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Southside Livestock Markets, Inc.

Name: Southside Livestock Markets, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2025-09-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-03

Feeder Cattle · Blackstone, Virginia · Wed, Sep 3

● Final40 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2183

← Aug 27Sep 3Sep 10 →

Receipts

161 head

▼ 91 vs last sale 252▼ 15 vs year ago 176 · −8.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 67, Heifers 60, Bulls 34)

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $382.86/cwt on 21 head. That ranks 7 of 23 comparable sales and sits −26.97 against this barn's trailing median of $409.82.

Average price

$382.86

21 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,093

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$81

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

$9.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−37.15

vs VA average

−33.67 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	386.49	2,124	13thin
Medium and Large 2	542	376.96	2,043	8thin

One grade step is worth $9.53/cwt here — about $81 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale21 hd

382.86

—

VA average6 barns · 236 hd

420.01

−37.15

National average140 barns · 6,808 hd

416.53

−33.67

This barn, trailing median23 sales

409.82

−26.97

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

23 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $480.36, low $349.70, median $409.82 across 23 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Every lot

40 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	400–450	Medium and Large 2	440	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,540	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	352.85/cwt	330.00–375.00	1,687	2
Steers	450–500	Small 1	495	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,559	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	390.52/cwt	371.00–394.00	2,011	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	542	376.96/cwt	365.00–389.00	2,043	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	590	381.78/cwt	371.00–387.00	2,253	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	368.00/cwt	368.00–368.00	2,263	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	376.15/cwt	357.00–380.00	2,343	6
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	663	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,387	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	681	367.49/cwt	350.50–379.00	2,503	19
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	739	356.38/cwt	351.00–360.00	2,634	10
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	768	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,650	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	800	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,600	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	365	362.88/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,325	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	365	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,113	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	439	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,712	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	440	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,496	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	460	370.76/cwt	355.00–387.00	1,705	6
Heifers	450–500	Small 1	463	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,458	2
Heifers	500–550	Small 1	500	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,625	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	538	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	1,770	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	550	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,760	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	563	340.65/cwt	338.00–343.00	1,918	19
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	1,978	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	2,075	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	658	319.29/cwt	319.00–320.00	2,101	7
Heifers	650–700	Small 1	680	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,870	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	710	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,953	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,604	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	422.00/cwt	422.00–422.00	1,815	5
Bulls	400–450	Small 1	435	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,653	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	448	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,814	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	462	411.25/cwt	395.00–420.00	1,900	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	485	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,867	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	503	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,012	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	350.57/cwt	330.00–370.00	1,858	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,175	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	613	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	2,096	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	720	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,980	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2	835	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,296	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 Sep 3, 2025

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

Receipts 161Last week 252Year ago 176

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 67, Heifers 60, Bulls 34)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	430	422.00	422.00
3	450–500	462	395.00–420.00	411.25
6	500–550	503	400.00	400.00
5	550–600	565	385.00	385.00
2	600–650	613	342.00	342.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	373	430.00	430.00
2	400–450	448	405.00	405.00
1	450–500	485	385.00	385.00
2	500–550	530	330.00–370.00	350.57
1	700–750	720	275.00	275.00
1	800–850	835	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	435	380.00	380.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	440	350.00	350.00
2	450–500	478	330.00–375.00	352.85
8	500–550	542	365.00–389.00	376.96
1	600–650	615	368.00	368.00
2	650–700	663	360.00	360.00
2	750–800	768	345.00	345.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	515	371.00–394.00	390.52
6	550–600	590	371.00–387.00	381.78
6	600–650	623	357.00–380.00	376.15
19	650–700	681	350.50–379.00	367.49
10	700–750	739	351.00–360.00	356.38
1	800–850	800	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	463	315.00	315.00
1	500–550	500	325.00	325.00
1	650–700	680	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	305.00	305.00
2	400–450	440	340.00	340.00
2	550–600	550	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	365	350.00–370.00	362.88
7	400–450	439	390.00	390.00
4	500–550	538	329.00	329.00
3	600–650	625	332.00	332.00
1	700–750	710	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	460	355.00–387.00	370.76
19	550–600	563	338.00–343.00	340.65
1	600–650	620	319.00	319.00
7	650–700	658	319.00–320.00	319.29

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.