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Southside Livestock Markets, Inc.

Name: Southside Livestock Markets, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2025-03-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-05

Feeder Cattle · Blackstone, Virginia · Wed, Mar 5

● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2183

← Feb 26Mar 5Mar 12 →

Receipts

190 head

▼ 23 vs last sale 213▲ 127 vs year ago 63 · +201.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 23, Heifers 104, Bulls 63)

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 $250.73/cwt on 28 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −108.61 against this barn's trailing median of $359.34.

Average price

$250.73

28 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,366

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$57

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

$18.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.28

vs VA average

−54.29 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	533	259.19	1,381	10thin
Medium and Large 1	553	257.18	1,421	6thin
Medium and Large 2	551	240.44	1,325	12thin

One grade step is worth $18.75/cwt here — about $57 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 sale28 hd

250.73

—

VA average8 barns · 740 hd

266.00

−15.28

National average185 barns · 16,988 hd

305.02

−54.29

This barn, trailing median32 sales

359.34

−108.61

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

54 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	355	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,296	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	445	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,491	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	445	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,469	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	480	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,572	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	495	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,621	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,612	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	538	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,587	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	304.71/cwt	292.50–308.00	1,706	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	605	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,210	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	619	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,789	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	650	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,836	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 3	760	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,672	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 3	865	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,644	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	335	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,106	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	344	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,118	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	357	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,187	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,125	1
Heifers	350–400	Small 1	385	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,001	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	400	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,130	1
Heifers	400–450	Small 1	441	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,147	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	460	289.29/cwt	277.50–292.00	1,331	11
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	463	292.30/cwt	280.00–296.00	1,353	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	464	288.53/cwt	287.00–289.00	1,339	13
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	533	259.19/cwt	252.00–260.00	1,381	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	546	258.02/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,409	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	546	242.50/cwt	225.00–245.00	1,324	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	561	236.33/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,326	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	585	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,480	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	605	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,180	1
Heifers	600–650	Small 1	620	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,240	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	636	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,495	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	645	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,516	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	656	236.49/cwt	233.00–238.00	1,551	10
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	663	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,565	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	700	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,470	1
Heifers	700–750	Small 1	700	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,330	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	750	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,538	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	315	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,087	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	343	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,252	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	368	345.51/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,271	2
Bulls	350–400	Small 1	390	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,326	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,460	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	422	339.84/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,434	3
Bulls	450–500	Small 1	475	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,473	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,601	9
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	500	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,488	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	516	303.00/cwt	288.00–310.00	1,563	8
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	560	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,585	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,599	7
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	630	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,594	1
Bulls	600–650	Small 1	630	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,323	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	642	264.47/cwt	255.00–266.00	1,698	14
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	655	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,638	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	719	226.93/cwt	215.00–235.00	1,632	5

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 Mar 5, 2025

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

Receipts 190Last week 213Year ago 63

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 23, Heifers 104, Bulls 63)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	344	325.00	325.00
1	350–400	375	300.00	300.00
8	450–500	463	280.00–296.00	292.30
5	500–550	546	250.00–260.00	258.02
1	550–600	585	253.00	253.00
1	600–650	645	235.00	235.00
10	650–700	656	233.00–238.00	236.49
1	700–750	700	210.00	210.00
1	750–800	750	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	357	332.50	332.50
1	400–450	400	282.50	282.50
13	450–500	464	287.00–289.00	288.53
8	500–550	546	225.00–245.00	242.50
4	550–600	561	225.00–240.00	236.33
6	600–650	636	235.00	235.00
2	650–700	663	236.00	236.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	330.00	330.00
11	450–500	460	277.50–292.00	289.29
10	500–550	533	252.00–260.00	259.19
1	600–650	605	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	260.00	260.00
6	400–450	441	260.00	260.00
2	600–650	620	200.00	200.00
1	700–750	700	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	445	335.00	335.00
2	450–500	480	327.50	327.50
5	550–600	560	292.50–308.00	304.71
4	600–650	619	289.00	289.00
1	650–700	650	282.50	282.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	330.00	330.00
2	500–550	538	295.00	295.00
1	600–650	605	200.00	200.00
1	750–800	760	220.00	220.00
1	850–900	865	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	365.00	365.00
1	450–500	495	327.50	327.50
1	500–550	525	307.00	307.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	345.00	345.00
2	400–450	420	347.50	347.50
8	500–550	516	288.00–310.00	303.00
1	550–600	560	283.00	283.00
1	600–650	630	253.00	253.00
1	650–700	655	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	343	365.00	365.00
2	350–400	368	330.00–360.00	345.51
3	400–450	422	330.00–345.00	339.84
9	450–500	478	335.00	335.00
1	500–550	500	297.50	297.50
7	550–600	565	283.00	283.00
14	600–650	642	255.00–266.00	264.47
5	700–750	719	215.00–235.00	226.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	340.00	340.00
3	450–500	475	310.00	310.00
1	600–650	630	210.00	210.00

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.