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Southside Livestock Markets, Inc.

Name: Southside Livestock Markets, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2024-10-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-30

Feeder Cattle · Blackstone, Virginia · Wed, Oct 30

● Final60 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2183

← Oct 23Oct 30Nov 6 →

Receipts

308 head

▲ 59 vs last sale 249▲ 113 vs year ago 195 · +57.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 86, Heifers 143, Bulls 79)

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 $215.01/cwt on 54 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −144.33 against this barn's trailing median of $359.34.

Average price

$215.01

54 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,163

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$192

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$40.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.24

vs VA average

−45.45 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	220.34	1,205	19thin
Medium and Large 2	536	215.46	1,155	30
Small 1	535	200.00	1,070	3thin
Medium and Large 3	563	180.00	1,013	2thin

One grade step is worth $40.34/cwt here — about $192 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 sale54 hd

215.01

—

VA average9 barns · 662 hd

229.24

−14.24

National average194 barns · 26,693 hd

260.46

−45.45

This barn, trailing median32 sales

359.34

−144.33

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

60 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	931	1
Steers	350–400	Small 1	385	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	874	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	396	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	931	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	405	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	919	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	454	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,239	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	458	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,227	6
Steers	450–500	Small 1	464	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	974	4
Steers	500–550	Small 1	527	208.35/cwt	190.00–227.00	1,098	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	529	258.19/cwt	258.00–260.00	1,366	10
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	535	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,370	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	562	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,023	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,465	6
Steers	600–650	Small 1	600	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,380	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	605	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,119	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	635	254.58/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,617	12
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	638	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,515	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	727	236.98/cwt	236.00–240.00	1,723	4
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	810	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,661	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	843	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,635	2
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,021	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,889	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	335	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	707	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	342	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	770	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	357	226.22/cwt	221.00–227.00	808	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	367	221.01/cwt	219.00–226.00	811	7
Heifers	350–400	Small 1	390	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	885	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	443	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	986	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	445	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	823	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	455	218.47/cwt	210.00–219.00	994	17
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	455	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	819	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	463	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,030	12
Heifers	450–500	Small 1	470	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	658	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	513	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,123	2
Heifers	500–550	Small 1	520	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,040	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	536	215.46/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,155	30
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	551	220.50/cwt	220.50–220.50	1,215	17
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	563	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,013	2
Heifers	550–600	Small 1	565	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,130	1
Heifers	600–650	Small 1	600	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,092	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	616	194.77/cwt	177.00–201.00	1,200	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	627	215.03/cwt	208.00–217.00	1,348	9
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	640	208.50/cwt	208.50–208.50	1,334	9
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	713	174.57/cwt	172.00–185.00	1,245	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	736	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	343	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	813	2
Bulls	350–400	Small 1	370	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	777	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,095	6
Bulls	400–450	Small 1	428	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	877	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	437	225.09/cwt	185.00–245.00	984	3
Bulls	450–500	Small 1	484	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,065	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	492	240.41/cwt	237.00–241.00	1,183	13
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	510	237.43/cwt	232.00–240.00	1,211	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	559	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,370	10
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	564	216.77/cwt	140.00–236.00	1,223	5
Bulls	550–600	Small 1	590	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,062	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	648	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,380	9
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	655	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,317	7
Bulls	650–700	Small 1	675	189.85/cwt	185.00–195.00	1,281	2
Bulls	700–750	Small 1	715	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,216	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	723	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,301	2
Bulls	800–850	Small 1	830	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,121	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 30, 2024

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

Receipts 308Last week 249Year ago 195

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 86, Heifers 143, Bulls 79)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	227.00	227.00
3	550–600	562	182.00	182.00
1	600–650	605	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	227.00	227.00
4	450–500	464	210.00	210.00
8	500–550	527	190.00–227.00	208.35
1	600–650	600	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	396	235.00	235.00
7	450–500	454	273.00	273.00
10	500–550	529	258.00–260.00	258.19
12	600–650	635	250.00–255.00	254.58
4	700–750	727	236.00–240.00	236.98
2	800–850	843	194.00	194.00
5	1000–1050	1,021	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	245.00	245.00
6	450–500	458	268.00	268.00
6	500–550	535	256.00	256.00
6	550–600	570	257.00	257.00
3	600–650	638	237.50	237.50
1	800–850	810	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	335	211.00	211.00
7	350–400	367	219.00–226.00	221.01
5	450–500	455	180.00	180.00
2	550–600	563	180.00	180.00
4	600–650	616	177.00–201.00	194.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	357	221.00–227.00	226.22
1	400–450	445	185.00	185.00
17	450–500	455	210.00–219.00	218.47
30	500–550	536	200.00–220.00	215.46
9	600–650	627	208.00–217.00	215.03
5	700–750	713	172.00–185.00	174.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	227.00	227.00
1	450–500	470	140.00	140.00
2	500–550	520	200.00	200.00
1	550–600	565	200.00	200.00
1	600–650	600	182.00	182.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	342	225.00	225.00
2	400–450	443	222.50	222.50
12	450–500	463	222.50	222.50
2	500–550	513	219.00	219.00
17	550–600	551	220.50	220.50
9	600–650	640	208.50	208.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	343	237.00	237.00
6	400–450	418	262.00	262.00
13	450–500	492	237.00–241.00	240.41
10	550–600	559	245.00	245.00
9	600–650	648	213.00	213.00
2	700–750	723	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	210.00	210.00
2	400–450	428	205.00	205.00
4	450–500	484	220.00	220.00
2	550–600	590	180.00	180.00
2	650–700	675	185.00–195.00	189.85
1	700–750	715	170.00	170.00
2	800–850	830	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	230.00	230.00
3	400–450	437	185.00–245.00	225.09
6	500–550	510	232.00–240.00	237.43
5	550–600	564	140.00–236.00	216.77
7	650–700	655	201.00	201.00

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.