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Southside Livestock Markets, Inc.

Name: Southside Livestock Markets, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2025-04-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-16

Feeder Cattle · Blackstone, Virginia · Wed, Apr 16

● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2183

← Apr 9Apr 16Apr 23 →

Receipts

213 head

▲ 68 vs last sale 145▼ 13 vs year ago 226 · −5.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 64, Heifers 89, Bulls 60)

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 $292.43/cwt on 35 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −66.91 against this barn's trailing median of $359.34.

Average price

$292.43

35 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,604

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$291

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Small 1

$61.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−22.07

vs VA average

−28.75 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	554	296.54	1,642	16thin
Medium and Large 1	546	296.03	1,615	10thin
Medium and Large 3	533	294.30	1,569	7thin
Small 1	575	235.00	1,351	2thin

One grade step is worth $61.54/cwt here — about $291 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale35 hd

292.43

—

VA average11 barns · 650 hd

314.50

−22.07

National average175 barns · 12,815 hd

321.18

−28.75

This barn, trailing median32 sales

359.34

−66.91

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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	343	406.00/cwt	406.00–406.00	1,393	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	383	397.00/cwt	397.00–397.00	1,521	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	385	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,482	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	413	348.35/cwt	340.00–357.00	1,439	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	442	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,525	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	463	350.24/cwt	305.00–365.00	1,622	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	466	355.42/cwt	342.00–365.00	1,656	12
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,898	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	520	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,794	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	353.00/cwt	353.00–353.00	1,871	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	551	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	1,989	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	551	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,984	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	629	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,107	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	635	269.84/cwt	250.00–290.00	1,713	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	678	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	2,176	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	738	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	2,111	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	740	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	2,050	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	760	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	2,151	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	825	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	2,236	4
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	852	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	2,249	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	354	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,310	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	360	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,314	1
Heifers	350–400	Small 1	365	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,314	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	373	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	1,313	3
Heifers	400–450	Small 1	428	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,370	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	433	342.97/cwt	330.00–347.00	1,485	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	445	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,513	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	450	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	1,562	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	459	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,561	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	533	294.30/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,569	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	545	301.69/cwt	290.00–304.00	1,644	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	545	296.25/cwt	296.25–296.25	1,615	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	550	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,617	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	559	293.45/cwt	293.00–293.50	1,640	10
Heifers	550–600	Small 1	575	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,351	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	630	263.50/cwt	263.50–263.50	1,660	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	632	265.50/cwt	265.50–265.50	1,678	10
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	638	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,707	9
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	709	244.92/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,736	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	340	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,377	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	348	400.66/cwt	370.00–405.00	1,394	8
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	408	389.00/cwt	389.00–389.00	1,587	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	411	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,541	4
Bulls	450–500	Small 1	450	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	1,629	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	469	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,642	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	479	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	1,734	4
Bulls	500–550	Small 1	528	327.16/cwt	313.00–342.00	1,727	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	552	319.08/cwt	315.00–319.50	1,761	11
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	556	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,763	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	640	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	1,971	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	1,973	2
Bulls	650–700	Small 1	667	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	2,028	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	745	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,086	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	755	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	2,129	7

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 Apr 16, 2025

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

Receipts 213Last week 145Year ago 226

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 64, Heifers 89, Bulls 60)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	354	370.00	370.00
4	450–500	459	340.00	340.00
9	500–550	545	296.25	296.25
1	550–600	550	294.00	294.00
9	600–650	638	267.50	267.50
3	700–750	709	235.00–250.00	244.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	365.00	365.00
8	400–450	433	330.00–347.00	342.97
3	450–500	450	347.00	347.00
6	500–550	545	290.00–304.00	301.69
10	550–600	559	293.00–293.50	293.45
10	600–650	632	265.50	265.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	360.00	360.00
3	400–450	428	320.00	320.00
2	550–600	575	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	373	352.00	352.00
3	400–450	445	340.00	340.00
7	500–550	533	290.00–295.00	294.30
2	600–650	630	263.50	263.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	343	406.00	406.00
2	400–450	413	340.00–357.00	348.35
4	450–500	463	305.00–365.00	350.24
1	500–550	530	353.00	353.00
6	550–600	551	360.00	360.00
2	650–700	678	321.00	321.00
1	700–750	740	277.00	277.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	385.00	385.00
3	400–450	442	345.00	345.00
1	500–550	520	345.00	345.00
2	600–650	635	250.00–290.00	269.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	383	397.00	397.00
12	450–500	466	342.00–365.00	355.42
1	500–550	520	365.00	365.00
6	550–600	551	361.00	361.00
5	600–650	629	335.00	335.00
3	700–750	738	286.00	286.00
1	750–800	760	283.00	283.00
4	800–850	825	271.00	271.00
3	850–900	852	264.00	264.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	405.00	405.00
4	400–450	411	375.00	375.00
4	450–500	469	350.00	350.00
11	550–600	552	315.00–319.50	319.08
2	650–700	660	299.00	299.00
7	750–800	755	282.00	282.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	450	362.00	362.00
2	500–550	528	313.00–342.00	327.16
3	650–700	667	304.00	304.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	348	370.00–405.00	400.66
4	400–450	408	389.00	389.00
4	450–500	479	362.00	362.00
4	550–600	556	317.00	317.00
2	600–650	640	308.00	308.00
2	700–750	745	280.00	280.00

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.