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Southside Livestock Markets, Inc.

Name: Southside Livestock Markets, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2026-03-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-18

Feeder Cattle · Blackstone, Virginia · Wed, Mar 18

● Final48 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2183

← Mar 11Mar 18Mar 25 →

Receipts

181 head

▼ 43 vs last sale 224▼ 49 vs year ago 230 · −21.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 48, Heifers 84, Bulls 49)

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 $372.30/cwt on 22 head, up $4.22 from the prior sale. That ranks 24 of 32 comparable sales and sits +12.96 against this barn's trailing median of $359.34.

Average price

$372.30

▲ 4.22 vs prior sale

22 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,991

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$151

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1

$22.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.81

vs VA average

−43.82 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	558	377.00	2,104	6thin
Medium and Large 2	514	375.05	1,928	11thin
Medium and Large 3	554	362.00	2,005	4thin
Small 1	550	355.00	1,953	1thin

One grade step is worth $22.00/cwt here — about $151 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 sale22 hd

372.30

—

VA average8 barns · 398 hd

377.11

−4.81

National average164 barns · 8,069 hd

416.12

−43.82

This barn, trailing median32 sales

359.34

+12.96

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

48 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,511	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	350	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,593	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	365	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,661	1
Steers	350–400	Small 1	375	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,556	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,976	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	452.00/cwt	452.00–452.00	2,138	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	500	402.00/cwt	402.00–402.00	2,010	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	530	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,147	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	552	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,374	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	562	428.49/cwt	415.00–432.00	2,408	5
Steers	550–600	Small 1	565	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,317	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	610	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,288	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	637	377.98/cwt	377.00–380.00	2,408	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	646	397.00/cwt	397.00–397.00	2,565	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	672	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	2,325	5
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	733	325.60/cwt	310.00–357.00	2,387	6
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	745	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,459	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	790	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	2,544	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	863	312.42/cwt	300.00–315.00	2,696	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	335	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,340	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	358	443.57/cwt	370.00–455.00	1,588	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	366	420.66/cwt	360.00–435.00	1,540	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,425	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	433	407.25/cwt	345.00–422.00	1,763	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	454	422.00/cwt	422.00–422.00	1,916	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	455	418.56/cwt	412.00–425.00	1,904	16
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	514	375.05/cwt	360.00–387.00	1,928	11
Heifers	550–600	Small 1	550	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,953	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	554	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	2,005	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	558	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	2,104	6
Heifers	600–650	Small 1	620	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,798	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	637	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	2,051	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	640	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	2,029	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	693	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	2,197	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	738	278.84/cwt	270.00–297.00	2,058	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,658	6
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	337	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,736	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	405	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,924	5
Bulls	400–450	Small 1	410	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,886	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	424	460.22/cwt	430.00–465.00	1,951	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,079	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	485	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,086	1
Bulls	450–500	Small 1	489	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,029	6
Bulls	500–550	Small 1	535	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,980	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	548	407.00/cwt	407.00–407.00	2,230	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	564	406.49/cwt	405.00–407.00	2,293	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	634	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,061	5
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	2,153	3

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 Mar 18, 2026

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

Receipts 181Last week 224Year ago 230

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 48, Heifers 84, Bulls 49)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	337	515.00	515.00
7	400–450	424	430.00–465.00	460.22
4	450–500	478	435.00	435.00
3	500–550	548	407.00	407.00
5	600–650	634	325.00	325.00
3	700–750	725	297.00	297.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	460.00	460.00
6	450–500	489	415.00	415.00
1	500–550	535	370.00	370.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	325	510.00	510.00
5	400–450	405	475.00	475.00
1	450–500	485	430.00	430.00
4	550–600	564	405.00–407.00	406.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	550	355.00	355.00
1	600–650	620	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	358	370.00–455.00	443.57
8	450–500	454	422.00	422.00
4	550–600	554	362.00	362.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	335	400.00	400.00
1	350–400	385	370.00	370.00
16	450–500	455	412.00–425.00	418.56
11	500–550	514	360.00–387.00	375.05
2	600–650	640	317.00	317.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	366	360.00–435.00	420.66
5	400–450	433	345.00–422.00	407.25
6	550–600	558	377.00	377.00
7	600–650	637	322.00	322.00
3	650–700	693	317.00	317.00
3	700–750	738	270.00–297.00	278.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	415.00	415.00
1	550–600	565	410.00	410.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	350	455.00	455.00
1	500–550	530	405.00	405.00
1	600–650	610	375.00	375.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	455.00	455.00
1	400–450	425	465.00	465.00
3	550–600	552	430.00	430.00
3	600–650	637	377.00–380.00	377.98
1	700–750	745	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	465.00	465.00
3	450–500	473	452.00	452.00
1	500–550	500	402.00	402.00
5	550–600	562	415.00–432.00	428.49
4	600–650	646	397.00	397.00
5	650–700	672	346.00	346.00
6	700–750	733	310.00–357.00	325.60
1	750–800	790	322.00	322.00
6	850–900	863	300.00–315.00	312.42

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.