3	700–750	728	160.00–170.00	166.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	433	150.00	150.00
3	450–500	468	140.00	140.00
2	500–550	530	137.00	137.00
2	650–700	653	175.00	175.00
1	700–750	730	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	300	160.00–185.00	172.50
3	350–400	378	227.00	227.00
12	450–500	455	220.00–233.00	231.93
13	500–550	545	223.00	223.00
9	550–600	590	222.00	222.00
17	600–650	639	206.50–217.00	209.36
1	700–750	710	180.00	180.00
2	750–800	770	202.00	202.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	450–500	474	289.50	289.50
3	500–550	540	230.00–256.00	247.26
19	550–600	555	255.00–256.00	255.94
13	600–650	634	246.00–253.00	247.04
7	700–750	732	237.00	237.00
1	800–850	815	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	165.00	165.00
5	450–500	455	288.00	288.00
5	500–550	546	257.00	257.00
4	600–650	646	245.00	245.00
3	700–750	747	229.00	229.00
1	800–850	830	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	630	220.00	220.00
1	700–750	705	195.00	195.00
1	800–850	800	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	245.00	245.00
3	350–400	368	230.00	230.00
5	400–450	406	275.00	275.00
13	450–500	496	244.00–261.00	259.79
1	500–550	540	175.00	175.00
10	550–600	557	208.00–222.00	220.09
1	600–650	605	215.00	215.00
12	650–700	658	212.00	212.00
4	700–750	741	175.00–180.00	176.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	235.00	235.00
2	350–400	358	225.00–240.00	232.45
4	400–450	431	275.00	275.00
4	450–500	494	253.00–261.00	258.99
1	550–600	555	218.00	218.00
3	600–650	643	200.00	200.00
1	750–800	750	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	500	230.00	230.00
1	600–650	635	202.00	202.00

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.