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Southside Livestock Markets, Inc.

Name: Southside Livestock Markets, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2026-04-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-15

Feeder Cattle · Blackstone, Virginia · Wed, Apr 15

● Final45 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2183

← Apr 8Apr 15Apr 22 →

Receipts

124 head

▼ 35 vs last sale 159▼ 89 vs year ago 213 · −41.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 36, Heifers 50, Bulls 38)

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 $368.16/cwt on 11 head, down $33.99 from the prior sale (only 13 head in that comparison). That ranks 22 of 32 comparable sales and sits +8.83 against this barn's trailing median of $359.34.

Average price

$368.16

▼ 33.99 vs prior sale

11 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,002

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$527

per head · Medium and Large 3 over Small 1

$85.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−33.59

vs VA average

−59.23 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	542	385.00	2,087	3thin
Medium and Large 2	513	380.00	1,949	3thin
Medium and Large 1	574	363.70	2,088	4thin
Small 1	520	300.00	1,560	1thin

One grade step is worth $85.00/cwt here — about $527 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 sale11 hd

368.16

—

VA average11 barns · 769 hd

401.75

−33.59

National average182 barns · 12,591 hd

427.39

−59.23

This barn, trailing median32 sales

359.34

+8.83

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

45 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,760	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,125	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	442	528.21/cwt	520.00–545.00	2,335	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	490	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	2,475	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	523	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,510	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	538	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,502	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	545	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,589	3
Steers	550–600	Small 1	560	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,576	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	563	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,646	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	627	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,633	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	634	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,726	6
Steers	650–700	Small 1	650	379.00/cwt	379.00–379.00	2,464	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	670	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,781	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	740	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,812	1
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	970	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,862	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	323	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,663	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	350	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,838	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	350	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,838	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	365	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,843	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	441	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,985	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	448	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,814	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	450	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,823	2
Heifers	450–500	Small 1	462	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,525	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	471	424.14/cwt	385.00–440.00	1,998	11
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	480	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,088	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	513	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,949	3
Heifers	500–550	Small 1	520	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,560	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	542	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,087	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	574	363.70/cwt	350.00–375.00	2,088	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	648	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	2,112	3
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	899	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,472	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	333	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	1,948	3
Bulls	350–400	Small 1	390	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,911	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	410	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,009	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	413	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,024	4
Bulls	450–500	Small 1	478	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,199	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	491	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,308	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	510	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,397	3
Bulls	500–550	Small 1	545	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,289	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	548	418.00/cwt	418.00–418.00	2,291	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	558	420.77/cwt	415.00–422.00	2,348	6
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,491	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,492	3
Bulls	650–700	Small 1	680	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,448	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	758	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,312	2

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 Apr 15, 2026

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

Receipts 124Last week 159Year ago 213

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 36, Heifers 50, Bulls 38)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	323	515.00	515.00
2	350–400	365	505.00	505.00
2	400–450	448	405.00	405.00
11	450–500	471	385.00–440.00	424.14
3	500–550	513	380.00	380.00
3	600–650	648	326.00	326.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	525.00	525.00
2	450–500	450	405.00	405.00
3	500–550	542	385.00	385.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	462	330.00	330.00
1	500–550	520	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	525.00	525.00
5	400–450	441	450.00	450.00
1	450–500	480	435.00	435.00
4	550–600	574	350.00–375.00	363.70
4	850–900	899	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	550.00	550.00
3	400–450	442	520.00–545.00	528.21
3	500–550	545	475.00	475.00
5	550–600	563	470.00	470.00
6	600–650	634	430.00	430.00
1	650–700	670	415.00	415.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	505.00	505.00
2	500–550	523	480.00	480.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	560	460.00	460.00
2	650–700	650	379.00	379.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	500.00	500.00
2	500–550	538	465.00	465.00
3	600–650	627	420.00	420.00
1	700–750	740	380.00	380.00
4	950–1000	970	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	333	585.00	585.00
4	400–450	413	490.00	490.00
3	500–550	510	470.00	470.00
6	550–600	558	415.00–422.00	420.77
1	600–650	615	405.00	405.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	490.00	490.00
2	450–500	478	460.00	460.00
1	500–550	545	420.00	420.00
1	650–700	680	360.00	360.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	410	490.00	490.00
6	450–500	491	470.00	470.00
2	500–550	548	418.00	418.00
3	600–650	623	400.00	400.00
2	750–800	758	305.00	305.00

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.