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Southside Livestock Markets, Inc.

Name: Southside Livestock Markets, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2025-01-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-15

Feeder Cattle · Blackstone, Virginia · Wed, Jan 15

● Final48 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2183

← Jan 8Jan 15Jan 22 →

Receipts

161 head

▲ 112 vs last sale 49▲ 111 vs year ago 50 · +222.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 43, Heifers 59, Bulls 59)

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 $225.16/cwt on 13 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −134.18 against this barn's trailing median of $359.34.

Average price

$225.16

13 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,228

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$278

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$56.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−39.24

vs VA average

−78.87 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	545	236.00	1,286	4thin
Medium and Large 1	537	235.52	1,265	6thin
Small 1	563	195.00	1,098	2thin
Medium and Large 3	560	180.00	1,008	1thin

One grade step is worth $56.00/cwt here — about $278 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 sale13 hd

225.16

—

VA average6 barns · 298 hd

264.41

−39.24

National average192 barns · 30,803 hd

304.03

−78.87

This barn, trailing median32 sales

359.34

−134.18

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

48 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	385	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,328	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	463	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,458	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,410	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	528	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,616	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	538	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,566	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	539	303.80/cwt	295.00–306.00	1,637	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,612	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	629	281.56/cwt	273.00–295.00	1,771	15
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	650	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,528	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	680	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,272	1
Steers	650–700	Small 1	685	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,747	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	700	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,694	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	705	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,657	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	755	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,812	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	813	215.08/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,749	2
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	940	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,965	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	360	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	918	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	371	234.75/cwt	221.00–239.00	871	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	385	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	751	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	957	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	452	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,094	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	456	236.61/cwt	230.00–238.00	1,079	6
Heifers	450–500	Small 1	458	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,040	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	460	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,044	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	537	235.52/cwt	225.00–237.50	1,265	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	545	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,286	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	560	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,008	1
Heifers	550–600	Small 1	563	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,098	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	624	228.50/cwt	228.50–228.50	1,426	8
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	628	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,400	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	214.05/cwt	210.00–216.00	1,423	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	720	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,426	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	340	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,241	6
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,294	1
Bulls	350–400	Small 1	398	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,214	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	344.52/cwt	275.00–355.00	1,447	8
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,498	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	489	297.43/cwt	230.00–315.00	1,454	9
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	505	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,490	4
Bulls	500–550	Small 1	545	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,292	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	558	233.83/cwt	215.00–240.00	1,305	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	569	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,565	6
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	617	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,388	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	655	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,389	1
Bulls	650–700	Small 1	695	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,286	1
Bulls	700–750	Small 1	730	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,263	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	752	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,406	5
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	835	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,394	3

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 Jan 15, 2025

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

Receipts 161Last week 49Year ago 50

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 43, Heifers 59, Bulls 59)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	538	291.00	291.00
1	650–700	680	187.00	187.00
1	700–750	705	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	463	315.00	315.00
5	500–550	539	295.00–306.00	303.80
15	600–650	629	273.00–295.00	281.56
1	700–750	700	242.00	242.00
1	750–800	755	240.00	240.00
2	800–850	813	210.00–220.00	215.08
2	900–950	940	209.00	209.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	385	345.00	345.00
1	450–500	470	300.00	300.00
3	500–550	528	306.00	306.00
1	600–650	620	260.00	260.00
1	650–700	650	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	685	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	345.00	345.00
4	400–450	428	350.00	350.00
4	500–550	505	295.00	295.00
4	550–600	558	215.00–240.00	233.83
1	650–700	655	212.00	212.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	398	305.00	305.00
1	500–550	545	237.00	237.00
1	650–700	695	185.00	185.00
1	700–750	730	173.00	173.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	340	365.00	365.00
8	400–450	420	275.00–355.00	344.52
9	450–500	489	230.00–315.00	297.43
6	550–600	569	275.00	275.00
3	600–650	617	225.00	225.00
5	750–800	752	187.00	187.00
3	800–850	835	167.00	167.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	371	221.00–239.00	234.75
1	400–450	435	220.00	220.00
6	450–500	456	230.00–238.00	236.61
4	500–550	545	236.00	236.00
2	600–650	628	223.00	223.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	195.00	195.00
1	450–500	460	227.00	227.00
1	550–600	560	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	360	255.00	255.00
9	450–500	452	242.00	242.00
6	500–550	537	225.00–237.50	235.52
8	600–650	624	228.50	228.50
3	650–700	665	210.00–216.00	214.05
6	700–750	720	198.00	198.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	458	227.00	227.00
2	550–600	563	195.00	195.00

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.