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Southside Livestock Markets, Inc.

Name: Southside Livestock Markets, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2025-11-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-12

Feeder Cattle · Blackstone, Virginia · Wed, Nov 12

● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2183

← Nov 5Nov 12Nov 19 →

Receipts

157 head

▼ 54 vs last sale 211▼ 52 vs year ago 209 · −24.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 32, Heifers 80, Bulls 45)

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 $317.96/cwt on 25 head. That ranks 4 of 32 comparable sales and sits −41.38 against this barn's trailing median of $359.34.

Average price

$317.96

25 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,728

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$171

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$29.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.14

vs VA average

−46.00 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	537	329.00	1,767	6thin
Medium and Large 2	555	325.00	1,804	11thin
Medium and Large 3	532	300.00	1,596	8thin

One grade step is worth $29.00/cwt here — about $171 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 sale25 hd

317.96

—

VA average6 barns · 355 hd

327.10

−9.14

National average183 barns · 20,348 hd

363.96

−46.00

This barn, trailing median32 sales

359.34

−41.38

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

41 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	352	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,408	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	370	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,443	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,769	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	480	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,776	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	510	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,862	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	595	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,053	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	629	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	1,988	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	647	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,200	5
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	705	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,904	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	742	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	2,033	5
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	850	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	2,274	2
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	920	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	2,180	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Small 1	305	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	854	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	326	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,092	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	365	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,205	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	438	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,432	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	455	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,411	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	461	323.70/cwt	305.00–330.00	1,492	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	532	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,596	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	537	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	1,767	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	555	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,804	11
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	620	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,500	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	638	266.43/cwt	261.00–267.00	1,700	10
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	647	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,786	9
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	695	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,585	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	240.50/cwt	240.50–240.50	1,744	7
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	730	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,759	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,316	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	333	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,349	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,700	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	426	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,704	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	492	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,796	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	505	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,818	3
Bulls	500–550	Small 1	530	266.18/cwt	250.00–300.00	1,411	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	550	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,898	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	582	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,746	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	638	281.31/cwt	250.00–285.00	1,795	9
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	653	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,717	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	728	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,456	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	750	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,313	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	770	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,733	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 Nov 12, 2025

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

Receipts 157Last week 211Year ago 209

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 32, Heifers 80, Bulls 45)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	405.00	405.00
3	400–450	425	400.00	400.00
3	500–550	505	360.00	360.00
1	550–600	550	345.00	345.00
9	600–650	638	250.00–285.00	281.31
1	750–800	770	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	530	250.00–300.00	266.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	333	405.00	405.00
4	400–450	426	400.00	400.00
7	450–500	492	365.00	365.00
3	550–600	582	300.00	300.00
3	650–700	653	263.00	263.00
2	700–750	728	200.00	200.00
1	750–800	750	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	326	335.00	335.00
3	450–500	455	310.00	310.00
8	500–550	532	300.00	300.00
2	600–650	620	242.00	242.00
1	650–700	695	228.00	228.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	365	330.00	330.00
5	400–450	438	327.00	327.00
11	550–600	555	325.00	325.00
10	600–650	638	261.00–267.00	266.43
1	700–750	730	241.00	241.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	461	305.00–330.00	323.70
6	500–550	537	329.00	329.00
9	600–650	647	276.00	276.00
7	700–750	725	240.50	240.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	390.00	390.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	352	400.00	400.00
6	450–500	478	370.00	370.00
1	500–550	510	365.00	365.00
4	600–650	629	316.00	316.00
1	700–750	705	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	480	370.00	370.00
1	550–600	595	345.00	345.00
5	600–650	647	340.00	340.00
5	700–750	742	274.00	274.00
2	850–900	850	267.50	267.50
1	900–950	920	237.00	237.00

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.