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Southside Livestock Markets, Inc.

Name: Southside Livestock Markets, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2025-08-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-06

Feeder Cattle · Blackstone, Virginia · Wed, Aug 6

● Final42 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2183

← Jul 30Aug 6Aug 13 →

Receipts

185 head

▲ 93 vs last sale 92▲ 5 vs year ago 180 · +2.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 24, Heifers 82, 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 $319.64/cwt on 23 head. That ranks 5 of 32 comparable sales and sits −39.70 against this barn's trailing median of $359.34.

Average price

$319.64

23 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,765

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$276

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$54.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−18.50

vs VA average

−30.93 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	327.38	1,801	18thin
Medium and Large 3	560	320.00	1,792	2thin
Medium and Large 2	559	273.00	1,525	3thin

One grade step is worth $54.38/cwt here — about $276 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 sale23 hd

319.64

—

VA average9 barns · 528 hd

338.14

−18.50

National average149 barns · 9,537 hd

350.57

−30.93

This barn, trailing median32 sales

359.34

−39.70

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

42 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Small 1	330	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	858	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	395	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,580	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	450	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,845	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	478	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,936	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	488	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,928	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	532	370.82/cwt	367.00–372.00	1,973	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,006	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	341.18/cwt	320.00–362.00	1,962	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	673	342.45/cwt	340.00–345.00	2,305	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	724	332.28/cwt	330.00–339.00	2,406	4
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	825	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,228	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	300	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,005	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	397.00/cwt	397.00–397.00	1,481	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	388	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,474	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	392	335.75/cwt	270.00–402.00	1,316	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,213	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	444	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,554	4
Heifers	450–500	Small 1	453	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,563	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	454	353.00/cwt	353.00–353.00	1,603	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	460	353.00/cwt	353.00–353.00	1,624	20
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	308.46/cwt	300.00–317.00	1,629	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	543	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,390	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	553	329.74/cwt	322.00–330.25	1,823	16
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	560	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,792	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	590	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,811	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	610	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,861	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	637	306.67/cwt	304.00–307.00	1,953	9
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	712	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	2,051	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	331	379.12/cwt	295.00–430.00	1,255	7
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	339	422.00/cwt	422.00–422.00	1,431	12
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	410	409.24/cwt	380.00–415.00	1,678	12
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	429	417.00/cwt	417.00–417.00	1,789	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	468	407.00/cwt	407.00–407.00	1,905	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	490	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,936	10
Bulls	450–500	Small 1	493	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,479	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	540	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,890	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	551	369.00/cwt	369.00–369.00	2,033	4
Bulls	550–600	Small 1	560	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,904	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	365.36/cwt	345.00–372.00	2,094	8
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	342.50/cwt	327.00–345.00	2,134	7
Bulls	600–650	Small 1	623	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	2,112	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	733	323.21/cwt	317.00–333.00	2,369	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 Aug 6, 2025

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

Receipts 185Last week 92Year ago 180

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 24, Heifers 82, Bulls 79)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	331	295.00–430.00	379.12
12	400–450	410	380.00–415.00	409.24
10	450–500	490	395.00	395.00
8	550–600	573	345.00–372.00	365.36
7	600–650	623	327.00–345.00	342.50
3	700–750	733	317.00–333.00	323.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	493	300.00	300.00
1	550–600	560	340.00	340.00
3	600–650	623	339.00	339.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	300–350	339	422.00	422.00
4	400–450	429	417.00	417.00
3	450–500	468	407.00	407.00
1	500–550	540	350.00	350.00
4	550–600	551	369.00	369.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	400.00	400.00
2	450–500	478	405.00	405.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	450	410.00	410.00
2	550–600	575	320.00–362.00	341.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	488	395.00	395.00
4	500–550	532	367.00–372.00	370.82
1	550–600	565	355.00	355.00
2	650–700	673	340.00–345.00	342.45
4	700–750	724	330.00–339.00	332.28
1	800–850	825	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	453	345.00	345.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	392	270.00–402.00	335.75
2	400–450	430	282.00	282.00
7	450–500	454	353.00	353.00
2	500–550	543	256.00	256.00
1	550–600	590	307.00	307.00
1	600–650	610	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	388	380.00	380.00
4	400–450	444	350.00	350.00
2	550–600	560	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	335.00	335.00
3	350–400	373	397.00	397.00
20	450–500	460	353.00	353.00
2	500–550	528	300.00–317.00	308.46
16	550–600	553	322.00–330.25	329.74
9	600–650	637	304.00–307.00	306.67
3	700–750	712	288.00	288.00

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.