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Southside Livestock Markets, Inc.

Name: Southside Livestock Markets, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2026-01-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-21

Feeder Cattle · Blackstone, Virginia · Wed, Jan 21

● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2183

← Jan 14Jan 21Feb 11 →

Receipts

157 head

▼ 104 vs last sale 261▲ 135 vs year ago 22 · +613.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 25, Heifers 60, Bulls 72)

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $356.83/cwt on 20 head. That ranks 10 of 24 comparable sales and sits −16.18 against this barn's trailing median of $373.01.

Average price

$356.83

20 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,910

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$1

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

$26.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−30.53

vs VA average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	527	362.04	1,908	16thin
Medium and Large 2	568	336.00	1,908	4thin

One grade step is worth $26.04/cwt here — about −$1 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale20 hd

356.83

—

VA average7 barns · 248 hd

387.36

−30.53

This barn, trailing median24 sales

373.01

−16.18

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

24 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $440.10, low $330.96, median $373.01 across 24 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	350	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,050	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	385	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,540	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	410	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,435	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	441	421.00/cwt	421.00–421.00	1,857	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	508	430.03/cwt	400.00–435.00	2,185	14
Steers	500–550	Small 1	535	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,033	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	548	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,137	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	720	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	2,390	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	338	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,301	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	356	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,371	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	395	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,343	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	405	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,418	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	438	238.09/cwt	225.00–310.00	1,043	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	453	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,586	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	472	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,322	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	483	330.05/cwt	310.00–351.00	1,594	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	524	329.97/cwt	315.00–333.00	1,729	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	543	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,575	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	579	318.14/cwt	255.00–340.00	1,842	4
Heifers	550–600	Small 1	590	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,398	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	622	283.99/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,766	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	630	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,985	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	667	253.31/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,690	3
Heifers	700–750	Small 1	720	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,692	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	727	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,818	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	335	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,524	6
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	348	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,549	6
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,235	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	415	392.50/cwt	310.00–420.00	1,629	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	419	422.18/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,769	9
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,814	1
Bulls	450–500	Small 1	473	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,750	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	496	389.00/cwt	389.00–389.00	1,929	9
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	527	362.04/cwt	305.00–389.00	1,908	16
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	568	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	1,908	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,000	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	637	353.00/cwt	353.00–353.00	2,249	7
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	650	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,853	1
Bulls	650–700	Small 1	675	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,025	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	745	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,459	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	790	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,370	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 21, 2026

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

Receipts 157Last week 261Year ago 22

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 25, Heifers 60, Bulls 72)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	348	445.00	445.00
2	350–400	380	325.00	325.00
9	400–450	419	400.00–425.00	422.18
1	450–500	465	390.00	390.00
16	500–550	527	305.00–389.00	362.04
7	600–650	637	353.00	353.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	473	370.00	370.00
1	650–700	675	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	335	455.00	455.00
4	400–450	415	310.00–420.00	392.50
9	450–500	496	389.00	389.00
4	550–600	568	336.00	336.00
1	600–650	625	320.00	320.00
1	650–700	650	285.00	285.00
2	700–750	745	330.00	330.00
1	750–800	790	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	590	237.00	237.00
1	700–750	720	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	340.00	340.00
1	400–450	405	350.00	350.00
4	450–500	453	350.00	350.00
2	500–550	543	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	338	385.00	385.00
6	400–450	438	225.00–310.00	238.09
3	450–500	472	280.00	280.00
6	500–550	524	315.00–333.00	329.97
5	600–650	622	280.00–285.00	283.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	356	385.00	385.00
6	450–500	483	310.00–351.00	330.05
4	550–600	579	255.00–340.00	318.14
6	600–650	630	315.00	315.00
3	650–700	667	250.00–255.00	253.31
3	700–750	727	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	535	380.00	380.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	300.00	300.00
2	500–550	548	390.00	390.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	400.00	400.00
4	400–450	441	421.00	421.00
14	500–550	508	400.00–435.00	430.03
1	700–750	720	332.00	332.00

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.