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Southside Livestock Markets, Inc.

Name: Southside Livestock Markets, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2024-12-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-11

Feeder Cattle · Blackstone, Virginia · Wed, Dec 11

● Final49 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2183

← Dec 4Dec 11Dec 18 →

Receipts

169 head

▼ 26 vs last sale 195▲ 93 vs year ago 76 · +122.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 23, Heifers 100, Bulls 46)

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 $241.82/cwt on 27 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −117.52 against this barn's trailing median of $359.34.

Average price

$241.82

27 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,303

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$170

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1

$22.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.47

vs VA average

−38.48 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	247.00	1,351	7thin
Medium and Large 3	538	245.00	1,318	9thin
Medium and Large 2	536	238.36	1,279	9thin
Small 1	525	225.00	1,181	2thin

One grade step is worth $22.00/cwt here — about $170 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale27 hd

241.82

—

VA average7 barns · 551 hd

247.30

−5.47

National average188 barns · 25,726 hd

280.30

−38.48

This barn, trailing median32 sales

359.34

−117.52

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

49 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	455	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,479	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	460	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	1,500	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	520	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,482	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,549	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	554	285.23/cwt	280.00–287.00	1,580	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	640	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,658	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	654	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,720	6
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	710	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,740	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	765	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,817	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	775	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,938	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	810	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,766	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	810	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,725	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	353	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	847	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	359	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	871	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	362	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	914	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	435	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,105	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	452	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,220	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	457	267.68/cwt	249.00–270.00	1,223	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	470	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,255	2
Heifers	450–500	Small 1	472	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,133	3
Heifers	500–550	Small 1	525	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,181	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	531	241.90/cwt	185.00–249.50	1,284	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	538	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,318	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	547	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,351	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,218	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	607	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,293	5
Heifers	600–650	Small 1	625	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,319	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	212.60/cwt	209.00–228.00	1,403	11
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	700	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,295	1
Heifers	700–750	Small 1	710	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,136	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	733	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,558	8
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	753	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,355	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	831	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,662	4
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	901	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,757	7
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	313	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,150	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	390	352.60/cwt	345.00–360.00	1,375	2
Bulls	400–450	Small 1	420	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,386	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	440	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,551	2
Bulls	450–500	Small 1	472	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,428	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	493	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,587	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	503	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	1,625	6
Bulls	500–550	Small 1	540	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,323	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	561	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,515	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,553	6
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	618	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,533	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	639	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,591	4
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	750	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,463	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	753	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,506	2
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2	825	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,254	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 Dec 11, 2024

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

Receipts 169Last week 195Year ago 76

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 23, Heifers 100, Bulls 46)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	359	242.50	242.50
9	450–500	457	249.00–270.00	267.68
8	500–550	531	185.00–249.50	241.90
1	550–600	580	210.00	210.00
5	600–650	607	213.00	213.00
1	700–750	700	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	362	252.50	252.50
1	400–450	435	254.00	254.00
2	450–500	470	267.00	267.00
9	500–550	538	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	353	240.00	240.00
6	450–500	452	270.00	270.00
7	500–550	547	247.00	247.00
11	650–700	660	209.00–228.00	212.60
8	700–750	733	212.50	212.50
2	750–800	753	180.00	180.00
4	800–850	831	200.00	200.00
7	900–950	901	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	472	240.00	240.00
2	500–550	525	225.00	225.00
2	600–650	625	211.00	211.00
1	700–750	710	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	455	325.00	325.00
1	500–550	525	295.00	295.00
6	650–700	654	263.00	263.00
1	700–750	710	245.00	245.00
2	750–800	775	250.00	250.00
1	800–850	810	218.00	218.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	460	326.00	326.00
4	550–600	554	280.00–287.00	285.23
1	600–650	640	259.00	259.00
1	750–800	765	237.50	237.50
1	800–850	810	213.00	213.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	313	367.50	367.50
2	350–400	390	345.00–360.00	352.60
6	500–550	503	323.00	323.00
7	550–600	561	270.00	270.00
4	600–650	639	249.00	249.00
2	750–800	753	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	440	352.50	352.50
4	450–500	493	322.00	322.00
6	550–600	575	270.00	270.00
2	600–650	618	248.00	248.00
1	750–800	750	195.00	195.00
1	800–850	825	152.00	152.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	330.00	330.00
3	450–500	472	302.50	302.50
1	500–550	540	245.00	245.00

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.