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Southside Livestock Markets, Inc.

Name: Southside Livestock Markets, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2026-01-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-14

Feeder Cattle · Blackstone, Virginia · Wed, Jan 14

● Final60 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2183

← Jan 7Jan 14Jan 21 →

Receipts

261 head

▲ 99 vs last sale 162▲ 100 vs year ago 161 · +62.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 46, Heifers 120, Bulls 95)

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 $331.80/cwt on 18 head. That ranks 13 of 32 comparable sales and sits −27.54 against this barn's trailing median of $359.34.

Average price

$331.80

18 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,783

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$694

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Small 1

$123.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−23.83

vs VA average

−81.68 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	538	348.57	1,875	6thin
Medium and Large 1	542	345.13	1,869	8thin
Medium and Large 3	530	335.00	1,776	2thin
Small 1	525	225.00	1,181	2thin

One grade step is worth $123.57/cwt here — about $694 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 sale18 hd

331.80

—

VA average8 barns · 516 hd

355.63

−23.83

National average188 barns · 26,809 hd

413.48

−81.68

This barn, trailing median32 sales

359.34

−27.54

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

60 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	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	422.00/cwt	422.00–422.00	1,574	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	459	432.00/cwt	432.00–432.00	1,983	4
Steers	450–500	Small 1	460	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,794	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	463	422.00/cwt	422.00–422.00	1,954	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	470	417.00/cwt	417.00–417.00	1,960	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	410.50/cwt	410.50–410.50	2,126	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	540	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,160	2
Steers	550–600	Small 1	550	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,145	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,300	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	605	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,997	8
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	640	364.00/cwt	364.00–364.00	2,330	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	663	368.50/cwt	368.50–368.50	2,443	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	715	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,395	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	721	313.18/cwt	300.00–332.00	2,258	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	310	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	961	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	346	412.54/cwt	395.00–415.00	1,427	8
Heifers	350–400	Small 1	370	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,295	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	373	392.04/cwt	300.00–410.00	1,462	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	395	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,659	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	430	406.50/cwt	406.50–406.50	1,748	5
Heifers	400–450	Small 1	434	341.17/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,481	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	446	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,829	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,127	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	494	387.00/cwt	380.00–389.25	1,912	12
Heifers	500–550	Small 1	525	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,181	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	530	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,776	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	538	348.57/cwt	344.50–370.00	1,875	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	539	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,860	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	1,938	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	632	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,896	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	638	311.50/cwt	311.50–311.50	1,987	18
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	643	310.65/cwt	310.50–312.00	1,997	10
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	652	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	2,126	14
Heifers	650–700	Small 1	663	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,658	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	723	283.49/cwt	280.00–287.00	2,050	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	725	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,994	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	338	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,521	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,551	1
Bulls	350–400	Small 1	365	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,296	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,500	1
Bulls	400–450	Small 1	420	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,470	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	417.00/cwt	417.00–417.00	1,764	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	435	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,805	1
Bulls	450–500	Small 1	455	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,729	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	487	390.04/cwt	375.00–395.00	1,899	12
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	491	384.00/cwt	384.00–384.00	1,885	8
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,995	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,733	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	558	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	1,920	13
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	563	329.13/cwt	255.00–345.00	1,853	6
Bulls	550–600	Small 1	570	289.89/cwt	230.00–302.00	1,652	6
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	605	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,876	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	628	311.84/cwt	310.00–312.00	1,958	12
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	650	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	2,028	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	2,048	2
Bulls	700–750	Small 1	705	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,692	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	735	289.95/cwt	285.00–300.00	2,131	9
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	815	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,201	2
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2	833	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,166	2
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 2	875	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,100	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 Jan 14, 2026

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

Receipts 261Last week 162Year ago 161

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 46, Heifers 120, Bulls 95)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	373	422.00	422.00
3	450–500	463	422.00	422.00
2	600–650	640	364.00	364.00
1	700–750	715	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	417.00	417.00
2	500–550	540	400.00	400.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	460	390.00	390.00
1	550–600	550	390.00	390.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	459	432.00	432.00
6	500–550	518	410.50	410.50
5	550–600	568	405.00	405.00
8	600–650	605	330.00	330.00
4	650–700	663	368.50	368.50
5	700–750	721	300.00–332.00	313.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	346	395.00–415.00	412.54
7	400–450	446	410.00	410.00
3	450–500	478	445.00	445.00
6	500–550	538	344.50–370.00	348.57
10	600–650	643	310.50–312.00	310.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	310.00	310.00
6	350–400	373	300.00–410.00	392.04
5	400–450	430	406.50	406.50
2	500–550	530	335.00	335.00
3	600–650	632	300.00	300.00
1	700–750	725	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	370	350.00	350.00
4	400–450	434	340.00–345.00	341.17
2	500–550	525	225.00	225.00
2	650–700	663	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	420.00	420.00
12	450–500	494	380.00–389.25	387.00
7	500–550	539	345.00	345.00
1	550–600	560	346.00	346.00
18	600–650	638	311.50	311.50
14	650–700	652	326.00	326.00
4	700–750	723	280.00–287.00	283.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	338	450.00	450.00
1	350–400	375	400.00	400.00
6	400–450	423	417.00	417.00
12	450–500	487	375.00–395.00	390.04
1	500–550	530	327.00	327.00
6	550–600	563	255.00–345.00	329.13
2	600–650	605	310.00	310.00
1	650–700	650	312.00	312.00
2	800–850	833	260.00	260.00
1	850–900	875	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	355.00	355.00
2	400–450	420	350.00	350.00
1	450–500	455	380.00	380.00
6	550–600	570	230.00–302.00	289.89
1	700–750	705	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	425.00	425.00
1	400–450	435	415.00	415.00
8	450–500	491	384.00	384.00
1	500–550	525	380.00	380.00
13	550–600	558	344.00	344.00
12	600–650	628	310.00–312.00	311.84
2	650–700	665	308.00	308.00
9	700–750	735	285.00–300.00	289.95
2	800–850	815	270.00	270.00

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.