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Southside Livestock Markets, Inc.

Name: Southside Livestock Markets, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2025-11-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-19

Feeder Cattle · Blackstone, Virginia · Wed, Nov 19

● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2183

← Nov 12Nov 19Dec 3 →

Receipts

121 head

▼ 36 vs last sale 157▼ 137 vs year ago 258 · −53.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 32, Heifers 66, Bulls 23)

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 $303.69/cwt on 21 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −55.65 against this barn's trailing median of $359.34.

Average price

$303.69

21 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,663

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$197

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

$35.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−19.16

vs VA average

−53.20 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	555	315.00	1,748	7thin
Medium and Large 2	540	305.25	1,647	10thin
Medium and Large 3	554	280.00	1,551	4thin

One grade step is worth $35.00/cwt here — about $197 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

303.69

—

VA average9 barns · 451 hd

322.85

−19.16

National average188 barns · 19,415 hd

356.89

−53.20

This barn, trailing median32 sales

359.34

−55.65

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

44 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	440	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,562	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,651	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	500	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,775	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	515	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,777	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	517	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,732	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	558	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,953	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	572	307.01/cwt	275.00–330.00	1,756	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	622	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	2,077	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	657	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	2,214	5
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	713	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	2,011	4
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	755	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,039	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	785	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,198	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	810	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,944	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	815	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,875	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	340	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,088	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	366	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,171	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	388	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,249	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	424	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,230	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	434	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	1,393	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	445	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,415	4
Heifers	450–500	Small 1	460	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,196	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	485	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	1,533	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,612	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	554	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,551	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	555	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,748	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	569	298.13/cwt	290.00–306.00	1,696	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	638	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,595	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	646	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,621	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	691	271.40/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,875	10
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	720	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,634	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	365	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,314	1
Bulls	350–400	Small 1	380	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,368	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	460	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	1,688	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	344.05/cwt	325.00–365.00	1,627	2
Bulls	450–500	Small 1	485	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,673	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	538	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,463	2
Bulls	550–600	Small 1	558	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,378	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,328	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	634	248.18/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,573	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	635	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,461	1
Bulls	650–700	Small 1	665	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,330	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	669	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,706	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	710	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,598	1
Bulls	750–800	Small 1	780	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,521	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 19, 2025

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

Receipts 121Last week 157Year ago 258

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 32, Heifers 66, Bulls 23)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	355.00	355.00
1	500–550	515	345.00	345.00
2	550–600	558	350.00	350.00
3	600–650	622	334.00	334.00
1	750–800	755	270.00	270.00
1	800–850	810	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	517	335.00	335.00
5	550–600	572	275.00–330.00	307.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	465	355.00	355.00
1	500–550	500	355.00	355.00
5	650–700	657	337.00	337.00
4	700–750	713	282.00	282.00
1	750–800	785	280.00	280.00
1	800–850	815	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	320.00	320.00
3	350–400	388	322.00	322.00
4	400–450	445	318.00	318.00
1	450–500	485	316.00	316.00
6	500–550	520	310.00	310.00
4	550–600	569	290.00–306.00	298.13
4	600–650	646	251.00	251.00
1	700–750	720	227.00	227.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	366	320.00	320.00
4	400–450	424	290.00	290.00
4	550–600	554	280.00	280.00
4	600–650	638	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	434	321.00	321.00
7	550–600	555	315.00	315.00
10	650–700	691	250.00–275.00	271.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	360.00	360.00
1	450–500	485	345.00	345.00
2	550–600	558	247.00	247.00
3	650–700	665	200.00	200.00
1	750–800	780	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	367.00	367.00
1	550–600	565	235.00	235.00
1	600–650	635	230.00	230.00
3	650–700	669	255.00	255.00
1	700–750	710	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	360.00	360.00
2	450–500	473	325.00–365.00	344.05
2	500–550	538	272.00	272.00
3	600–650	634	245.00–255.00	248.18

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.