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Southside Livestock Markets, Inc.

Name: Southside Livestock Markets, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2026-03-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-25

Feeder Cattle · Blackstone, Virginia · Wed, Mar 25

● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2183

← Mar 18Mar 25Apr 1 →

Receipts

252 head

▲ 71 vs last sale 181▲ 125 vs year ago 127 · +98.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 53, Heifers 134, Bulls 65)

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 $373.78/cwt on 46 head, up $1.49 from the prior sale. That ranks 25 of 32 comparable sales and sits +14.44 against this barn's trailing median of $359.34.

Average price

$373.78

▲ 1.49 vs prior sale

46 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,021

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$311

per head · Medium and Large 3 over Small 1

$44.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.12

vs VA average

−51.41 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	548	379.00	2,077	13thin
Medium and Large 1	542	375.86	2,037	17thin
Medium and Large 2	535	374.80	2,005	13thin
Small 1	527	335.00	1,765	3thin

One grade step is worth $44.00/cwt here — about $311 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 sale46 hd

373.78

—

VA average8 barns · 628 hd

373.90

−0.12

National average176 barns · 15,314 hd

425.19

−51.41

This barn, trailing median32 sales

359.34

+14.44

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

57 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	390	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,755	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	460	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,277	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	469	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,345	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	482.18/cwt	475.00–490.00	2,266	2
Steers	450–500	Small 1	470	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,233	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	510	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,346	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	541	442.00/cwt	442.00–442.00	2,391	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	559	436.20/cwt	435.00–437.00	2,438	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	562	439.00/cwt	439.00–439.00	2,467	8
Steers	600–650	Small 1	630	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,268	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	640	389.33/cwt	389.00–390.00	2,492	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	640	383.00/cwt	383.00–383.00	2,451	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	676	386.96/cwt	383.00–389.00	2,616	6
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	716	366.00/cwt	366.00–366.00	2,621	4
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	810	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	2,649	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	875	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	2,861	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	354	442.46/cwt	430.00–445.00	1,566	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	355	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,580	2
Heifers	350–400	Small 1	357	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,535	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	375	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,631	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,712	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	441	431.00/cwt	431.00–431.00	1,901	7
Heifers	400–450	Small 1	448	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,904	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	450	447.00/cwt	447.00–447.00	2,012	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	459	430.50/cwt	430.50–430.50	1,976	17
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	467	432.00/cwt	432.00–432.00	2,017	11
Heifers	500–550	Small 1	527	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,765	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	535	374.80/cwt	371.00–375.50	2,005	13
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	542	375.86/cwt	375.00–380.00	2,037	17
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	548	379.00/cwt	379.00–379.00	2,077	13
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	638	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,042	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	641	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	2,070	8
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	645	331.88/cwt	331.00–335.00	2,141	9
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	658	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,106	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	660	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,310	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	718	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,190	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	720	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,160	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	724	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	2,186	4
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	750	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,928	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	345	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,656	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	471.55/cwt	430.00–495.00	1,721	3
Bulls	350–400	Small 1	395	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,778	1
Bulls	400–450	Small 1	410	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,702	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	421	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,937	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,030	5
Bulls	450–500	Small 1	480	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,136	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	483	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,174	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	483	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,053	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	508	422.00/cwt	422.00–422.00	2,144	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	558	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,176	12
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	559	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,152	6
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	610	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,318	3
Bulls	600–650	Small 1	632	327.91/cwt	220.00–354.00	2,072	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	657	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,365	5
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	747	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,278	5
Bulls	750–800	Small 1	750	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,138	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	805	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,174	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 Mar 25, 2026

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

Receipts 252Last week 181Year ago 127

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 53, Heifers 134, Bulls 65)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	475.00	475.00
1	600–650	630	360.00	360.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	460	495.00	495.00
1	500–550	510	460.00	460.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	450.00	450.00
5	450–500	469	500.00	500.00
5	550–600	559	435.00–437.00	436.20
6	600–650	640	389.00–390.00	389.33
6	650–700	676	383.00–389.00	386.96
1	850–900	875	327.00	327.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	470	475.00–490.00	482.18
4	500–550	541	442.00	442.00
8	550–600	562	439.00	439.00
4	600–650	640	383.00	383.00
4	700–750	716	366.00	366.00
1	800–850	810	327.00	327.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	357	430.00	430.00
2	400–450	448	425.00	425.00
3	500–550	527	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	375	435.00	435.00
17	450–500	459	430.50	430.50
13	500–550	548	379.00	379.00
2	600–650	638	320.00	320.00
2	650–700	658	320.00	320.00
1	700–750	720	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	354	430.00–445.00	442.46
7	400–450	441	431.00	431.00
1	450–500	450	447.00	447.00
13	500–550	535	371.00–375.50	374.80
8	600–650	641	323.00	323.00
2	650–700	660	350.00	350.00
4	700–750	724	302.00	302.00
1	750–800	750	257.00	257.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	355	445.00	445.00
2	400–450	428	400.00	400.00
11	450–500	467	432.00	432.00
17	500–550	542	375.00–380.00	375.86
9	600–650	645	331.00–335.00	331.88
2	700–750	718	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	450.00	450.00
1	400–450	410	415.00	415.00
1	450–500	480	445.00	445.00
5	600–650	632	220.00–354.00	327.91
1	750–800	750	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	480.00	480.00
5	400–450	423	480.00	480.00
2	450–500	483	450.00	450.00
5	500–550	508	422.00	422.00
6	550–600	559	385.00	385.00
3	600–650	610	380.00	380.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	365	430.00–495.00	471.55
5	400–450	421	460.00	460.00
3	450–500	483	425.00	425.00
12	550–600	558	390.00	390.00
5	650–700	657	360.00	360.00
5	700–750	747	305.00	305.00
1	800–850	805	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.